Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1928, Page 19

REAL. ESTATE. THE EVENING HOME PROBLENS ANSHERED FREE Real Estate Board to Provide | Experts to Give Aid to All. Any person with questions concern- ng phases of home ownership or con- struction will be offered professional advice free of charge at the ideal home exposition to be staged at the Wash- ington Auditorium by the local Real Estate Board late this month, accord- ing to details of the plan announced this week at the annual meeting of the board by Waverly Taylor, chairman of the exposition committee. | Arrangements have been made with well known bankers, realtors and lead- | ers in the insurance and house-building field to be on duty at the exposition to | answer questions of all comers con- cerning home development problems, Mr. Taylor said, Problems in financing, titles, insur- ance and construction, which confront | the home owner and prospective buyer, may be submitted to the consultants on duty. It is the purpose of the com- mittee in charge to give this consulta- tion service in a disinterested and un- biased manner, with a view to pro- moting interest in home ownership, Mr. Taylor announced. The exposition this year, planned on a larger scale than heretofore, will differ radically from shows held previ- ously, the chairman said. In addition to actual exhibits of many phases of home owning and building matters, he announced there will be demonstrations of the use of building materials and | equipment by foremen mechanics, who are to be stationed at various points in the auditorium to explain best applica- tion of materials and appliances to the modern home. The first floor of the auditorium is to be devoted to the exhibit of mate- rials and services entering into the con- struction of an ideal home. A com- | plete electrical section has been ar- | ranged under the auspices of the Electric League of Washington. It is to contain practically every modern equipment and appliance used in the modern dwelling. On the main audi- torium floor will be located the exhibit of the Washington Real Estate Board and other educational booths where consultants on home problems will be stationed. Other demonstrations are to be presented from the auditorium stage. Lieut. Comdr. Rood Buys Home. Lieut. Comdr. George A. Rood, U. S. N., has purchased a new home located at 108 Summerfield road, Chevy Chase, Md, from George F. Mikkelson. The transaction was handled through the office of Boss & Phelps. The house contains eight rooms and three baths and a two-car garage. M. Amin, who as special coffee maker [ to the late King Edward of England traveled all over Europe in order to brew his majesty’s drinks, has opened & lace shop at Monte Carlo. W et This Book Explaining Financing, Edsy Payments and Quality Materials with Prices and a Hundrad Plans from ‘which to choose Your New Home. FREE! P M) B A e, SEE OUR HOMES SHOW Open Daily, 8:30—5:30, Saturdays Included Sears, Roebuck and Co. 706 Tenth St, N.W. Phone: Main 931 Call, phone or write for this book without obligation Name.. . Street Address. City. W OFFICERS OF REALTY BOARD I Buy California Concern. W. & J. Sloane, the floor covering, furniture and interior decorating house |of New York, Washington and San Francisco, has announced the acqui- sition of the California Furniture Co. | at 644 South Broadway, Los Angeles. Firm l};wes’linto New Home. The insurance firm of Ralph W. Lee & Co. has moved into its new build- ing, which has just been completed at 1508 L street, a two-story and base- mgt building in the Gothic architec- tufal style, designed by Frederick B. Pyle. The building has a frontage of 26 feet and a depth of 92 feet. Upper, left to right: Ben T. Webster, elected president of the Washington ing this week, and Alfred H. Lawson, first vice president. Carr, second vice president. BUYERS ARE WARNED OF “CONTRACT RAIDING” | Warning to purchasers of subdivision || property against the menace of “con- tract raiding” has been issued by the Chicago Read Estate Board in letters set out to recent purchasers of subur- ban lots in its territory. ¥ Some 25,000 letters have been sent| ki out cautioning holders of property who may be solicited to trade their lots or equities for other real estate to scru- tinize carefully both the property offered in trade and the reputation of the firm making the offer. The Chicago Better Business Bureau has engaged actively with the board in heading off loss to uninformed persons through what it warns may be fraudu- lent practice. The bureau in a special bulletin points out the plan of the “con- tract raider” is being to inveigle the | purchaser of real estate from a reputa- ble firm to trade his contract for this property for a second piece of property sold by the raider’s company. ‘The “raider” offers to take the old contract as down payment for what he represents as an investment that will bring much more rapid returns. The price of the new contract is padded to cover the amount of the equity in the original purchase. The purchaser finally buys the piece of property at full price. “The practice of ‘contract raiding' has the elements of fraud,” the bureau points out. “When you change your contract,” the bureau warns, “be sure you are being traded and not raided.” Best Home Buys IN CHEVY CHASE Beyond all doubt one of the biggest values that has been offered in this section in many months. two blocks west of Conn. Ave., near the . shaded street, less than Located on this well Lower: Arthur || STAR, WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE FARE CASE DECISION IS APPEALED The petition of the Maryland Public Service Gommission contesting the de- cision of the lower Federal courts in the United Railways & Electric Co. | case affecting street car fares in Bal- | timore was filed yesterday in the Su- | preme Court. The commission won in | part in the lower courts by having set aside & 10-cent fare, and the case was sent back for trial to determine the D. €, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1928.° proper fare to be charged to produce the earnings the company is entitled to recelve. The commission lost in its contention as to the method to be used in calculating depreciation for rate- making purposes. The railways com- | pany will file a petition asking the| | highest court to review that part ef th | case it lost in the lower courts. The commission insisted In asking a | review that it was correct in calculating depreciation of the company's property to use the original cost as the basis, but the lower courts held that the present- | day value of the property must be used as, the basis. - Semi-Bungalows in Chevy Chase, Maryland |3 Sold 904 14th St. N.W. . $6,950—%7,750 404 Taylor-Strect ‘ Chevy Chase | 8 Rooms Real Estate Board at the annual meet- || Located in a Section of Distinction CONCRETE STREETS These beautiful bungalows on iots 50x101 ft. have five and eight spacious rooms and bath, hot-water heat, electric lights, fireplace, Colonial front porch. These are excellently situated in a charming section of CHEVY CHASE, MD. Representative on Premises—Open and Lighted Until 9 P.M. Terms Arranged J. Dallas Grady Prices , Md. & Bath 2 Left East of Connecticut Ave. Convenient to every facility Main 6181 house for their home on One Wife Made Happy Last Sunday Her husband purchased a duplicate of this Monday. REAL ESTATE. AMERICA'S SMARTEST COLONY OF ENGLISH GROUP HOMES A VILLAGE IN THE CITY Nine Minutes From Dupont Circle A Predetermined Non-Competitive Development Among the Recent Occupants of Foxhall Village Homes Are Col. Henry S. Merrick, U. S. A. Maj. Joseph E. Barzynski, General Staff, U. S. A. Mr. Charles B. Degges, Evening Star. Mr. Edward Twiss Dunlap, Office of the Supervising Architect, U. S. Treasury. Mr. Wall E. Allen, U. S. Government Printing Offica. Mr. Ralph Bowman, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. Mr. Blake Van Leer, Executive Secretary, American Engineering Couneil, Mod‘cl 4456 Que St. (South of Reservolr Road) Open Daily and Sunday 9 Until 6 All enamel gas ranges; unusual ar- rangement of kitchen dressers; Sani- tas on kitchen and bathroom; inlaid linoleum; new noiseless Frigidaire; one-plece porcelain sink; imported English wall paper; built-in garages; iron fences; paved streets; shower baths; Pembroke bath tubs; Oregon fir joists; Long Bell clear white oak floors; birch doors, white pine trim, steel columns and beams; bronze cop- per screens throughout. Three Bedrooms and One Bath to Five Bedrooms and Three Baths $9,850 to $17,750 Within Walkirg Distance of Western High Schéol, New Gordon Junior High School and Fillmore Graded School. BOSSINELPS Owners and Developers 1417 K St. Main 9300 Drive west on Que Street to Wisconsin Avenue, north one block to Reservoir Road, west to Village, make left-hand turn at 44th Street. Circle. - 3936 Morrison Street Spacious two-story and attic home containing 8 rooms, 4 sep- arate bedrooms, also a screened sleeping porch, immense attic with stairway, several open fireplaces, oak floors, h:-w.h., elec. lights, Pittsburg instantarfeous heater, and numerous other features, in- ONLY $12,750 Open Sunday Our New Takoma Park Bungalows and two-story brick homes are specially planned to make housework easy. These houses are well built and very attractive in every way. Have 5 and 6 rooms, 2 and 3 bedrooms, sleep- ing porches and every improvement, Large lots. Shade trees. Room for nice garden. Prices and terms positively right. Construction guaranteed by owner. Come out Sunday to 5th and Van Buren Streets N.W. | 210 6 PM. cluding splendid lot with two shade trees and garage. Hepces & MipDLETON, INC. (Realtors 1412 Eye St Franklin 9503 Saturday and Sunday new sltone residence in ~ fForest Bills 2840 Chesapeake Street The price at which this home is now offered makes it the outstanding value of this exclusive development of Stflctl‘y ;"d"u’ldua’ ;l'g,"c’fl” rgs’dE'lCCS. This home, which overlooks Rock Creek, offers the ultra in refinement, spacious plan and striking individuality. Lovely wide center hall, nine comfortable rooms, three BB R AN You won’t regret it. H. L. THORNTON Owner and Builder 6900 4th St., Takoma Park, D. C. Office Phone Georgia 2291. Watch the football FOLLOW THE GAME On the “New Eighty” PSS . Selectivity Will Astonish You team of your Alma Mater in action—follow each play—hear the cheering and shouting—this and other en- tertainment, so true to the original as to make you ask, “Can this be radio?”, is yours to enjoy during the Fall and Winter when you have a beautiful — beautifully equipped ,tile baths, first floor tile lavatory, oak floors thruout, electric refrigerator, copper screens, metal weather stripping, two-car garage. Its splendid clevation and delightful. setting amid picturesque hills and natural woodlands—assures a distinctive charm that will never be impaired. Protective building restrictions and a high standard of construction have been definitely established. Nowhere in Washing- ton can you find a better home value so delightfully and conveniently situated to the heart of the Nation's capital. Reached via Connecticut Avenue turning east on Albemarle Street to Linnean Avenue, thence north 2 blocks to Chesa- peake St.—or from Rock Creek Park via Broad Branch Rd. Alfred T. Newbold Builder Schwab, Valk: & Canby SELLING AGENTS 1704 Connecticut Avenue Potomac 830 B R R A R SR B AR B R BB A R AR FREED-EISEMANN . the Radio of America’s Finest Homes Make it a part of the furnishings of your new home or apartment—ready to enters tain you and your friends when you move in. Dealers in various parts of the city will be glad to demonstrate this peer of radio receivers in your home. By all means, don’t fail to hear it! Carroll Electric Co. Dependable Electrical Merchandise Since 1900 714 12th St. N.W, Main 7320 AN ABSOLUTE SACRIFICE West of Sixteenth Street, Near Rock Creek Park 4220 17¢h St. N.W. N (Near Varnum St.) Situated in one of Washington’s most desirable neighborhoods and surrounded by beau- tiful, costly homes—1 block to 16th St. bus,(close to 14th St. car line) with a comnzlndlnu view of 16th St..,, enjoying the breezes from nearby Rock Creek Park—this home is more than wortlh& gta?;agy home ::l::e;’sb a:;“loua gonsldent.lun and insj on. e roms aths and 2-car garage will attract X The plot is 201-ft. front on 16th St. o s To effect a quick sale it has been priced below market value and far less than cost to reyroduce. Oepn Sunday 10 AM. to 8 P.M. G Preuninger S Sons 706 Colorade Bldg. Main 6140 Builders—Realtors Washington’s .Greatest Home Value! *350 Cash! 55 Monthly The fact that more than 450 houses have already been sold in this WARDMAN development assures you of the VALUE of these new brick semi-detached homes. Famous Fort Stevens Homes $6,750 to $7,850 Schools, churches and stores are nearby and two car lines are within easy walking distance. The new 20-acre Government Recreational Park adjoins Fort Stevens—truly an ideal spot for children. Come out today and judge for yourself thé wonderful values offered you in these homes. They cost no more than paying rent in an apartment. A few are ready for immediate occupancy. . Office at 8th & Tuckerman Sts. N.W. Open Until 9 P.M. TO GET THERE— Inspect Them Today R T Ly WARDMAN off at Tuckerman St. N.W., then \ east one and one-half squares, 1437 K St. N.W. Main 3830 BY AUTOs-Out Sizteenth St., through Colorado, thence to Tuck- We House Over One-tenth of Washington’s Pepulation erman Street and Eighth. Tele- phone Georgia 394.