Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1927, Page 18

REAL “BAT” MAY ESCAPE ON MINOR CHARGE Identification of Bandit Who,| Admitted 100 Holdups | Difficult, Police Say. By the Amsociated Press. ESTATE, EsSTALY., . THE "EVENING ' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1997, ‘ NAVY OFFICER BUYS HOME ’ Mediocrity in Home Building Is Held Chief Present Day Fault in Suburbs There is an oft repeated axiom tn the effect that each house should be designed to fit the individual require. ments of its site. It is perhaps fortu- nate for the average suburbanite that the majortiy of the residential streets in our suburbs are lined already with such a wide variety of architectural styles that one more attractive house | of whatever design will only improve the picture. The danger to guard against is|f mediocrity. 8o many well designed houses are being constructed today that it Is a serious mistake to build a commonplace abode of four walls and Your personality has ind:- allow your home the same rofile of the roofs and chim- sembly of the details and pro- of door and window openings will determine the unity of the com- position. Texture in a small house will be obtained by one well designed ature in contrast to plain wall sur- faces. The entrance doorway, which will first attract the attention of the visitor, 1s one logical feature upon which to lavish attention. Another feature which should be carefully planned is the porch. Mak= provisions for its proper incorporation into the composition at the start, and it will never look like a hopeless ap- vpendage or an after thought. REAL ESTATE. An interesting chimney will often give distinction to an otherwise hope- less design. Ornamental balconies, railings, shutters, awnings and flower boxes are used to similar purpose. Finally, build a house of about the size of those already in the neighbor- hood. Do not build a home too large by comparison with its neighbors if you wish your property value to hold its own. The wing beams of Charles Lind- bergh's plane, Spirit of St. Louis, came from apmce‘&m- of the Pa- cific Coast. Y Prettiest Home CHICAGO, September 10.~Police to. @ay wonder if Chicago's “‘¢at bandit,” arrested Wedne; , is going to have such a hard time getting out of his difficulties after all. | Although the “Cat,” who gave hiswm name as William Mitchell, admitted | 100 or more holdups of women, and | - - although bushels of loot were found } in his apartment, some offi ! there was a prospect Mitchell plead not guilty, f convicted of nothing more { than having stolen property | possession. i _ A score of women have ! Mitchell as the “Cat” who h Only $250 CASH AND $69.50 MONTHLY BEST BUYS IN PETWORTH Beautiful New Tapestry Brick Home, 6 rooms, 3 big porches, tiled bath with shower, hot-water heat, instantaneous automatic water heater, pantry and built-in ice box. Only $8,950. ALSO New 4-bedroom corner brick home. 8 G rooms, tiled bath with shower, hardwood B floors, hot-water heat, pantry, built-in of garage. Gallatin and 7th Place N.W. Dutch Colonial residence at 107 Grafton street, Chevy Chase, Md., which has been purchased through the office of Hedges & Middleton by Capt. lmml L. Cox, U. 8. N. PT. YARNELL ASSIGNED up and robbed them, but o TO COMMAND SARATOGA PRl tin Snxerb Ly the | New Aircraft Carrier Expected to carefully masked, thus making posi- { tive identification’ difficult. Go/lfito0ominitiston iOBtober 91 at Camden, N. J. s said | that should he might be erious in his | Corps, Munitions Building, has been ordered to San Francisco for duty with the Air Corps, California Na- Woodside Md. The owner built himself one—and then built this to be his neighbor—so you may know it's all a home can be—in detail of construction and con- venience of finish. There’s a lot of difference between this— and houses thrown together for speculation. Here the owner wanted to protect his own neigh- borhood—and he’s done it. 1210 Glen Ross Road Only 114 miles north of the District Line at Georgia Avenue. North Woodside is the suburb with the most promising future. Sixteenth street is right in its path, and surveying for extension has already oo Will Buy This Home —And Terms Can Be Satisfactorily Arranged It’s on the best avenue in North Woodside— where restriction insures property protection. Lyon Village Model Home Roofed With “Imperial” Roofing Tiles Ludowici-Celadon Co. of Chicago Washington Office 615 Union Trust Bldz. Mitchell and his wife were to be taken before a grand jury today Their attorneys said that he would seeK a writ of habeas corpus unless a | By the Associated Press. | charge is made against them before | 3. Yarnell, § mightfall. Last night the “Cat” told officers that his real name is not Mitchell, but William Edd Baker, member of & fam- ly_prominent in the South. s father is C. B. Baker, now N. J. eveland, but formerly a| He has just completed a flying distiller. course at the United States Naval “Whatever you do,” he entreated | Air on at Pensacola, Fla. Capt. the police, “don’t tell my wife. I mar-|Yarnell formerly was in command of . ried her under the name of Mitchell.” | the Aircraft Squadron Scouting Fleet Detectives said they had learned [and in this capacity flew more than Baker's wife was_the daughter of a hours. He has been identified Dr. Mohr in St. Louis, and that she | with aviation in the Navy for a traced her ancestry to William Penn. | number of years and is an enthusiast She is held pending the possibility of |on that subject. & charge of being an accessory. P g T Maj. Patton Ordered Here. Maj. George S, Patton, U. S. Cav- alry, stationed in Hawaii, has been | ordered to this city for duty in the| office of the chief ‘of Cavalry, Muni- tions Building. 1L E SMALLER PROBERTY 1N TKADE U. 8. N, she is commissioned upon completion about Octoby 31, at the American Brown Bova Slectrical Corporation at Camden, This Home Has— Large living room, with big open fireplace. Side porch, with French doors. French doors also lead to the dining room. Kitchen is very light and _airy, with large outside pantry and the best arrangement of shelves you have ever seen. Built-in _ refrigerator that can be iced from the porch outside. Coat closet in front hall. Three splendid bed- rooms, with ll:'f 1l with closets in each; electric lights. Bath with built-in tub; amd note especially the cross ventilation— most unusual. Linen closet. Hot-water heat. Laundry tubs and auxiliary heater for {™e service water. Floors are hardwood. Screens for every win- dow nnd door, and back 141¢ Eye St. N.W. Main 8949 S “BEYOND COMPARISON" Open 10 AM. to 9 P.M. SATURDAY & SUNDAY for your inspection \\“‘N\W N\ \<i S Nm&\\\m“\\\ 7 %\N\\\N\\V&\\\\\\\\ 1 Z N\ NN % Capt. Crom Detailed to Dayton. Capt. Wililam H. Crom, Air Corps, at Bolling Field, Anacostia, D. C., has been ordered to Dayton, Ohio, for duty in the industrial plans office there and First Lieut. James B. Carroll, Air Corps, of the office of the chief of Air SN S AN “Jameson-Built Model Homes” || - Now Ready for Inspection FIRST TIME OFFERED 1500 to 1536 D Street N.E. Thos. A. Jameson Co. Invites the Public to Inspect These Fine “Jameson-Built Model Homes” The architecture of these fine homes has been carefully designed and selected by our experts of superior home designs. The material also has been carefully selected. All labor furnished by skilled mechanics of the best grade. These homes have been personally supervised by the owner, and money can be saved by buying direct from us. These homes contain six and seven large rooms, tile bath with built-in tub and shower, garage, one- piece sink in kitchen, ex- tra large porches front and rear. Oak floors, lat- est fixtures, floor plugs in each room and built-in ice box. Paved street. I 1343 H St. N.W. Main 10365 : These hotises are in the most desirable section of Cap- fif{7 7 7 itol Hill, convenient to churches, schools and stores. It will S pay you to uyspect these homes. N LYON VILLAGE, VA. Thos. A. Jameson Co. Wllel'e ALL Homes Are 906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 5526 Attractively Landsc aped-- See it tomorrow—Sunday Open all ddy and evening. Lnusunll,y big sepa- rate garage. Lot is 50x13a feet— with cement walks; pleasing lawns and ar- tistic planting. Stop at the big brick house at the entrance to North Woodside where you see our sign—and our representative will take you direct to the home. 4 o Deal with a Realtor Designed by Louis Justement 104 ROSEMARY STREET One Block from Chevy Chase Club Car Line and School ervice A distinctive new Colonial home providing four bedrooms, two com- plete baths, servants’ quarters and heated garage. Screened with copper and weatherstripped. Priced under $30,000. Main 4752 1415 K Street Open Every Day Drive north on Conn, Ave. to Rosemary St. (1 block north of Chevy Chase Club), west one block. GORDON KENNEDY Ouwner and Builder \ S “Ask the Man Who Owns One” HIGHLY DESIRABLE LOCATION EXCELLENT VALUE Grounds of The Star Model Home on Granada Terrace Lyon Village This model home is open for public inspection daily from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. There Is No Danger Here Safety and convenience for school children is a settled fact at Fort Stevens. Schools are so near, yet not on traffic crowded _streets. Stores of all kinds and churches—are convenient; street car lines as well. And the terms on these new semi-detached brick houses are convenient (some have built-in garage). *350 Cash—'55 Monthly Prices, $6,750 to $7,250 Six rooms, tiled bath, hot-water heating system and full dry basement with laundry Before you go “rent hunting” come here and compare the slvmg and advantages of buying your own home in a soundly growing and cleanly restricted community. You have not seen the best home values in this price range if you have not inspected at least one 6f these houses at Fort Stevens. 611 Rittenhouse Street Is Open Every Day Until 9 P.M. qlrive out 16th Strest, throuth Colarade Avenue to Rittenh orgin Avenue cara ouse, East; marked “Takoma® to Kittenhouse, then West. e Telephone Columbia 5984 WARDMAN 1437 K St. N.W. Main 3830 No matter how artistic may be the environment of your own home, the appearance of the grounds of neigh- boring homes must add to or detract from the pleasing effect. Beautiful and appropriate surroundings for every Lyon Village home are assured by the artistic landscaping services of the Lyon Village resident landscape architect, whose expert workmanship is available, without charge, to every home-builder. Visit The Star Model Home in Lyon Village and note particularly the pleasing landscaping effect of this beauti- ful Mediterranean-type home. Lyon & Fitch. Inc. Open for Inspection Telephone: Clarendon 650 C. H. SMALL & CO Lyon Villiage, Clarendon, Va. 925 15th St. N.W. . ; ; Priced at 314,950 EASY TERMS North Cleveland Park SEMI-DETACHED, 6 and 7 rooms, 2 com- plete baths, oak floors throughout, paved street and alley; hot-water heat; Frigidaire refriger- ators; automatic hot-water storage system; elec- tric lights, and all other modern conveniences. —North of Cleveland Park, between Wisc. HiDeatibn; 2o, of (Cleriant o the highest eleva- tions in the city. Convenient to Conn. Ave. and Wise. Ave. car and bus lines—schools and churches,