Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1928, Page 24

24 e USANDS VISIT HONE EXPOSTON Mechanical Typewriter . in Evening Star Booth Is Marvel to Many. Offering a host of suggestions con- cerning _home development, the Ideal Home Exposition, sponsored by the Washington Real Estate Board, was opened at the Washington Auditoriumn last night with several thousand visito: attending. Throngs of men, women and children started to arrive at the hall shortiy after the doors were opened at 7 p.m and the aisles of the two floors used f the exhibits and demonstrations filled unti. closing time. Education: in character, the exposi hibits of all phases of home planni and building, furnishing and equipmen On the lower floor of the Auditorium were found scores of exhibit spaces t developments in r. tric lighting. plumbi plants, wall surfaces, tile work, household ious sorts and othi frigeration, fixtures, heaty washing machines eouipment of v products pertaining to the home, while | on the Auditorium floor were booths of realtors, builders, bankers, insurance companies, title offices, the Operative Builders' Association, newspapers and state Boart In rts were posted to answer a: questions of visitors on problems connected with the develop- ment of a home. Brick-Laying Contest. An innovation at this year's show which proved a big drawing card was 8 brick-laying contest held on the Auditorium stage re an audience that filled the seats in the front haif of the floor left in place there for this | oceasion. This contest, held under the direction of Thomas P. Bones, vice chairman of the exposition commit was won by F. O. Cowsill, an employe of the firm of D. J. Dunigan, Inc., whose work was adjudged best by a jui mposed cf Col. John W. Oehmann, Distriet build- | ing inspector; A. L. Harrls, municipal architect, and W. W. Everctt, president of the Washington Board of Tr: He was awarded a cash prize of $15 and a silver trophy presented by West Bros. Brick Co. K Second place winner was William Clay of the M. & R. B. Warren firm. Pitts, employed by Waverly Taylor. won third place; James Co by the Ward place, and R. J. Ha Miller, fifth place. While the men, garbed in white over- alls, made motar and brick fairly fi their supporters in th dience cheered them on. Haislip, it was announced. has been laying brick for 39 years, at the rate of 2,000 per day. He demon- strated his experience, 1 brick in 16 minutes, nearl minute. Cox, a much placed 100 brick in the judges found th: laying fewer brick, work. Judges Slower Than Masons. 8o fast did the men work that some, intent on their tasks, consciously bor- rowed brick from their opponent’s pile and laid up more than the quota of 100, thus giving the judges an ad- ditional task of deciding on en un- expected question of the varied numbar of brick in the walls. In fi it took had done’ be the judges twice as long to decide upon | the winner as it did for him to lay his bricks. Another feature of the exposition | wich proved popular was the booth cf The Evening Star, a part of which an automatic typewriter in operat receiving ne: ent by the Associated sunny day for SRy calif HE Santa Fe will take you and your family there— Frad Press ‘from New York, this machine being similar to those in use at The | Star office. Crowds were gathered about the machine all evening as it myste- | Qnu{ly clicked off news wired from New | York. 3 | _ The center feature of the Auditorium floor is the exhibit of the realty board. designed under the direction of Gilbert Rodier, member of the Washington Chapter, American Institute of Archi- which contained drawings of sections of a modern house, sam- ples of equipment used and a large nd lavishly landscaped garden sur- unding a_miniature house. A section | of the exhibits on the lower floor was | sponsored by the Electric League. The | show was under the direction of the exposition committee headed by Waver- | Iy Taylor and the management of Alfred | L. Stern. Ben T. Webster, president, | {and other officers of the real ‘estate | board supervised the show. | A feature of tonight's program will b> lathing and plastering contests, t | be judged by Municipal Architect Harris | Ivan C. Weld, president of the ton - Chamber of Commerc>. | Entrants will b> Edward Raynor, lath- ing, and Leonard Shoemaker, plaster ing, for W. C. & A. N. Miller; Prank Mann, lathing, and John J, Dolan, | plastering, the North Washington | Reelty Co.. and C. J. Anderson, lathing |and plastering, of the firm of Walter | Dunigan. These contests will be heid | | at 8:30 o'clock. | ~"Among exhibitors_are the National | Committee on Wood Utilization, Depart- | ment of Commerce, the Better Business | Bureau, the Washington Public lenr}’i and the National Capital Park and Plan- | | ning Commission. | teets, | | FIREMEN RESCUE BABY. | The Fire Department rescue squad | was called yesterday morning to release | Francts Downey. 19 months old, 1151 | Abbey place northeast, when he caught !'his foot in a sewer trap while playing {in_the rear yard of his home. The lusty wails of the trapped young- | ster attracted residents of the meigh- borhned, many of whom attemvted to aid him and then retired in favor of the | firemen, who cffected a rescue after but | | five minutes of effort. | Stomach Signals; || Read Them Right | | ROBABLY that belching after eating is nothing more than the sign of excessive gastric acid. It is well to know how easily this may always be remedied. Quick and compiete re- 1 be chiamed by taking a lit- e's Diapepsin” after eating or when pain is felt. Remember | this fe ur comfort, and lest that on the stomach should stritis! in” instantly neu- tomach acid and ngthens the in- flamed stomach lining, thus promot- ing normal, painless digestion and helping to prevent future trouble. For many years millions have used | and recommended “Pape’s Diapepsin” for the speedy and sure relief of indigestion and allied stomach trou- bles. Follow their example! 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