Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1929, Page 19

REAL ESTATE. MKEEVER HEADS REALTY BRORERS Lansing Valk Is Elected Vice | Chairman of Board Division. vice president of was_elected chair- | man of the brokers' division of the Washington Real Estate Board at its 4 organization mee! ing this weel Lansing Valk of the firm of Schwab, Valk & Canby was elected vice chairman. Mr. the work of the| board for a num- | ber of years and recently “served as | chairman of the sales managers’ di- vision. Before the formation of the partnership of which he is now a member Mr. Valk was associated with 3. A. McKeever, the staff of Boss & Phelps. Ben T. Webster, president of the real estate board, opened the initiali session of the division, stating that the creation of this division, under au- thority of an amendment to the by- laws of the board recently adopted, would give members of the board in- terested in brokerage business an op- portunity to concentrate their efforts in developing board activities particu- larly helpful to brokers. Following a brief business session, the chairman was authorized to appoint a committee of five to act as an advisory committee to plan activities for the divison. With organization of the brokers’ divi- slon, Mr. Webster pointed out, the board had consummated the re-organ- ization provided for in the amendment to the by-laws. The two other sections, the mortgage and finance division and the property management division, per- fected their organization in the past two weeks, Organization of these divi- sons, Mr. Webster said, would make possible practical division of the work of the board into three major branches, covering activities of rental offices, mortgage loan brokers and brokerage &ales. e New Cuban Capitol. HAVANA (#).—The government tplans to dedicate the new Capitol of Cuba on May 10. The building is only partly completed and has already cost $13,000,000. It is lafger than the Capi- tol_at Washington. Tin ROOFS Slag Leaking roofs. gutters and spouts are very expensive to the property owner unless they are taken care of right away by a well experienced man. t my prices before having any metal work done. Payments can be arranged GEO. W. BARGHAUSEN Sheet Metal Work A reputation gained and main- tained by vears of experience in tin roofing, cornices and skylights. 1126 9th St. N.W. Fr. 1325 All work guarant : ’ ¢ Satataitateten s S S S S SRR AR IAR Do fius liefore You Buy Check for These Essential Points in Substantial Home Construction! 1. See the heating plant—is it a National Radiator Co. product or of such a standard of quality? 2. Can you rely on the electric wiring? There is no better than the General Electric System. 3. Standard plumbing fixtures are things of beauty that last forever— McKeever | has been active in | retary of State Wilbur J. Carr, from F. ported to be $125,000. The hou dressing room, lavatory, kitchen, pantry and servants' dining room on the first floor; HOME PURCHASED BY STATE DEPARTME! M. McConihe & C OFFICIAL Residence at 2435 Kalorama road, acquired last week by Robert Dudley Longyear, special assistant to Assistant Sec- Inc., through Stone & Fairfax, Inc. designed by John J. Whelan, contains living room, dining room, library, entrance hall, The price was re- five bedrooms, two dressing rooms and four baths on the second floor; two bedrooms, dressing room and bath, three servants’ rooms and bath on garage, chauffeur's room and bath, laundry, storage and boiler room in base- third floor; and billard room, four-car ment. 10 GUESTS SAVED FROM HOTEL FIRE Seattle Firemen Battle Blaze in Downtown Area With 24 Com- panies in Action. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, January 12.—Thrilling rescues of guests featured a spectacular downtown hotel fire which was brought under control here yesterday by 24 fire companies after destroying the Seneca Hotel and damaging the Victoria Hotel and adjacent buildings with loss esti- mated at $75,000. Ten persons, trapped in their rooms in the Seneca, were carried out un- conscious, while the remainder of the 50 guests, warned by the night clerk, escaped before the firemen arrived. Most of those overcome by smoke were reached with fire ladders. No one was seriously hurt. Mrs. Nellie Ashton, who was kept from jumping from a third-story win- dow by the cries of spectators, was rescued by Patrolman W. M. Palmer, who went into the burning building and carried her out after she had collapsed. The blaze, which started in a sta- tionery store, gained rapid headway when it spread to a laundry, and caused a gasoline explosion which jarred the downtown district, and threw burning embers into the Seneca Hotel and ad- jacent buildings. A half dozen struc- tures were ablaze when firemen arrived. Motorists visiting a Western tourists’ camp enjoy the luxury of a swimming pool, provided in a portable canvas tank. NEW CHEVY CHASE CORNER 195 GRAFTON STREET ALL- BRICK COLONIAL 1621 K St. NNW. EUGENE A. SMITH INCORPORATED ANNOUNCE insist on them! All of these are usual features in Robert E. Kline, Jr., homes. Each item of material must be of quality —and then it is placed into a home by skilled mechanics, Take the Time to See 1217 Owen St. N.E. —and you'll spend the rest of the time in happiness. This beautiful home with all its quality, all its modern conveniences may be pur- chased at a price and on terms that will really astound you. Robert W. Savage 717 Union Trust Bldg. the election of MR. FRANK A. SIMON Formerly Associated With WM. H. SAUNDERS CO., INC. as VICE-PRESIDENT, General Offices at Main 6799 Owen Street is three squares north of Trinidad and Florida Avenues Northeast. OPEN SUNDAY In the BEST SECTION OF TAKOMA PARK, D. C. Convenient to car line, Walter Reed 1ospital and business houses. located on a lot 50 fect wide and 110 deep, contains 6 large spacious rooms, tiled bath with built-in tub (also a servant’s toilet in basement), outside pantry. ; has oak floors throughout, open fireplace, automatic heater for service water, cement front porch, copper-clad shingle roof and other desirable features. Separate second floor, et garage. Criti we are offering an unusual WM. H. SAUNDERS CO., Inc. 1433 K St. N.W. 1 inspection invited as to construction, design and equipment as we believe that bargain. Reasonable terms. Realtors—Established 1887 J.&Douglass Co. Realtors—Builders A REDUCED $5.000 To Effect IMMEDIATE SALE ITUATED directly west of Chevy Chase Circle on an imposing corner site with long frontage on two streets. There are ten large rooms, three complete tile baths, two- car detached brick gar- age, service toilet, large center hall entrance, and all latest developments in fixtures, fittings and true period decorations. OPEN ALL DAY Drive west from Chevy Chase Circle on Grafton Street, two blocks to home. Metropolitan 5678 923 15th St. N.W. $12.500 DETACHED BRICK CORNER (S.E.Corner 7th & Fern Sts. M This beautiful home, 7 clothes closets on ‘District 1017 PREMIER’S DOOR STONED. Unemployed Man Throws Rock at 10 Downing Street. LONDON, January 12 (#).—An un- employed man, who had walked to London from Yorkshire, was arrested yesterday for throwing & stone at the door of No, 10 Downing street, official home of Great Britain’s prime ministers, Prime Minister Baldwin was in his office at the time. THE EVENING STAR.” WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929.% U . ARCHITECTURE LEADS, SAYS BEERS |American Institute Official Prophesies Better Class Building in 1929. . The architecture of America is today | leading the world, according to Willlam | Harmon Beers, chairman of the com- | mittee on public information, Ameri- |can Institute of Architects. More better class bullding will go on in the United States in 1920 than in any previous year, Mr. Beers proph- esies, while warning that architects should not be too much impressed by optimistic forecasts of increased build- ing operations. He foresees stabiliza- tion in construction and advances in design. More Caution Shown. “There is a growing improvement in quality of design and construction, and architects are showing more caution in studying building requirements before, beginning projects,” he contends. “We have had four years of ab- normal construction activity. Estimates of increase have included public works and utilities—roads, bridges, power plants—which are matter for the engi- neer rather than the architect. This type of work has risen from $994,000,000 in 1925 to $1,438,000,000 in 1928. “Architectural construction during these past few years has shown a ten- dency toward stabilization. With sta- bilized volume, there have come sta- bilized building conditions. There has been less speculation in building and more investment building and build- ing by individual owners. “Judged by the trend of building ma- terials the architectural outlook for 1929 is bright. Contracts amounting to $597,000,000 were awarded in October, in 37 States, as against $588,000,000 in September. Contracts awarded during the first 10 months of 1928 showed a gain of 6.8 per cent over the same period of 1927, and were the highest on record. “The mcst important practical ad- brick home for only— Drive out 1412 Eye St. N. W. In Chevy Chz;se, D.C. A brand-new all-brick detached home on a high elevation, near two public schools and con- venient to transportation. Six beautiful rooms, tile bath with shower, stairway to attic, open fire- place in living room, large sleeping and breakfast porches, generous grounds, effectively landscap- ed, and a garage. Think of it, a fully detached $12,750 On Easy Terms Wis. west on River Rd. to property. HEDGES & MIDDLETON, Inc. Realtors Ave., turn Franklin 9503 3715 BRANDY Large room, rooms, open 1418 Eye St. NW. hot water heat, OPEN SUNDAY, 10 to 5 N4S WINE STREET £ LARGE BRICK BUNGALOW In NORTH CLEVELAND PARK Convenient to Connecticut Avenue $11,500 in Living lot, 50x150 fireplace garage; Drive out Conn. Ave. two squares beyond Bureau of Standards to Brandywine St., turn left to house. ansbury CUMPANY INC. 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Competi- | coming annual business meeting of the tive judgments are given every month | National Association of Real Estate in New York City on designs submitted | Boards in Birmingham, Ala., January from every part of the United States. ! 23, 24 and 25. vance architecture can make in the next year is that of better compre- hension on the part of laymen. This is necessary if a representative n: tional architecture is to emerge. O country has 40 or 50 of the world great architects.” Speaking of the future in architec- tural education, Mr. Beers states: Training in Logic Useful. “To a certain extent the Ecole des Beaux Arts of Paris is still the center of architectural training throughout the world. This is because, although Consultation Service Theme. A plan for a consultation service OR the discriminating home seeker these charming detached homes in one of Wash- | ington’s most attractive in-town subdivisions have : an irresistible appeal. 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