Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1927, Page 21

. LYON VILLAGE MODEL HOME | TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC TODAY| Second of Star Demonstration Houses on! Granada Terrace Offers Best Fea- tures of Construction. Presenting the second phase of the better-homes movement sponsored this year By The Star in co-operation with the Home Owners' Institute of New York, with the purpose of promoting wider ownership of homes and more worthy a:~hitectural desigrs and con- struction methods, the Lyon Village model home today will be thrown open to the public for one month of inspection and study. his demonstrAtion house, located Granada Terrace, Lyon Village, a.. just one mile west of Key Bridge, as completed in all details during the past week, and as it now stands 1s equipped and furnished throughout, with its grounds beautifully land- scaped. and gives the appearance of a dwelling occupied for some time and having the true aspect of “home.” Public Inspection Urgec. Householders. prospective home twners and all others interested in the better-homes movement, which now has assumed national propor- tions, are invited to visit the home today or at any time during the en- suing four weeks to freely inspect all phases of the place. ‘The house was built under the su- pervision of The Star model homes committee, the chairman of which is Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, Assistant En- gineer Commissioner of the District, and other members, of which F. Maury, president of the Wa ton Real Estate Board: Robert F. Beresford, member of the American Institute of Architects, and Rufus S. Lusk, president of the Operative Builders’ Association, all of whom serve as individuals and not as officials in this capacity. Differing widely from the other three demonstration homes sponsored this year by The Star, and thereby af- fording opportunity for contrast in the study of the architectural design and arrangement of the four homes, the | Lyon Village house is an example of the Italian country house type, incor- porating much of the romantic and artistic features of the Italian manner of rural estate with all the modern- day conveniences. This home, which is two stories high, containing eight rooms, was built by the firm of Lyon & Fitch, Inc., Arlington County realtors, and was designed by Arthur M. Speiden, of Speiden & Speiden, Washington architects, using specifications of the Home Owners' Institute. Wesley Heights Home Closes. The first of the 1827 series of model homes is located in Wesley Heights, at 2910 Forty-fourth place, and today is the final day of its ‘month of public inspection. At later dates the two other model homes..one now building in Rock Creek Park Hstates and the cther at Leland. Md.. also. will he open to the public for a month of in- spection Ground for the Lyon Village dwell- ing was broken in the early part of May and the work of excavation and foundation econstrustion forward on regnlar schedule. In the selection of the plan of this model home. it was decided to build a home of moderate size. containing eight rooms, suitable for a family average numbers Th | room | bathroont | tiled wall and floor. | shoulder height and the wall above | black carried i mietal window frames and the balcony at the front, and the warm color of Spanish _tiles, which range in shades o deep ‘ed e metal lantern on the terraced porch and massive wrought iron hinges on the heavy oaken doors also add distinctive touches to the general colos scheme, as do also the dark half columns between ths French windows of the living room On the left of i entrance is & norch floored with_ colored tiles ~nd bor- dered with a low stucco-finish rail that | i _tches the house. ntrance to the house is throush a small vestibule, which will prove convenient in cold weather, and inside | is found a_hall with its expected Ital- an wrought iron hand-rail a'~~ the stairway to the second floor. n attractive living room opens m the hall to the left of the house. This room, of convenient size, 20 by 13 feet, has a coved ceiling and an Italian fireplace at the far end of the The fireplace has a_hearth raised about 6 inches from the floor level and is semi-circular in form. The | hearth is floored with variegated arranged in artistic_pat- | nd it is edged with half brick of rough t ure. Mantel Ebony Finished. The ebony-finished mantel has semi-elliptical shape and rests on mas- | sive ebony-finished wood brackets set | in the face of the chimney. The chim- | ney itself projects into the room about | a foot, and has convenient nooks on | either side in which are small case. | meat windows placed high in the wall. | Above the mantel the chimney nar- rows gradually as it rises to the coved ceiling. The dining room, 20 by 13 feet in size, has windows on both the south, or front, and east sides of the house. Back of the dining room there is a breakfast room. i The kitchen is roomy. with gleam. ing white sink and drainboard placed under the east windows. A builtin ironing board is one of its conven- iences. A maid’s room with lavatory opens off the hall near the kitchen. On the second floor are three bed- rooms finished in cheerful wall tints, with ceiling cluster lights in poly- chrome effect. Two of the bedrooms have ventilation on three sides and each has a large cedar closet. The is large and contains modern equipment with shower and tub, the latter being fitted into the The walls have a wainscoting of green tiles to washable. and is The floor tile white basket is of weave pattern Open Daily for Four Weeks. The home will be open daily for four weeks from 10 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. To reach the place the follow- ing routes may be taken: Starting from The Star Building. at Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, by automobile, follow the Avenue to Georgetown and the Key Bridge. Cross the Key Bridge and turn to the right at the Washington & Old Dominion station into the Lee Highway. A few minutes on the Lee ! good wi THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. AUGUST 28, 1927_PAR' 4 STAR MODEL HOME IN NEARBY VIRGIN Demonstration house on Granada Terrace, Lyon Village, Va., which today is being opened foi one month of lDIIlJ“L" inspection. SHERIFF AND AIDE | Hay Fever Session "Lre TERM FOR MURDER. SLAIN BY PRISONERSJ’ Two Men Accused of Cotton Theft Escape in Auto After | Fatal Shooting. By the Associated Press ABILINE, Tex., August 27 | Sheriff Bob Smith of Fisher Count | and | U. S. AND LIBERIA LINKED BY RADIO MAY HAVE CAUS Amateur Receives Message and! Sends Answer for State | Department. By the Associated Pross. Official greetings between the Wash- | ington and Liberian governments upon the establishment at Monrovia of a short-wave wireless station have been exchanged through the good of- fices of an amateur. G. F. Geade of Paterson, N. J., Fri- day informed the State Department that he had received on his_private age signed by Minister of State Barclay of Liberia extending to Secretary Kellogg his greeting and hes. He added that he would be glad to put his transmitting ap- paratus at the disposal of the State Department for replying to Monrovia. The department took advantage of the offer, and replied expressing sat faction at the new avenue of communi- cation between the two countries. ARMY PRODUCES GRAIN AND HAY, REPORT SHOWS Three Posts Had Surplus to Send‘ to Others—Savings Amount 'FRICTION OF TIDE ON SEA BOTTOM Navy Experts. Uncertain as to Cause of| Unusual Billows, - May Have By the ociated Press, N hydrographers who have studied reports of the Sudden aris- ing of huge waves out of apparently calm seas off the north Atlantic Coast in recent days have advanced three possible explanations, although the data at hand was too scant to permit definite conclusions. The liner France was slapped by a big wave off Ambrose light at the entrance to New York Harbor, August 23, and a somewhat similar experience was undergone by the steamer Saugus off the Delaware Breakwater the next da G. W. Littlehales, Navy graphic engineer, said yesterda: most likely explanation was the wave phases of distant storms in the At- lantic coincided, generating much larger waves which “slapped” these ships. It is plausible, also, he said, that this sudden coincidence was as abruptly terminated, restoring the sea to_relative calm. “Such an occurrence might also have resulted from a fast incoming hydro- | the | ED GIANT WAVES Say Smaller Ones Coincided. | tide-stream, forming what is known as a ‘tide-boar’ near inlets,” he continued. “This means that the friction of land underneath would hinder the tide at lower levels, causing a steep reverse incline. The high wave resulting from this could have damaged ships. “Contact of waters of different | physical qualities, such as density and temperature, has also been known to cause such an abrupt disturbance. 1 hesitate, however, to give any definite on for the occurrences, other than o say that some natural explanation and that the big wave was not a spiritual manifestation.” Whisky got its reputation as a snake-bite cure from the fact that peo- ple who had been bitten by non- poisonous snakes drank it and, of course, quickly recovered, says K. P. Schmidt of the Field Museum of Natu- ral History. | prisoners, witnesses said. his deputy, Jake Owens, were shot and Killed near Roby, Tex.. today by two men they had arrested on a charge of stealing a bale of cotton. Lloyd Karensky and Bill Smith sought for the killings. They & caped in a motor car, and_tonight were believed to be headed for Oklahoma. The sheriff was shot through t nack after placing Bill Smith and Karensky in his car and starting to | jail with them. Owens, who was in | the back seat. ieaped from the car, | but was shot down by the t i SHERRILL IS BETTER, | PHYSICIAN REPORTS | Brother Says Patient Is Definitely Gaining—President Sends Flowers to Colonel. By the Associated Pres: ASHEVILLE, N. C., August 27 Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, city mana- ger of Cincinnati, who been critically ill at the Mission Hospital here with an ulcerated stomach, early tonight was reported_“decidedly and definitely better” by his brother, Dr. Garland Sherrill of Louisville, Ky. | A blood transfusion, resorted to evernl days ago in an effort to strengthen Col. Sherrill's weakened condition, was followed by several anxious days and nights, in which the patient alternately rallied and sank. Dr. Sherrill, who the blood for the transfusion, been in constant attendance at the bedside. | Daily streams of telegrams hav, been received at the hospital from throughout the country expressing | concern over Col. Sherrill's condition Among the floral offerings were flowers from President Coolidge. ANUTRII e ( ! Of Varied Sneezes:? Bs the Associated Pross. DULUTH, Punctuated by hundreds of snee: in infinit Hay Fever Association Minn., August s the Interstate began e varlety, its annual convention here today. H. T. Madden of Albany, Mo. named president. Tl o hav innual limate di on and lation which ca to object of the association is members enjoy an enforced vacation in a favorable uring the hay fever sea- to secure anti-weed legis- combat pollen spread uses the disease )pens Amid Chorus west Virginia Court Dentes Mis- trial After Lawyer's Death. CHARLESTON, W. 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Reports of the hay crop for the present season are not yet complete, but indications are that “a bumper crop”, was raised. ‘The remount stations at Fort Robin- son, Neb., and Fort Reno, Okla., and the reservation at Fort Riley, Kans., where two Cavalry regiments are sta- tioned, produced hay and straw suf- ficient to supply the animals at those places and to make it procticable to ship a surplus to nearby posts. try house style of archi . | lacted partly hecause of Its dtinetive | features and partly ‘hecause of the | fact that solid. duvable ¢ mstruction | it characteristic of this type of dveelling | Thi. . racteristic i well mpli- | fied i the Lyon Village . odel home, the walls of which are of masonrs eieht inches thick. The.s .- lor finish i white stuce dashed on and trowel- @@ down to give the wall an inter esting texiure. With the exterior walls of plastic paint over rock plas. ter wall board. the resultin® walls of | terminal corner the house are of unusual thickness | e shown by the deep “reveals” at al ; openings. The walls thus are held to Called to Active Duty. be fi: voof. dampproof and Insulated | First Lieut. Hersold E. Brooks, dgainst - heat and cold. | Chemical Warfare Service Reserve, of Pleasing contrast is aff -Jed by the | this city, has been assigned to active white walls of the hiouse, which are |duty in training in the office of the shadowed slighily by uneven | chief of that service, in the Munitions texture, against the zreen tone of the | Building. Highway will bring you to Lyon Vil- lage. Just beyond the Lyon Village ce, on the other side of the high- v, is_Granada Terrace. 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