Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1927, Page 6

- HOME OPENS TODAY)| -~ IN WESLEY HEIGHTS Model Structure Will Be on Exhibition for Public for Four Weeks. With the purpose of promoting more extensive home ownership and the construction of houses of more permanent character and greater achitectural beauty, the Wesley Helghts model home. the first of the 1927 serles of demonstration houses sponsored by The Star and the Home Owners’ Institute of New York, today will be thrown open to the public for inspection and study and remain on exhibition during the ensuing four weeks. The last workman, finisher and decorator who have been busily e:- gaged during the past few weeks in placing the final touches on the home vesterday morning laid down their tools and equipment and as the last act before the formal opening today The Star model homes committee, in seharge of the demonstration, made a critical tour of inspection of the home and its grounds and pronounced the §face ready for exhibition. Cordial Invitation Extended. A cordial invitation is extended to all prospective home owners and all others interested in the better homes movement to visit the house today or at any time in the following four weeks to study the construction of the building, .arrangement of the rooms, the architectural lines and the equipment of the home. ~The place s furnished throughout and- s ready for occupancy. The builders of the house, W. C. & A. N. ‘Miller, Washington realtors, will have a representative at the home each day between the hours of 10 am. and 9 p.m.. to recélve visitors, who will. be permitted to come and g0 at will. They will not even be asked to'sign a guest book, the model homes committee announces. ‘The Wesley Heights model home is located at 2910 Forty-fourth place, ad- Joining a great wooded section of the Glover Parkway, and its setting in a large plat well spotted with native pines and other trees is one of un- usual _attractiveness. - The natural alope of the ground downward at the rear of ‘the lot, which is held advan- tageous, together with the natural beauty of the trees was preserved in the building and now constitute very real additions to the appeal of the place. Values Are Noted. Members of the model homes com- mitte, of which Capt. H. C. White- Rurst, the assistant engineer com- missioner of the District, is chair- man, volced praise for many fea< tures of the home during their tour of inspection yesterday, pointing to the value of its stable construction, the careful arrangement of the rooms to obtain maximum utility out of the modest proportions of the build- ing and to the many modern and efl- clent fixtures with which the house is equipped. This model home, as well as the three others to follow, is not of- fered to the public as a perfect home, nor yet as one that could meet with the approval of all, it is pointed out by members of the model homes committee, but as a beautiful fllus- tration of & carefully planned and wl-el{ built small house of attrac- tive lines. In commenting upon the house, members of the committee called at- tentlon to the fact that despite the ease with which the bullding or pur- chase of a home may be financed to- day, there are only approximately 45 r cent of the families of the United tates living in homes of their own. Started in April. In adidtion to Capt. Whitehurst, Mmembers of the model homes commit- ee are John F. Maury, who is presi- gont of the Washington Real Estate mrfl Rufus 8. Lusk, president of the rative Bullders of Washington, 8nd Robert F. Beresford, member of Ihe American Institute of Architects. All members of the committee, it is inted out, served in this enterprise s individuals and not as officials. The Wesley Heights model home “ was started early in April, and the tonstruction of the.remaining three ot the series followed subsequently, #nd each will be completed and placed m exhibition at different times to al- those interested to make a leis- arely inspection of all. The second of the series will be the ltalian country house, which is being frected on Granada terrace, Lyon Vil Inge, Va., by the firm of Lyon & Fitch; fhe third is a combination of English ind French rural cottage types, and is being (built in Rock Creek Park Es- lates by the Edson W. Briggs Co., and the last is an English colonial type st started in Leland, Md., by the rm of M. & R. B. Warren. Eight-Room Cottage. The Wesley Heights model home is bn eight-room cottage type, of brick, Rucco construction, and is a typical of the English timbered type M arChitecture, with its wide, long Bnes, entrance detailed of brickwork c.htrrlnmne fashion, and an at- ctive side porch carrying out the Himbered effect. It is planned with the minimum amount of waste space. Fhe original design was drawn by fohn F. Yewell, but its design has Seen modified to meet the require- jents of the present location. The re- igning was accomplished by Gor- McNell of the firm of W. C. & A. . Miller, who was awarded the Washington Board of Trade medal at - 1320 Cathedral avenue in Wesley Helghts, and who also won honorable ention for his design at the south- rest corner of Forty-fourth and Klingle streets. ‘The cellar and first story of the 1 house are built of brick and that point up the construction of stucco. The quaint, diamond- v r.pc window panes throughout the rst floor, together with the herring- bone brickwork detailed at the en- irance door and the rough-hewn tim- rs exposed on the exterior of the 8o, create the atmosphere of old ish representative of this period. Bolid Oak Columns. ‘Through the stoop of the sturdy ditoned front door with , Wrought iron hardware one enters into e hallway which is lighted by two mall casement windows on either de of the door. Turning left into e Iiving room, which has been taste- Mully furnished in the period furniture, sees through the net curtains the side porch with its massive solid columns rough-hewn, from which -’ pair of oaken stairs lead down to e garden. Glancing to the right in e living room the visitor sees the welcome fireplace with hookshelves the floor to the ceiling. Between e bookshelves a doorway has been 't for access to the pantry and the feer part of the house. Stepping into the pantry in which ‘here has been provided fine dresser fpace, one tinda an innovation in re- Figeration, a refrigerator operated by tnd close at hand ts the incin- or for burning trash and other te. The Incinerator is close beside the llar entrance and stepping down the liar stairs for a moment one sees the itest type of electric fuse box for the gmnall home, the coal and gas fired lurnaces, the water heater, laun- Bry trays, servant's toflet and several Meotric convenience outlets. ~Over- head there is the installation of brass ipes for both hot and cold water, the test devices in steel bridging for ing the joixts tngsther and the fr Above, first of The Star model Heights. Robert F. Beresford, architect; Capt. commissioner; Rufus S. Below, members of The Star model llomes committee, left to right: Lusk, president of the opera THE SUNDAY STAR., WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 31, 1927—PART 1. | | ! homes to be open today at Wesley H. C. Whitehurst, ve bu istant. engineer ders, and John lumber shipped from the Pacific Coast for use in this home. The kitchen is fitted with a beautl- tul porcelain enameled sink and steel kitchen cabinet unit and a solld-top gas range. The kitchen and pantry floors are covered with a special type of floor covering of an agreeable pat- tern. Stepping through two double- acting doors into the dining room, which has been furnished with suit- able furniture, one notices the many electric convenience outlets. The draperies in the house were de- signed and executed by W. & J. Sloane. Attic Is Insulated. In the hallway there is a convenient coat closet at the left of the stairway in which a telephone has been install- ed, and ascending to the second floor one discovers and admires four bed- rooms furnished and draped in appro- priate color schemes and two beauti- ful bathrooms dazzling the eye with their white fixtures. One of these baths is equipped with a tub and the other with a shower bath. Ascending further into what one supposed was an attic a surprise beautiful rooms and bath fully equip- ped, and this attic, unlike most attics, is comparatively cool because it has been insulated. The house has been furnished by W. & J. Sloane and the landscaping work was planned by John H. Small, 3d. The home may be reached by driv- ing west on Massachusetts avenue from Dupont Circle, crossing over Wisconsin avenue, and immediately thereafter bearing slightly left from Massachusetts avenue, down Cathe- dral avenue for a distance of one- half mile. This will bring onc to the front door of Wesley Helghts, where the driver should proceed west one block, turning left, or south, on Forty-fourth street for one block, then turning to the right oa Haw- thorne street and traveling in a_west- erly direction one block to Forty- fourth place. The site is then to the left, and on the rizh: hand side of that block—Forty-fourth = place, he- tween Hawthorne and Garfleld Streets. FORD SEES WASTE IN AUTO TRADE WAR; DISCUSSES NEW CAR (Continued from_First Page.) Michigan with his son Edsel, the mag- nate said. It has been a practice of Ford to handle all such tests per- sonally. He sajd he had been experi- menting with new and improved types of automobiles for several years and had actually pullt many new experi- mental models, “But it is one thing to bulld ex- perimental models in a laboratory and a very different thing to retool the biggest manufacturing plants in the world for mass production of new models,” he said, Yord ussed the passing of his famous model T car, upon which the foundation of his huge fortune was buflt, with regret. The old car built the experience and earned the money to make the new car possible, he said. The company has paid $547,000,000 into the coffers of the Preasury in taxes on these cars and has expended money running into the billions of dollars in ralaries to employes. In addition, Mr. Ford estimated, $4,868,- 427,012 'had been expended in this country, Canada and abroad during the past 19 years for materials used in_construction of the cars. Before the last of the model T cars have gone into the junk heap the en tire fleet of 15,000,000 will have con- sumed 60,000,000,000 gallons of gaso- line and 1,800,000,000 gallons of oil and will have traveled more than one tril- lion, one hundred and eighty-five bil- lion” miles, Ford said. Mr, Ford spent his birthday en. gaged in his usual busy routine of business affairs. He had no time to celebrate, he said, but declared him- self to be in the best of health and planning an even bigzer task than he has accomplished thus far. “I am in better health than T was four years ago,” Mr. Ford said. “More it in every way. You see I have got a job to do” he added, alluding to the work of preparing the introduc- tion of his new car. Mr, Ford arose early this morning and ed instructions regarding an entertainment scheduled for tonight at the Dearborn Country Club. He was at his laboratorles at 8 a.m., confer- ring with hisgngineers. An hour later he inspected some antiques and then toured the Dearborn plant of the com- pany. In the afternoon he took a trip to the Fordson plant to inspect some new boilers. The remainder of the day was spent in conference with as- sociates and Inspection of plans for the new car. Congratulatory telegrams from old “rlends, among them Thomas A. Edson and Harvey S. Firestone, came during the day. During a chat with associ- ates some one jukingly asked him his plans for the future. “I am going ig do one thing on! the thing 1 k,y‘w best how to do,” Ford replied. ' F. Maury, president of the Washington Real Estate Board. awaits the visitor, for there are {vo- Coast of Turkey Outlined in Pool For Kemal’s Study By the Associated Press. GAZITCHIFLIK GHAZI'S FARM, Turkey, July 30.—Turkey's coast line is_reproduced in,a pool in the garden of President Mustapha Kemal's model farm here. The maplike basin, about 500 feet long and 100 feet wide, repro- duces on_exact scale the Dar- danelles, the Bosphorus, the Golden, Horn and the Sea of Marmora. Two rowboats float about in it and the President occasionally pulls himself from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, or sits and smokes and studles the highly strategic waters. CANADIANS GREET PRINCE AS HERO AT QUEBEC WHARF (Continued from First Page.) his carcer has. chosen to’ take an In- sight of the vastness of the empire and has expressed his desire to come in contact with the loyal subjects of the realm.” : The welcome of Mr, Baldwin in: cluded best wishes for the welfare of | Mrs. Baldwin as well and expressed a hope that “the message you bring to Canada will be one which will -prom- ise prosperity and peace for the world in_the future.” The Prince of Wales replied briefly but heartily, speaking in French for hjs brother and himself, while Mr. Balawin made his response, also brief, but appreciative, in English. Canon Leads Cleering. As the ceremonjes .at the wharf were concluded and the procession moved away, there was wild cheering from the populace, one enthusiastic group being led by Canon Scott, a iamous, “padre” during the war. The two princes drove in open car- rlages to Spencerwood, official residence of the lieutenant governor, to rest for. a luncheon tendered. by the govern- ment later in the day, while Mr. Bald- win waited for the same luncheon en-, gagement at the huge Chateau Fron- tenac Hotel nearby. The Prince of Wales at the lunch- eon delighted the gathering by speak- ing of himself as an old-timer in Canada, and of Mr. Baldwin as “al- most a tenderfoot.” He anticipated, however, that the British premier probably would learn more about ranching during his few days in the Dominion than he himself had learn-| ed in three visits. Go to Montreal Tomorrow. Premier Baldwin was in a happy mood and spoke at some.length on what is one of his favorite topics, rural Jife. He knew that in Quebec there was the admirable love of the soil upon which great nations had .been .built. He spoke, too, of that “love of place” and the ties” to home and countrys were so fundamental to a great peo- ple. It was the successful molding of two races into a single state that was the greatest achievement of political civilization, he said, After the lunchcon the. prince play- ed golf and this cvening the party at- tended a dinner at Spencerwood. After attending church services to- morrow the will board the St. Lawrence and continue to Recefves Newspaper Men. The prime minister recelved two. s being taken to the Canadian Pacific liner in midstream before the party left for the formal and official reception ashore. As the tug was jockeying for position by the hig .ship's side, Mr. Baldwin stuck his head through a port hole with a smile and cheery 2 of the hand which held his. e present pipe. It was suggested that.the coming meeting betwesn Prime Minister Baldwin and Vice President Dawes at the Peace Bridge at Niagara Falis may offer an opportunity for informai discussion of the relative merits of the pipes they prefer. meeting with newspaper Baldwin was affability jtself, visit to Canada, 37 years ago, many of his hearers today were 1ot born, After a few words of appreciation of and Her performances, he said: 1Ay ask me some questions if you like,” but added immediately, “1 Won't promise to answer them.” The premier suzgested that in ‘the speeches he will make on his Canadian tour he would probably have, some- thing to say which “I hope Wil be to e audien - were More tractors from Amer put to work in Lithuania in past year than in the previous IgRoed. | little it any voice in the price SOUTH TO SET PRICE Call Issued for Meeting in Dallas August-16 and 17, Under Market Association Leadership. By the Assoclated Press DALLAS, T Jply 30.—For the murpose of conside g and determin- ng a fair_price for the 1927 cotton crop, the Farmers' Marketing Assocl: tion of America has issued a call for a meeting of all growers, those de- pendent upon the crop, and others interested, to be held in Dallas, August 1617, W. B. Yeary, a director of ‘the association, announced todayv. The call carrfed the names of 3 concerns, bankers and indi- ites that for many vears the South has been disposing of the cotton crop on a “buyers’ market, with but r R speaks of the amount of advice given about the situation, much from foreign buyers and speculators, and continues: “Among the farmers, bankers and business men of the South, we have as good talent as any section of this Nation or the world, and have a-far | better idea of the value of cotton than tho: Bl who do not reside in the cotton tos, We should encourage, in every way we can, a marketing system that will permit us to secure the maximum alue of our great commodity.’ State executives and legislators from the cotton States are invited to the meetin HARBOR PRECINCT POLICE AGOG FOR ITS 1927 COTTON| OVER CUSPIDORS AND CHEWING Janitor Leaves as Appropriation Fails and Performance on Duties Brings Near Mutiny on River. Domestic problems at the harbor | precinct arfsing from the loss of 4 Jjanitor July 1, because of failure of an appropriation, have reached such a crux that cuspidors have been abol- ished rather than precipitate mutinous mutterings of non-tobacco-chewing of- ficers whose Independence as police- men would preclude performance by them of the menial task of cleaning such receptacles. Lieut. H. R. Lohman was forced to jsplay Solomon-like justice in han- dling the situation. It seemed at first as though the removal of the janitor would be a small matter. When it was found, however, how many things the janitor was accustomed to doing which policemen theretofore had never dreamed of doing, the loss of the jan- itor to the harbor precinct slow raised itself to the dignity of an issue Cuspidors Are Crux. Sweeping the floors was one thing. Very few neat and natty policemen view with delight this task. It was not one, however, for which volun- teers could not be found, and the re- sult was that a floor-sweeping detail was reluctanily but agreeably made problem of wasl x i basMs. Sheer need for sanitation pro- | vided hands for these duties. But when it came to cuspidors, a question of another hue was pre- sented. Thosé brethren of the blue coat who list among t pleasures of life the | chewing of tobacco which others pri fer to smoke, discovered a singular unwillingness on the part of the latter to_facilitate their pleasures. | To say that there was an argument | presented would be to put things rather' mildly. | The tobacco chewers called to sup- | port their proposition the fact that| the Fire Department, presented in-| stances where, in fire houses without janitors, the firemen detailed to the tasks did not fail. Rather unmistakable words greeted | this thesfs. Some of the non-chewers flatly said that their oath of office included policing of the city and not policing of spittoons. And they made | it clear that the latter policing did not come within their purview of duty The non-chewers summed it all up by denouncing cuspidors as a luxury and not a necessity. Thus, the situation Lieut. Lohman. came up to | harbor precinct. | inju ticipate In the masticatious indoor sport, are forced to find a place out- side. The harbor cuspidors are packed up and put away. And there they will stay until a janitor or civilian employe is_obtained for the Meanwhile. daily, through various little things un- noticed by the average policeman in the luxurious confines of other precinct station houses, the para- mount need for a janitor at the har- bor precinct becomes more and more obviously apparent. KEATON'S NOSE BROKEN. | Film Comedian's Work May Be| Held Up by Base Ball Injury. SACRAMENTO, Calit, July 30 (#).—Buster Keaton, film comedian, | suffered a broken nose in a base ball same here late yesterdav and the y may temporarily hold up film of scenes in which he appears. he accident occurred while an indoor base ball moving picture people was playing a local team. “movie” team, removed his mask in the eighth inning. later a fast bail crashed into his nose GERMANS LIKE CAMPING. BL! with one ye with the Berliners that the country | surrounding the metropolis is fairly dotted with these temporary abodes from Friday to Monday. The surroundings of Berlin, continuous chaln of lakes and woods Today tobacco chewers at the har- bor precinct, when they desire to v re- extremely beautifu! team compoSed of Keaton, catcher for the A few minutes LIN ().—Going out camping own tent has within a few ars become such a popular sport | wall one {TWO FIREMEN DIE AS WALL TOPPLES Twenty Others Injured After Fire in Atlanta Warehouse Is Brought Under Control. | By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, July 30.—The wall of a burning warehouse which toppled without warning today after the fira | had been brought under control ecar- rled death to two firemen and injured more than a score others. Burled under tons of masénry, Caj Clyde Cawthorn and Parney son, who with A. V. Dodd were s! ing directly undbr the wall play hose on the flames, were dead w dug from the debris. Dodd reached first by the rescue sq taken to a hospital, suffering broken leg and other injuries. Lieut. P. S. 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