Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1929, Page 16

REAL CHAIN STORES FIND - D.C. FERTILE FIELD M. J. Luchs Says Big Govern- ment Building Program Will Aid Business. ‘Washington is being recognized as fertile field for chain store business, as evidenced by the influx of new shops here as branches of national and inter- | national chains along F and G streets and other principal business thorough- fares, it was declared today by Morton J. Luchs, Washington realtor, in de- scribing the effect of the great Govern- ment building program on the ciby's{ business life. Further proof of this is seen in ad- vertising in national publications by firms usually carrying addresses as Paris, London, New York and Washing- ton, he sald. “Washington always has been a shop- ing center to a great market area, for R is the only market of consequence | between Baltimore and Richmond.” he sald. “At the time of the Civil War, Washington boasted a population of ! 95,000. The census of July 1, 1928, showed a population of 552,000. In its| adjacent market areas there are 170,000 | persons. This is the market, of ap- proximately 700.000, catered to by Washington merchants. “Washington 1is steadily growing. During the last eight years, there has been an increase of 124,491 people. These must be served, and they are in the main a class of skilled craftsmen ESTATE." Belated Reward Won by Inventor Of “Skyscraper” Belated recognition is to come to Leroy S. Buffington, engineer and architect, of Minneapolis, who is accredited as the inventor of the system by which modern “skyscrap- ers” were made possible. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that in 1882 he designed the first “cloud- scraper,” as it then was called, a 28- story building. . Mr. Buffington, it is said, will re- ceive his first real remuneration from the invention of the skyscraper plan, which has made millions for other men, when the 25-story Rand Build- ing in Minneapolis is completed. Mr. Buffington, who designed this struc- ture, it is reported, will receive one- eighth of 1 per cent royalty on the $1,800,000 cost of the project. MASON MATERIALS DEALERSHEAD LIT Group Shows Higher Net Profits Than Other Build- ing Supply Lines. Building material dealers handling | primary mason materials obtained a| and professional people who demand | higher net profit in 1927 than did deal- and can afford ‘A’ grade merchandise. “The Government has done much in the past few months to further aid Washington in its growth and recog- nition as a chain store center. An ap- propriation of $50,000,000 has been made and was supplemented last Winter by an additional $25,000,000 for the acquisition of ground south of Penn- sylvania avenue from the Capitol to the "Preasury Building. dnd the erection of Government buildings thereon. area comprises approximately 30 city blocks. Already buildings on the site are being demolished and work has been started on the tremendous building rogram there which will carry out the Pentant plan. “The businesses previously located south of the Avenue, in many instances, already have moved to new quarters, thus enlarging the better shopping dis- tricts of the Capital City, and moving the business area westward. Thus Washington is steadily expanding. “The beautification of Washington will naturally cause this city to be visited by more and more people be- cause of its beauty and of their feeling of pride and personal ownership in the National Capital. With the rapid growth in the use of the automobile and ‘the aeroplene, larger and larger numbers will visit Washington every year, and as this tremendous appropria- tion of $75,000,000 is utilized, Washing- ton must become more beautiful, and as its fame grows, cultured people who insist upon the finest quality of amuse-~ ment, merchandise and accessories, will wvisit it from all parts of the world, thus affording the Washington merchant an international market.” ATTORNEYS PURCHASE K STREET PROPERTY Lyons Brothers Will Hold Site, Bought for $100,000, as Investment. The property at 1426 K street, now im- wved by a three-story brick residence, been purchased by R. B. H. Lyon and Simon Lyon, local attorneys, from Mrs. Rosa M. Camp, it was announced today by the office of McKeever & Goss, which handled the transaction. The consideration was reported to be nearly $100,000. It is understood the Lyon brothers will hold the property as an investment. PLANS FOR DWELLINGS ARE APPROVED BY JURY ‘Wardman Constructon Co. to Build 12, at Cost of $72,000, on Rittenhouse Street. Architectural plans for 12 dwellings to be erectéd by the Wardman 'struction Co. at 1353-1375 Rittenhouse street &t a total estimated cost of $72,- 000 from designs by M. Mesrobian +have been approved and commended by a jury of the Architect’s Advisory ! Council. Thé jury, composed of J. A. Parks an1 Edward E. Donn, meeting in the office of Maj. Donald A. Davison, As- sistant Engineer Commissioner, also ap- proved plans for the following: Dwelling for 1437 Iris street, designed !'by George T. Santmyers, costing $10,000; |dwelling for 2925 Glover driveway, de- signed by G. E. MacNeil, costing $10,- 11700; dwelling for 4319 Reno road, de- signed by Mr. Santmyers, costing $9.- 000 dwelling for 4853 Masachusetts avenue, designed by R. B. Carr, costing $15,000, and two dwellings for 3515-3517 Upton street, designed by E. O. Beall, costing $20,000. Four Bedrooms Built-in Garage Enclosed Porches —Just a trio of the many features we are offering in one of the choice sections of N.E.. a subdivision of ideal brick homes called Gallaudet Park See Located just North Them of 10th and Fla. Today Ave. N.E. 86 Sold— Only a Few Left $6.950—$8.950 ‘We want you to visit these homes and give them most critical inspection. Representative on premises will gladly explain every de- tail. Easy terms, etc. “Call us by phone” Sample House 1509 West Va. Ave. N.E. JiDilloi Gesdy 904 14th St. N\W. Main 6181 Auto Service From Prices— our cent. The savings in expense were concentrated in any particular item, but rather were scattered over nearly all the items. ers in any other lines, or group of lines, according to a report just issued by the Harvard Bureau of Business Research on its study of operating expenses and net profits of building material dealers of that year. The typical profit figure for mason material dealers for the year was re- ported to be 1.7 per cent of net sales. Lumber dealers were next in line with is | & typical profit of 1 per cent of sales. Dealers in lJumber and coal and in lum- ber, mason materials and coal common- y obtained profits of .6 per cent; deal- ers in mason materials and coal, a profit of .2 per cent, and dealers in lumber and mason wmaterials, peither a profit nor loss, the report states. The report was based on figures sub- mitted to the bureau by 288 individual dealers and by 61 line yard organiza- tions operating approximately 770 yards. The volume of business represented was well above $150,000,000. In general, the more favorable re- sults shown by mason material dealers were attributable to low operating ex- penses rather than to high margins. Wheng the firms in this group were classiffed profit, it was found that total expense ranged from 27.5 per cent of sales for firms incurring a net loss to 18.1 per cent for firms with profits above 3 per cent. according to their rate of Similarly, in the second most success- ful group, that of the lumber dealers, firms showing a net loss of more than 3 per cent had total expense of 29.9 per cent, as contrasted with an expense figure of 19.7 per cent for firms obtain- ing a net profit of more than 3 { 0 GROCER IS FINED. William Jeweler Is Convicted of Two Violations. Convicted of two violations of the health regulations, William Jeweler, a grocer, having a store in the 1400 block of P street, was yesterday fined $30 by Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt. Health inspectors said they had re- peatedly warned Jeweler to clean up his store. ~Jeweler said he had been sick and unable to obey the warnings of the inspectors. Eshibit 11 Home HOLBROOK ST. N.E. One Square orth of 14th and Florida Ave. Close to Sears-Roebuck's Proposed New Depart- ment Store 927 15th St. N.W. and only 9 AM. to 9 PM. ‘judge of the court * * T STATE LICENSE LAW UPHELD BY COURT Florida Judge Issues Injunc- tion Against Double Deal- ing by Corporation. The first instance in which the in- strument of injunction has been used to enforce a real estate license law was seen in the decision of Judge Harry G. Taylor of the Circuit Court of Polk County, Fla,, according to the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The assoclation points out that this decision is a striking example of the way in which real estate license laws act as a very practical protection to the interests of the public. At the request of the Florida Real Estate Commission, Judge Taylor issued a perpetual injunction restraining two corporations from operating as real es- tate brokers without complying with the State real estate license law. In the case which the Florida Real Estate Commission brought before Judge Taylor the bill of complaint stated that a corporation while operat- ing under the law governing a non- profit organization and ostensibly act- ing as a civic association for the bene- fit of Florida, organized to give out un- biased and authentic information, with- out cost, regarding the State to those living outside the State, had secured thus a valuable list of real estate pros- pects, which were given to a second cor- poration, an organization secretly formed by the officers of the publicity bureau, which dealt as real estate brokers with the prospects. Furthermore, according to the state- ment of the Florida Real Estate Com- mission, the “non-profit” publicity cor- poration solicited memberships from brokers, subdividers and developers in various sections of the State. In re- turn for membership the bureau fur- nished these brokers, subdividers and developers with real estate leads. When a sale was made through such a lead, the members were required to pay the bureau a commission. None of the of- ficlals of the two corporations were registered as real jestate brokers with the Florida Real Estate Commission. ‘The court found the facts as set forth in the bill of complaint by the Florida Real Estate Commission true and issued the perpetual injunction. Section 42 of the Florida real estate license law, which permits the use of Injunction in enforcing the license law, contains the following provisions: “Whenever it shall appear to the com- mission that any person, partnership or corporation is operating as a broker or salesman without having been duly egistered * * * the commission shall have authority to file a bill in equity in its own name * * * and by its counsel, alleging the facts and praying | for an injunction * * * against such person, partnership or corporation or its members, officers or directors, restrain- ling them from further operating or act! as a real estate broker or sales- man until such time as the proper cer- tificates shall have been nted. Upon proper application and showing that the defendant is not registered * * * the * shall grant an injunction. * * * The court shall have power to enforce said injunction.” C. W. Steers Appointed Manager. Charles W. Steers has been appointed manager of the business properties de- partment of N. L. Sansbury Co., Inc., it was announced today. Mr. Steers has been in the real estate business here for a number of years and formerly was associated with the Allan E. Walker Co. Realtors to Fly to Convention. Five Houston realtors who have made plans to attend the annual business meeting of the National Assocfation of Real Estate Boards, to be held in Bir- mingham, January 23, 24 and 25, will make the trip from Houston to Birming- Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday L. T. Gravatte REALTOR Evening Phone Georgia 2900 $350 CASH Gives You Immediate Possession of one of these FAMOUS FORT STEVENS HOMES $6,750 to 7,850 Come Out and See T ham via airplane. Superior Construction With These Features FOUR BEDROOMS, bath with built-in tub and show- er, beautifully finished hard- wood floors throughout, one- piece sink, FRIGIDAIRE, CABINE AS RANG HEATER, servant’s toilet and laundry trays and de- tached BRICK GARAGE. Main 753 HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, BOLGIANO SEED FIRM TO MOVE FEBRUARY 1 Concern Will Occupy Own New Three-Story Home at 607 E Street. F. W. Bolgiano & Co., seed firm, for- merly located at 915 E street, will move into its new home, a three-story and basement brick building being com- pleted at 607 E street, on the site of the old Salvation Army headquarters, on February 1, it was announced today by officials of the company. The new building, designed by Mil- burn-Heister & Co. and constructed by R. P. Whitty & Co., had a construction cost of approximately $80,000. 1928 BUILDING COSTS ABOUT SAME AS 1927 Straus Reports Trends in Monthly Figure Different, Finding Approximate Reversal. The monthly average of building costs for 1928 was about the same as for 1927, it is reported by S. W. Straus. “The trends, however, were different. Whereas the end of 1927 found the in- dex about 4.5 per cent below that of the beginning of the year, the year 1928 showed an approximate reversal of this condition,” the report con- tinues. “The seasonal weakness in the build- ing material markets was not very pro- nounced during December, building cost indexes showing practically no change. For the most part the markets held their own and the price declines re- ported in brick and cement were not sufficient to offset firmness and slight advances in other materials. The policy of curtailment of lumber production, although = not altogether successful, proved effective this past year. Struc- tural steel shapes had a firm market which, it is expected, will be carried into the first quarter of 1929. “If the recent action of the Interna- tional Union of Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers, may be taken as a cri- terion, union labor will continue to stand for efficlency in industry. This fair-minded position indicates that labor as one of the factors of produc- tion views its problem upon a sound economic basis. The building industry may feel assured, according to the ac- tions of these labor bodies, that labor will be a co-operating influence during the ensuing year. “The index of labor costs rose less than 1 per cent during the year,” Straus finds. Miss Emma Payne's “Lady of the Moon” Takes First Prize. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 19.—“Lady of the Moon,” owned by Miss Emma C. Payne of Washington, took first prize for the best female in the cat show held here this week, under auspices of the Maryland Cat Fanclers’ Club. “Lavender Bendigo,” a blue Persian owned by Miss Elsie G. Hydon of Begota, N. J., received the prize awarded for the best cat in the sho ' BURLEITH Beautifully Developed and Conveniently Near-in Between Western High and the Cathedral Sample Home 2206 Tunlaw Road N.W. Bxchbbbonally | wids i room tapestry brick homes, with fireplace, one and two baths, t hr e e spacious porches, garage, Frigidaire, numerous closets and every other feature to make th, the most attractive homes for the money in all North- west. Low Price—Exceftional Terme Robert E. Kline. Jr.. Owner 718 Union Trust Bldg. Main 5246 Or Any Broker Just two blocks north of 37th SATURDAY, ANUARY 19, 1929, BALTIMORE REALTORS SEEK INSURANCE BILL Move Made in Attempt to Reduce Rate, Backers of Act Declare. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 19.—The Real Estate Board of Baltimore will intro- duce a bill at the present session of the Legislature giving the State insurance commissioner power to fix insurance rates on dwelling houses and other property in Baltimore. The bill has been prepared and is ready for introduction. It was sub- mitted to the directors of the Real Es- tate Board this week and finally ap- proved. At the last session of the Legislature a similar bill was urged by the Real Es. 9 ROOMS 2 BATHS excelle; Doreh. a CHU home BARGAIN. place for children. nt condition. b DETACHED, ch. ation and convenie e real BARG 317 Woodward Bldg. 1347 Montague St. N.W. peraciep STONE HOME Wonderfully constructed with heavy. thick stone walls. 6 bedrooms and one of its baths are on the first floor, E Its southern exposure. large concrete front porch e fine fireplace and the high-class location near 16th St. the Rock Creek Park. together with its great convenience to S LS, S RCHES, CARS and BUSSES, lend to the present and future value of this The elevi tion is high and it is an ideal, healthful and pra Also the Last of This Estate 1357 Montague St. N.W.—$11,500 2y B-room. 2-hath home (2 bedrooms. bath on first floor), concrete eping porch. fireplace, h.-w.h. nces the same as EASY TERMS PAUL MAGOFFIN Exclusive Agent WE INVITE COMPARISON KANSAS AVENUE CLOSETS, 0AK HARDI THROUGHOUT, DRESSERS, KELVINATOR ELE: ERATOR, COLORED ONE-PIE ARTISTIC TW0-COLORED B GARAGE AND PAVED ALLEY. :—: :—: :—: p2” EMERSON STREET BUS—14th STREET CAR—GEORGIA AVE- NUE CAR—EAST AT EMERSON STREET TO KANSAS AVENUE. Exhibit House 4925 KANSAS AVENUE wews CAFRIT tate Board. The present bill differs from that:of two years ago in that its provisions. apply ‘only to property in the city of Baltimore. At t time’local insurance compa- nies and other interests made a hot fight, against. the bill in committee and finally succeeded in killing it. ‘Theé Real Estate Board has been moved in its present action by the recent decision of the fire underwriters of Washington to reduce dwelling ratu‘ in_that city. 1 The present: rates in Baltimore are 80 per cent higher than those which now prevail in Washington and Phila- delphia, backers of the bill say. e — Realty Appraisal Forms. The drafting of appraisal forms.so carefully worded that they will consti- tute a definite influence for accurate appraisal methods will come before the National Association of Real Estate Boards at its coming annual business | meeting, to be held in Birmingham, | Ala., January 2: 2! Georgia Baptist Student Union re- cently held its fourth annual confer-| ence. $14,500.00 Lot 50x132Y, Open Remember! 2 of its crything modern and in sleeping eservoir OOLS, STORI 1 ical by about . elec. and garage. Lo oth these house described above. Phone Main 3023 20 FT. WIDE, SIX LARGE REAL OPEN FIREPLACE, " AND LEEPING CONCRETE FRONT CAFRITZ W ARDROBE PARQUET ¥LOORS, 7-INCH WOOD FLOORS AND TRIM ELABORATE KITCHEN TRIC REFRIG- CE SINK. (BUFF), TH (GREEN—BUFF), M. 9080 BAR Built-in Garages and T Sts. EVH{YTHING that could be desired in a moderate priced home—brick construc- tion—semi-detached—large, well lighted rooms —front and rear porches—built-in garage and 2 host of other attractive features. Inspect them today and you will decide that here is exactly what longing for in Open man St Tuckerman St. half squares. BY AUTO—Ont hem Today or Geor nce to Tuckerman Street and Eighth. phone Georgin 304. WARDMAN 1437 K Street N.W. We house over one-tenth of Washingtow's population. you have been looking and a home of your own, OFFICE AT 8th & Tuckerman Sts. N.W. Until 9 P. M. TO GET ’x'HEl!B—flulA(‘-nr.h Ave. to Tucker- t cars and get off N east one and on Sixteenth St., through Colorado, Tele~ Main 3830 NEW NORTHEASF HOMES 1208 to 1218 Owen St. N.E. Only $7,450 $100 CASH $13.75 WEEKLY Cabinet Ironing Boards Hot-Water Heat Large Dining and Sleeping Porches BUILT-IN REFRIGERATORS o to Twelfth and Florida Avenue N.E. ,000 Less Than Other Builders Are Asking for Practically the Same House PHONE FOR FREE AUTO TO INSPECT .R.HOWENSTEIN 131 H STREET NORTHWEST AIN Electric Lights ' and_walk north to Owen St. (@1 INCORPORATED There’s a brand new house at 4812 Montgom- ery Lane, the first avenue into Edgemoor as you drive from the city, which can be bought to excep- tional advantage. Very attractive design; six rooms of roomy plan —porch; and surrounded by wide lawns. The bath, kitchen and other equip- ment are of the latest type —while the construction details, hardwood floors, hot-water heat, etc., are such as can only go into a first-class building project. Maxim| 1415 K Street QPO » s Offered Under Price Everybody recognizes Edgemoor, Md., as one of the de luxe residential communities around Washing- ton. A home here carries prestige with it. EEVERwGOSG..i. Deal With a Realtor The owner will accept materially less than the value—and you'll find the terms will be arranged about as you request. We'll have the house open tomorrow—Sunday —from 1 p.m. to dark— and you can go through it deliberately. Drive out either Conn. Ave., turning west at Bradley Lane, or Wis- consin Ave., straight to Montgomery Lane, Edge- moor. National 4750 Realtors Plan Caribbean Cruise. in Panama, because of the expected presence there at the time of the party's The realtors party which will make & | yisit of the entire Atlantic and Pacific cruise of the Caribbean following the | fleets. The association's party will re- Midwinter meeting of the National As- | main in Panama two days, in order to sociation of Real Estate Boards, in Bir- give its members an opportunity to Wil @ TONTINE LWINDOW SHADES il B Dupont’s Tontine is waterproof—sunproof —artistic and colorful—when soiled it may be easily cleaned with soap and water. Compare it with any other shade cloth on the market. Factory Prices Save You Morey v ¢ S S L nflm Main 3324-3325 Propriclor A Government Park Across from These 7 Rooms Tiled Baths Built-in Showers Big 145-ft. 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Located in exclusive, quiet, residential section of beautiful Cleveland Park, two short blocks from Con- necticut Avenue, convenient to churches, schools and shops, and to bus and street car lines, Formerly rented for §65 per month, can now be purchased for as low as $4243 per month, including all expenses, after reason- able first payment. In buying you save about half your rent, as part of $12.13 monthly pay- ment goes to reduce balance of purchase price. £ 200M wetre LIVING 200) wo et See this attractive home today. Representative at Apartment 104, 3018 Porter St., all day Saturday and Sun- day. Phone Cleveland 929. Other days phone Main Office for inspection appointment, M. and R. B..WARREN Realtors and Builders Telephone Main 977 925 Fifteenth St. N.W.