Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1925, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, “WASHINGTON, -D. (. SATURDAY; APRIL 4, 1925. REAL ESTATE. 17 BUILDING PAY ROW HERE CONVENIENCE FIRST AIM CONSPICUOUS IN NATION : . IN “SUCCESSFUL” HOME | & Design for a Single : Unions Elsewhere as Rule Are Content Tw%-Family Hfuse Daily Needs of Family Often Overlooked With 1924 Scale—Labor Supply | e ‘ g ‘ : X as nn 32 ’gfl "’i : by Planners—Kitchen Vital Point. Believed Adequate. Sl e Tes e | ’ ot ; Ample Closet Space Important. Workingman’s Home or While the labor situation in the)New York, Texas, Misspuri, Kansas, Summer Colmge.’ BY JAM FORD, | few hours each day. In a =ma va“r! & n-:«rx;-.»‘ of V!'lashlngtond!s Michigan and Kentucky. R g 2 ¢ i o - S 7 - g 8 Executive Director, 1 combination living and dini rathar, strained, due to the recent de- | “Meanwhile the jurisdictional fight| Many persons prefer to invest in & ¢ i ® o e > ety is often an important economy, not only mands of the eight building trade|has resulted in the tylng up, from |building which provides not only a R % 2 x Better Hemies) I Amcyiph. Lin first cost. but in household work unions for increased pay, and- the re-| time to time, of millions of dollars' | home for themselvéswbut an income 2 : 5 i 3 4 il}= A 2 The builder of a new home or the | - fusal ©f the request by employers,| worth of construction because of the | from rent as well. Any one of that p B d ) 154 < 3 A purchaser of a finished house may | there is only a slight change in the [refusal of other bullding crafts to[desire, possessing = good sized lot, 3 ; S L d ! i safely judge many of the factors of | It is only recently that the kitchen w situation throughout the coun-|work with the carpenters’ brother-|could erect this double house upon it o e 7 o e 2 . consttuction and design for himself. cived the attention to which try hood. Efforts of the executive coun-|and add more beauty to the street % % * < — 3 P But it is wise to test hix own con- It is entitled Approxi nine Ruilding projects have been held up|cil of the American Federation of|than many two-family houses succeed e o - 5 4 A “ clusions by consulting a disinterested | tenths of American housewives do ,.' .\..;\ York [I‘hflmlvlnhm ;;n:; other | Labor to adjust the controversy have | in doing. 3 ¢ P 3 3 - 3 builder or architect. The valuable|their own cooking and housework cfties bec of jurisdictional disputes i 5 A o bl d % 4 2 - N zuidance Teceived is well worth the There are many factors of cor between the unions themselves, but at Ehilefl “And Bregenra. fn Lalfyingaght A ntific copmmunity :ma” fee involved v hich. must re a resent Washington seems the only Not many hous will have all of he 1o on of the s place where any serious trouble is the good points desired by the pros- refrigerator and sto pming pective home owner. Often in the to the al and artificia A review of the national situation in i hoice. of the house, z of the kitchen are import ard sdic A s o and lizhts that areins CROeoas e sect to labor conditions In the build. | Board of Jurisdictional Award th k and lights that are instantly of (HE Hite. e 4 Alsofithe Iokntignlor. th ing industry recently has been com-| “The dispute between the bricklay-[Switched “on; paved streets. good compromise spe tens to e statistical department. The summary |up more than $20,000,000 worth of | ient markets—in fact, a the mod- < R r ” i 3 s determined upon. the quality of con- lighted and ventilate of this review shows | building in New York, Chicago and R {mprovements that creafe physi- = A v § g struetfon .of. the house and. the ar of tremendous advantage | Philadelphia, has assumed a serious| ¢4l comfort. But in their enthusiasm | 3 i P b R D s N 5 rangement-of rooms for the neéds of | housewife who doe: )y |aspect. Threats and ‘counterthreats |fOF Perfect sunitution and houschold| | 5 T : > P 2 4 the family to occupy it should Under. goc (1) Majority of building crafts appear | are in the alr, and there is a pgssibil- | cOnvenience, they have often to a| | i B 5 s firat s ganatde Ation. | Hie” SoMoving | ncludsas s willing 1o renew 1924 wage scales, al- |ty of the controversy extending |BI€it extent overlooked people's need | g : ¢ e g x 4 - ] s Rsianh Sttenad(ainwe: CAREE. | Enin datbor gas &b though there is slight upward tendency | tjroughout the bullding industry. In. |©f beauty. y 4 $ V: S 2 o ] ly from “How to Own Your Home,”| The proper height in rates in some of the larger citles | ternational officers of both unfons are| An animal's need is satisfied if he o i 3 s e £ 1 i pamphlet written by Dr. John M. |surfaces—the s amaller -localitles have decided 'to ‘re. | . Ehroughout the 'counffy Dricklay- [Test Or lsn, but s iman. inbedsthe Eticost byebeoien Fomes iu Amoricn) exoatly ce rates slightly to stimulate bullding, | TS_are recelving from 90 cents to [ mulls of beaues e (”" X L fon [planned xhis little house with an en-, Conxider Daily Needs. (%) Contractors and labor unions gen- | per hour; carpenters, 70 cents | PO SEREIC THHORE Bt e or oy’ | trance hall, sitting room, kitchen and | Before to adjust differences | 10 $1.50 per hour: hoisting engineers, | JIENTY TASE BE In (he scheme of any- |jaundry downstairs and two bed- | oid strikes or lockouts, | 52 cents to $1.63; hodcarriers, 50 cents | [VNE PEOVIded for the well-being of | rooms,” bath. hall and cozy nook on | nal disputes between |t0 $1.25: structural iron workers, 65 [Na%. ~ (OuSes may A lardized | the second floor. The little nook c: e mavenibal st thons Not.a1t hiotises carpenters’ union and sheet metal | cents, to $1.50, and common labor, | 2% 4T a8 component units und struc-|be used-for a child’s sleeping ro are arranged for the convenience of workers and the plasterers’ and brick- | from 25 to 87 cents per hour. | imposaiite o o concerned, ‘but it |or could serve Just as an alcove with | those who are going to live in them. BEKex th “ | "“In Chicago marble setters, orna-|l¥ impossible to standardize beauty;|the main room. There are closets in | " | BATH: - e ! For: Hogtani e layers' unions are tying up work on a | and a most fortunate thing tha 3 | " For Instance, there are houses In : - . ate & that is, | eac . g # number of operations in larger cities. |mental iron workers, carpenters,| . " . o\ is the chief ch t each room and the windows are so . which the kitchen and dining room This situation constitutes the most seri- | hoisting engineers and laborers have ¥ is the chief charm of sub- | rranged that cross drafts can be had urban streets. If all .he houses A g i ? Y 3 ses were rtec & . ous menace to the industry been Fiven an lncresss of 10% conts| SaFtr el né mather Sutinonutt | ot Lo h s et 3 qyderiine pantnyc SIS srpsng ment 5 i 3 : i a se . La In all houses the kitchen is an im- ; k ) Five-day week movement started |&n hour, or a scale of $1.37%2 ful the model the - is inconvenient, causing many un- 3 e i 5 e street, the street p 5 rix s € & by tome building crafts apparently post- | borers were increased from $21: to portant room and for s reason hecéssary steps ] S e 2 > | would present a most monotonous and | » = a Besieifor tanbibarivea ; cents. No trouble is expected, usand | e have made it quite large, roon The living room will be the one = - » % o we |uninteresting appearance. 1 om 2 a of v (§) Supply of buflding labor, both |and Dractically all other crafts have [“TRUETINNE appenrance, - |enough to be used for a_breakfast [ most used by the family, and shoutd | rom a hall or-pa Skilled and unskiled. helieved ample | In€icated a willingness to renew con- | The houss 3 Jsiroom as well. If the owner wished ; receive careful consideration. It At Byney o ticet b cadslor BENME And ot | tracts for the coming vear, beginning | P12nned for the family of modest|to use the parlor for a dining room | % N ia of Corree e vollMehted. anal o are an at 7 e e | June 1. means, but large ideals of beauty.|y door could be cut through the wall £ . 5 his is truer of the ‘ontractors in practically all cities It is the smallest possible kind of a |close to the range. 3 E should be large enough for the fam- e have declared against higher wage Few Disputes Pending. house, and becuuse it is xo very small [ oy i ol ¢ iiy's needs. Mlieh front dogr sy o room for stor Filten lnavs tthel gurver “liimhow's S s it has been difficult to give it a satis- n order to prevent the boxlike directly into the living room. This o ihoutd position to co-operate with the build | _ “Few disputes ard@pending in New | 1y othey sen o oroporcion. - Haw. |aPvearance which is the general fail- | . means the danger of drafts, and 1 Lty P g fng trades unions in an effort to a York. A Federal injunction has {em- | uyer. it ‘embodies the coloniul lines | INE of ]n-:- small house,’the roof has | make It impossible to heat the | b % seen sloped back and dorme - -| room adequately unless a storm door g dows introduced. us a graceful or winter use is possible o Deaces - disputes and to nego- | POTarily ‘h:l(ed mek strike of the|made dear to us through tradition and+ - tiate nbw satisTactory agreemen - Istructural iron workers," ornamental & S e CErFTe: Aia. it 7 G E e place those expiring June 1, 19 iron workers, derrickmen and riggers ‘:‘:‘("’:p';w‘;; opomehow, carrles the AL {jin. has been gained with no loss| Make a breakfast room of the laundry and a child's playroom or a sewing corner | "t gining room may be consi gty Show struction has continued unhindered fOT increases and closed shop. | ™ This house has been so designed |°f room space. This little house is| of the upstairs nook, if you like. - Painted white, with green roof and lattice, | the most expensive room in the e flo Als; axe mot -an i Sor this Scauna Bexcept i’ ohe! “Wage awards reported since th i y v 26x22 feet in size. A very nar-| and furnished simply in cottage style, with color and cemfort the prevailing | as in most instances it is used on 3 ) ghteenth Page.) 2 hat it can be doubled and thus con- | - 2 - two localities where employers have | ISt of the year include the follow-|verted Into a two-family = house | TOW 1ot could be used, therefore. notes, this will provide a delightful home at very modest expense. Kitchen Most Important. planning for to bear on the council to have the|the working man, builders have in new carpenters’ union recognized in|sisted upon un abundance of fresh alr the event the brotherhood fails. to|in the houses, upon windows that will abide by the decisions of the National|let in the sunshine, water piped to Majority for 1924 Seale. greeing to buy and before building one, the ar ment of the rooms should receiv ligh ed that be chests of drawers without interferi ventilation or he ventilation is h it is best that are separated by a room other than g in Increased from 873 cent vitts- | < | f Apparent abandonment of the ents to $1; Pitts- | qegign will be all the better for the |ber of small houses for renting will |curing of the building plans of this 3y movement on the part of certain };‘l‘if;:i ‘l;‘h“‘“m":. !HAq to $1.43% ‘,mub“ng, because the lines will then |find this design most practical. Archi- |design No. 23, send a stamped and\PLASTERERS PAY HERE trades to incorporate into their agree- | Philadelphia, palnters, 95 'cents to $1: | pe longer and the expense of building |técts who have made out community | self-addressed envelope (o the real 3 M h Ients 4 clause Droviding for & five. [PIPE COVErers, $1 ta $1.03: Kansas |Vwo heuses lessencd . Mans fumilies |Dlans for &roups of workingmen's cot. | estate editor IS HIGHEST OF TRADES assachusetts day week has somewhat cleared the |CilY, plasterers, $1.371; to $1.50; mar- |)jke to have such a two-family house | !ages have found that it is cheaper (Copyright, orge Matthew Adams.) situ so that new contracts can :‘::":';;"'fin"“:"l “;l“s mua“wzv‘whm they build to provide for mar-|to build @ great many houses alike — . _— be made without serious controversy. gt o eveland, | ried children or secure a source of [than to have each one different. Tim- There is practically no existing :’:’;”_ workers, ,$1.1 to $1.25:|income as well as a home for them- |Ders can be cut and material ordered | STRICTER BROKER TEST. building labor scarcity, skilled or un- |, aven, painters, 80 cents to §1:|gclves with a single investment wholesale when many houses are to | e o 2 Portland, Me.. hodcarriers, cents| Every one as die follow the same model. Yet no one | i : 1 and bonus payments have en- iyery jone: who. e (athdiadeithal o o w o + row’a¢|New Jersey Requires Proof of With $12, Washington’s most beautiiul residential section of detached | | i = |Scale Is $13 Daily—Bricklayers Park | and Iron Workers Next appeared, except in a few |10 79 cents: Wichita, plasterers. $1.25 | question of building knows that it is|likes the idea of living In a row of | 1 n’s S al < cases. The demand for ap- A e ST egs and o nn el (ORSUTS SR T S e :g:r’l‘wlzv‘fl h;':(n-(ul,“:o‘!\‘ar;‘m: has been Competency Be Proved. | The following are the aaily wages|] homes. , Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, ices is also reported to have - number of rooms two stories in height|8ained by p; g the houses differ- e s | now effec & va s 1 o < milés i ywved streets. ] s wha 3 ol subsided to some extent, although | vers' Union of Knoxville, |than one of gthe same number ‘of |ent colors, facing them at different| A Teaninge D e tor w . '"h “' it rarious cratiafifawith milés of improved streets. Includes what remains o h schools, universities and trade | T€nn., recently voted to reduce its |rooms all on one floor. A bungalow,|angles of the compass, changing the |real esta roker's leense in New hington: . = sehools throughout, the country con- | Wage Tate from $1.40 to $1.25 per hour | which is a house on one floor without | Shabe of the porches. giving one a|Jersey must submit to an examination | Brickiavers $1% .. . The T“a_ngle of Increasing Values tinue o turn out considerable num- |in order to stimulate building in that |stairs, is more convenient, perhaps, |trellised doorway, anothr a treliised o determing the r compstRicy G0 adt | i i —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. bars of new building craftemen i R than ‘s two-story ‘bulldios with the|windon gad siill snother windpmi e B ed to tho real ectabe ticcnus | Holsting' cngtNcers 4L Over 200 1 from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- Less S 1 ldle In St. Louis, where building arti- |same number of rooms, but the cost |boxes. This unit can be erected with-|been added to the real estate license | Holsting' engiileers, A ver homes from X X E : L AERRS CenRER mowe sans receive the highest scale of considerably greater. The chief|0ut monotony many times in a few |law of New Jersey by action of the | “”k:(,w‘",s’ L {] struction. Actual improvements and home values exceed There has been less seasonal wages pald anywhere in the world, | expense of building a house may be |blocks by the use of just such de- |Legislature. s T"l,:;rk, $10. $8,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots. central and side hall ness this vear tham in past laborers are demanding an increase | found in the roof and the foundation, | Vices. The amendments to the law, passed | ,,f”‘,‘”“ . Ay oS <Al > - 2 This is due to the fact that builders|of 1213 cents an_hour, and hoisting|and, naturally, with a six-room house. | Since the prices of material and|CVer the governor's veto, apply to all| [Iasterers ]""‘n p homes, with lots from 30 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d are becoming better educated and |engineers ask a flat rate of §150 an | for instarice, if three rooms were on |labor vary so materially in different | APPlicants who have beerl in the Ball vinher T {] St. and Cathedral Ave rusiness or less an ve | REPE, . s b cquipped to cope with adverse Win-|hour, instead of $1.50 and $1.65 being | the first floor and three on the sec- |localities, we do not attempt to give| StAt® | Gas fitters, $10 vears. Gas TS, ter conditions |paid. Steamfitters and laborers are|ond. the roof expense and the founda- |an estimate as to cost. but suggest heet metal worker o “The protracted jurisdictional dis-|on strike for wage increases in|tion would be much less than if all |that you consult vour local builder, | - . — i 4 Oxkerey & e - Bes | | s a ilder, | | Stea ers 0, c pute between the United Brotherhood | Pittsburgh: | six rooms were on one floor. |who can give you detuiled Informa-| Records of the United States Patent| Steam :;l,;\ fi,‘; S | { au annon’ nc. of Carpenters and the Sheet Metal In Canada there has been little| Desiring to show the cheapest pos- [ tion concerning the costs of your ex- | Office show that the first woman was | Stone masens, ,J ks | SSTABLISHED 1899 Workers' Union has taken on a more [change in wage rates since June,|sible house that still provides a sense |act needs to be installed in this de-| granted a patént in 1803, & process of | Seactural iran workers, $1 Ea I serious aspect because of the creation |1824.” lof comfort™ und beauty,.-we have|sign. For information as to the pro-{weaving Rtray hats with Tk | 7ite e - i -, i e m v artan etk ARl b e et e Of ST Vg e Tor pemation et oo onRetp D MDD | SRR e T Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 e e S| o A A A T = —— make application to take the place of s CLEVELAND PARK See These Real Homes — ",In,”i “m‘,mfm = Before Buying OPEN SUNDAY ; ONLY 3 UNSOLD ALL DAY | Good Construction and Design Sells Homes .o | Pictures Don’t Do Justice Saul’s Addition | | declared for the open shop. ing: San Antonio, Tex. carpenters|merely by duplicating the unit. The Any one planning to build a num- ‘ Announcing a New Elegance in Homes and Home Values (Detached) 1220 Crittenden St. N.W. rooms, bath, reception The hall, with all the most modern ;arage. On 163-foot lot. $12,950 With Terms || e e 50 [ $11,550 Equity Cash = : : Burton & Condit Realtors 1206 18th St. Main 7834 of your home is Ne;xr 14th St. Car Line Real Wonder Homes Now Being Completed. If you can appreciate an artistic home, well designed, with first-class material and fixtures throughout, do not fail to see, tRese houses at once. Have 5 large rooms (2 bedrooms), tiled bath with built-in tub, oak floors, a large sleeping porch, front porch, attic and large cellar. convenience, including hot- water heat. Large, well graded lots and shade trees. Located near District school and stores and west of railroad. Prices and Terms are Right Our Two-Story Semi-Bungalows Are Specially Arranged to Make Housework Easy Ingomar, N.W. assured A beautiful new detached stucco home on lot 65x98. Splendidly built with large f The splendor of the location is established, in the shadow of the great Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, and fac- Nying room, open fireplace, = % ¢ E R % 2 ¥ conservatory, dining and ing the magnificent estate “Friendship,” the surroundings are most inspiring. breakfast rooms, six bed- rooms and three baths. Note The Many Small But Important Feature. Double garage. 2 | Rubble stone terrace walls. Transoms over bedroom doors. Floored atti Face brick foundation. 0[)(‘]] f(“- lnspecllon‘ I Cement porches. French plate mirrors. Built-in sanitary plumbing fixtures. Fireproof built-in -garage, heated Ornamental iron porch railings. Tumbler switches to all fixtures. Tiled bath 3 and lighted. Shrubbery. Double floor plugs in all rooms. One-piece Crane automatic and instantaneous \" DaV Sunda Attractive living room. Linen closets. Built.in ironing board: - water heater. Real open fireplace. Enclosed and plastered sleeping Keystone kitchen cabinets. Auxillary storage boiler. \‘ [I WEST (‘O Beamed ceilings in dining room. porch. Cabinet gas ranges. Toilet. in cellar. . . 4 . Glass.enclosed solarium. Panelled walls. Built-in refrigerators. * Laundry tubs. Large, cheerful bedchambers. Hardwood floers throughout. Outside pantry. Paved alley. Real tate 916 15th St. Main 9900 | === These Homes Are Equipped With the Copeland Iceless Refrigerator See this new labor-saving device, operating automatically. Cheaper, cleaner and refrigerates better than ice. PRICES ASTOUNDINGLY LOW TERMS WITHIN YOUR POCKETBOOK Located on the west side nm_v}fllmtelv north of o & oot e Dy If the People of Washington knew what they could buy at these prices and on able for physician, con- : these terms, the number of houses we now have for sale could not meet the demand ONLY 1 UNSOLD These houses are distinctive in design, both interior and exterior, and have six and seven rooms and tiled bath with built-in tub. The large living room, with open fireplace and handsome brick mantel is one of the most attractive features of these homes. Beautiful oak floors. The material and work- manship will sult the most fastidious. The houses are heated by hot water, and have unusually attractive lighting fixtures and well decorated. Large lot, sarage and shade. Price and Terms Right SUNDAY—Take 14th St. cars marked “Takoma Park” to Aspen Street and walk one block west to 4th Street taining 12 rooms, 2 baths, EXHIBIT HOUSE, 3911 WISCONSIN AVENUE :‘:l.::]‘h‘ii‘::;_‘)“t" ieneles (Between Newark St. and Norton St.) $40,000 OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY FROM 9 A.M.TO 9 P.M. H. L. THORNTON Thomas J. Fisher | ARNOLD AND COMPANY A oimagi e gl & Co., Inc. ' EXCLUSIVE AGENTS . | Office, 6904 4th St. Takoma Park, D. C. 1416 EYE ST. . MAIN 2434 ) : She o i e A - Week Days Phone for Auto [o[c———|o|c———jo[————]o|——=]o|c——=o[———lo[c——|a[——q] al———|al——=|alc—=|o|c—=]alc——=|o|——|a|———=|a| —=]o[——=]a] 738 15th St. N.W. 6830 ; — = T ZASITIT S SIRZ E STAIRZRS AT : o] ———Jo|——=]a[c—=—=|n|