Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1928, Page 18

18 REAL CONSTITUTION HALL PLANS APPROVED Building, to Cost $1,200,000, to Be One of Show Places of Capital. _(Continued From Seventeenth Page). builder; Louis R. Moss, architect; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 3226 to 3230 Porter street (lots 38 and 39, square 2067); to cost $15,000. N. L. Sansburg Co., owner and builder; Louis R. Moss, architect; to erect two brick garages, 3226 to 3230 Porter street (lots 38 and 39, square 2087); to cost $1,000. Louis Bush, own: ; Schneider-Snleidt Co., builders; A. S, Mullett & Co., architects; to remove front and build new and general repairs, 339 First street northeast (lot 92, square 724); to cost $9,000. One-Story Brick. D. F. Swab & Son; to erect one 2- story brick and frame dwelling, 6031 Third street (lots 27 and 28, square 3338); to cost $7,500. C. G. Van Emon, owner and builder; Victor Mindeleff, designer: interior re- pairs, 712 East Capitol street (lot 801, square 897); to cost $5,000. Maj. Henry Leonard; to repair, 3038 N street (lot 836, square 1209); to cost $4,000. R. B. Jacobs, owner; Mr. Dorsey, bullder; J. Alonzo Ploter, designer; to erect one l-story frame addition to dwelling, 1204 Forty-eighth street ;\i)l;,lolaensl (lot 62, square 5160); to cost Quality Laundry, owner; Penn Elec- tric Co., contractor; to install three mo- tors, 18 L street southwest (lot 14, square 649); to cost $1,000. Dr. Robeet T. Hottel, owner and builder; to wrect frame addition, 1239 Monroe strett. northeast (lot 19, square 3929); to cost $500. H. Nnoel, owner and builder; to enlarge and igclose rear porch, 5413 Hawthorne lace (lot 807, square 1407); to cost $40C. R Edwin W. Barr; to’erect gatage, 5525 Thirty-ninth street (lots 43 and 44, square 1858) ; to cost $300. Frame Addition, Mrs. H. C. Butler; to erect- frame addition, 1525 Kearney street northeast él‘%? 3% and 34, square 4010); to cost Dr. H. C. Yarrow; repairs, 814 Seven- teenth street (lot 41, square 127); to cost $500. H. M. Smith; to excavate cellar, 2611 ‘Wisconsin ‘avenue (lot 5, square 1935); o cost $600. Stanley & Johnson; repairs, 3120 Fourteenth street (lot 193, square 2674) ; w.’cu;t $300. ohn A. Hunter; o bujld one 1-story.| brick and tile garage, 4237 Nevada 2‘3 4 nue (lot 10, square 2027); to cost $800. Mrs. Robert E. Lee; to érect one 1- story brick addition, 2140 Wyoming avenue (lots 881 and 886, square 2528); % 0 o . J. Bowles, owner; ‘National Wood- Wardman, - architeet;. . rcet. 9-inch an, arc ;. to. erect, . inside wail, 1701 Kalorama avenue (lot 90, square 415); to cost $300. Da 1. Herson, owner; Fearing Electric Co., contractor; to install elec- tric motor, 1706 Seventh street (lot 836, square 419); to cost $300. John O'Donoghue, owner and con- tractor; George N. Bell, designer; to erect show window and erect marquise over entrance door, 1334 H street (lot 11, square 251); to cost $350. H. L. Thornton; to erect two frame , 511 to 515 Van Buren street ol street. (lot 801, aquare 837); to cost James Winzie; to stucco front and of building, 1300 Fifth street (lot 9, square 512); to cost $400. 2 U. S. ARMY IS ACTIVE IN REAL ESTATE SALES Disposed of $3,116,374.83 Worth of Buildings and Land in Fiscal Year. The United States Army engages actively in the real estate business. Dur- ing the fiscal year 1928, it disposed of 8,555.18 acres of land and buil by sale for a total sum of $3,116,374.83, ac- cording to a statement Tecently made by r Department. During the year 722 buildings were salvaged, the ma- terial contained thefein being used for Tepairing other buildings at the posts and stations wherever possible. At the close of the fiscal year, the department further states, there were in force 1,517 revocable leases and licenses for the use of government-owned prop- erty by private individuals with an an- hual rental of $726,068. At the same time there were in effect 554 leases for the use of private prop- erty by the War ent having an I}:@lu rental of $416,662.0. This is 8 rease during the year of 16 leases at an annual rental of $4,448.77. Built by C. H. Small and Company {1509 West Va. Ave. : N.E. (Sample House) Prices . 86,950—88,750 % These homes are located Borth of 10th and Florida Ave. NE, convenient to stores, schools and churches. 86 ESTATE. Sl b three CHAN MOVENENT GROWTH IS SOV Revised Edition of Directory Shows 18-Month Gain of 4,278 Stores. Rapid recent growth of the chain store movement is indicated in a list of existing chains, to be included in a revised edition of the chain store di- rectory published jointly by the brokers’ division and property management di- vision of the National Association of Real Estate Boards as a service to members. The revised edition of the directory will be reac; for distribution in Janu- ary. It furnishes to the members of these divisions a confidential list of chain store organizations with the ad- dress of their headquarters office in each case. The revised edition will carry the addresses of 9,181 chains, representing 36 different lines of business. The earlier edition of the directory, com- piled in May, 1927, contained the names of 4,903 chains, in 30 separate lines of business. While the increase in the number of chains listed is due in part to the fact that information on the chain store movement has become more complete, nevertheless the enlargement almost a doubling of the number included in the list compiled 18 months ago, is a re- flection chiefly of the rapld growth in the number of chains and in the num- ber of stores within the chains. Consolidations which have taken place, as well as births and deaths in the chain store movement, have made n‘::aury the preparation of a revised The directory is being published in the 8l,x11 booklet, punched for a binder. A copy will be mailed upon publication, free of cost, to every mem- ber of the brokers' division and the property management division for the year 1929. Chicha, the national South American aleoholic drink, was the beverage of the Indians before the time of Colum- Colonial residence at 2707 Thirty-fourth place, Heights, which has heen purchased by Mrs. Huebscher, threugh the office of Bos & Phelw,dfrnm Comdr. Webb Hayes, 2d. The house contains ten rooms and h: LY THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1928 HOME OF MRS. ELIZABETH HUEBSCHER Magsachusetts Avenue FOUR FLOORS ARE LEASED BY RICHMOND MILLINERS Baby Shop .Rents 613 Twelfth Street—Dress Store to Take 615. ' Four floors in the Bragg Building, 707 Twelfth street, comprising approxi- mately 1,600 square feet of space, have been leased for a period of two years by Kaufman & Co., wholesale milliners, Richmond, Va., it was announced today by Shannon & Luchs, Inc, who nego- tiated the transaction. The firm also announced the closing’ of contracts for the leasing of four other downtown locations. Premises at 613 Twelfth street have been leased for five years by the Helen and Betty Baby Shop for a children’s and infants’ ap- parel store. Premises at 615 Twelfth street have been leased by the Bess Dress Shop for five years, 701 Twelfth street has been | leased by the Southern.Stelos Co. for a | receiving room for mending women's hosiery, and Perry Bremer has leased premises at 703 Twelfth street as an art store. HOUSE FRAME IS STEEL. Demonstrated. An_ all-steel-framework house, the first of its kind in Washington, is being erected as a demonstration of this type of construction at 3302 Rittenhouse street, Chevy Chase, by Edward R. Carr. The entire rough framework of the dwelling now has been cnm&lewd and the place is open to the public, it is an- nounced by the N. L. Sansbury Co,, which has charge of its demonstration. APPROVE CHURCH PLANS. Architects Pass on Universalist Memorial Design. ‘The architectural design for the Unt- versalist National Memorial Church, 1810 Sixteenth street, has been ap- proved by the Architects’ Advisory Council, which makes a study free of charge of all bullding plans filed at the District Building. The jury for these plans consisted of 1. S. Porter, L. P. Wheat and T. R. Edwards. The church structure has an estimated cost of $207,000 and was de- signed by Allen & Collens. ya All-Brick #15,750 Construction 1621 K St. N.W. 7 MASS. AVE. Exhibit Home 2810 39th St. N.W. Open Until 9 P.M. Saturday and Sunday | Drive West on Fulton St. From Mass. Ave. to 39%th, Then Right to Home. J. €. Douglass Co. Realtors—Builders HEIGHTS Two Full Tiled Baths Open Fireplace Two-Car Garage Copper Guttering | Five Large Bedrooms !} Completely Weather-Stripped Covered Concrete Porch Large Landscaped Lot e Frank. 5678 7 4 STONE 9 ROOMS 2 BATHS 1347 MONTAGUE ST.N.W. *14,50 Lot 50x132Y, DETACHED OPEN INSPECT ST | | First of Kind in Capital Being COST OF BUILDING AT SHHONTH PEAN October Reported Third Suc- cessive Period to Wit- ness Rise. Construction costs have risen to the highest plane they have occupied at any time during the past 30 months, according to statistics just compiled by the Associated General Contractors of America. October was the third suc- cessive month to witness a rise in the cost average. The record for the elapsed portion of 1928 shows but one decline, = Four rises are indicated as having taken place since January. ‘The first increase during this year occurred last June, breaking a succes- sion of decreases that had been regis- tered at regular intervals since Mid- summer of 1927. Double 1913 Average. “The average of construction costs,” the report states, “now is slightly more than double the average recorded in 1913. The average for the first 10 months of 1928 is slightly below the fig- ure registered for the corresponding period of last year, a low-cost era during the opening months of the cur- rent year having served to offset the effect which recent rises have had up- on the 10-month average. “The increase noted in October is attributed to higher prices commanded by basic construction materials during that month, the third In succession to witness an increase. Two Changes This Year. “The wage situation continued to give every indication of .a stabilized condition, presenting an average show- ing no change from that held by the gecedml month. Only two changes the wage average have occurred this year, a slight decrease taking place in June and a counterbalancing increase asserting itself in September. “A scale which places the average of combined construction costs for 1913 at 100 as its basis shows the following index numbers for the months of this year: January, 199; February, 199; March, 197; April, 197; May, 197; June, 198; July, 198; -August, 200; September, 201, and October, 202.” The American Academy in Rome offers three fellowships each for two years. a year and an additional $250 for tra eling. in North Cleveland Each fellow will receive $1,500 | PAINT HANGS ON WOOD. l“FREE-LOT" SCHEME ' Authorities Doubt That Fluid Readily Adheres. Laboratory authorities claim there is reason for believing does not really adhere to wood, at after the paint has dried out thoroughly, but that it hangs on chiefly by gaining mechan- ical grips in minute openings in the surface of the wood. The degree of “paintability” of cer- tain w depends upon whether the openings are few or numerous, small or large. The effect of wood grain on paint tenacity is noticeable on wood having wide annual growth rings and in which there is a sharp contrast be- tween Spring wood and Summer wood. The Summer wood is much .dénser than the Spring wood, so that paint scales off the former more quickly. The laboratory report states that if some way were found to make paint adhere better to wood, the durability of paint on all woods would likely be improved and that the differences in their paint- ing characteristics would largely disap- pear, Georgi; Files Election Report. Georgia_is the second State to file with the Department of State the offi- clal record of its electoral vote at the recent presidential election. The rec- ord of the vote of Alabama was the first one recelved at the State Department. Responses from all the other States of the Union are expected within the next few_week: An Artistic 5-ROOM BUNGALOW Sninsle effect. unusyally well built and 'beautifully appointed. Hardwood fioors. hot-water heat. open fire- place. large ot~ 46x135, fenced. Front porch, Pave street.’ EASY ~TERMS! 1 block from 14th Bt. Cars. Drive out Ga. Ave. to Rittenhouse 8t. Rittenhouse _to or take 14th St. marked Takoma to 3rd & Sherldan 'Sts. Walk 1 block east. TERRELL & LITTLE INC. 1206 18th St. Decatur 2112 Vital Facts Which Make This Detached Brick 3720 Yuma Street | Park HIGH ELEVATION, ALL NEW HOMES, REFINEMENT, COMFORT X oyt SEE AND COMPARE ‘Study These Featur h with shower. first floor. erful con: ru Finished In tasteful harmony. 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Main 7713 FOREST HILLS Those of discriminating tastes who demand an un- excelled environment. will find their ideal realized in Forest Hills—a restricted development noted for its its unique homes—its quietude and its You will be especially inter- ested in this new French Manor House at HIT BY STATE BODY Michigan Securities Commission to‘ Cite Licensed Realtors Who | Use It in Sales. | An order just issued by the Michigan Securities Commission indicates its opinion of what is commonly called the | “free lot scheme” for promoting real | estate sales, a device which has been | emphatically condemned by the Wash- ington Real Estate Board. | ‘The Michigan commission, which ad- | ministers the Michigan real estate li- | cense law, has issued the following | order: “It is hereby ordered that any li-| censed real estate brokers or real estate salesmen practicing in this State what is commonly calied the “free lot scheme” are to be cited before this com- mission to show cause why their licenses | should not be revoke The penal law of the State of New | York “utterly forbids use of the ‘free | lot scheme'” in selling real estate, ac- cording to an opinion given by Albert | Ottinger, attorney general, in a letter to A. C. MacNulty, deputy secretary of | state, in charge of the administration | of the New York real estate license law, indicating the extent of power of the New York real estate license of-| ficlals to move against firms "using | “free lot" bait in disposing of their | tracts. = | ‘This is true even where there is' REAL E no deceit in the particular case, being the evident purpose of the Legis- lature to forbid the use of such meth- ods because of the probability that they would be accompanied by deceit, the New York attorney general sa STATE. it Sharks’ Fins Delicacy. ‘The great delicacies in China are cooked bamboo s h " mests added to soup, sharks’ fins and boche- de-mer, a specles of a sea plug. Big Facing Rock Creek Park! ig “The Ideal Location’ Only Three Left! See Them Sunday! Adjacent to Million Dollar Bridge and Wardman Park Hotel $13,950 on especially attractive terms Exhibit Home 2206 Cathedral Ave. Open 9 AM. to 10 PM. 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