Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1929, Page 17

places, respectively. REAL ADOPTS STANDARDS OF LAND APPRAISAL Realty Board Actions at Bos- ton Convention Are Summarized. (Editor's Note: Herewith is pre- sented & summary of actions by the annual convention of the National Assoclation of Real Estate Boards, in Boston last week.) . Detailed standards of practice for the | appraisal of real estate xere adopted by the National Associationl of Real Es- tate Boards at its twenty-second an- nual convention, held in Boston, Mass., June 25 to 28, in which Washington realtors took part prominently. The association adopted resolutions calling for simplification of mechanies’ lien laws, outlining pro] action in the movement for modernization of State and local tax systems, reiterating its position in regard to changes which it asks in the administrative provisions of the Federal revenue act, requesting the Department of Commerce to in- vestigate and make recommendations concerning the possibilities of just reg- ulation of outdoor advertising and pro- testing against a growing tendency to whittle away basic property rights. Leonard P. Reaume, Detroit, was elected president of the association. He will assume office at the Midwinter meeting of the organization, January, 1930. ‘The ;pprllsnl standards of practice, approved and as- recommended by the sociation’s bohrd of directors and adopted by the delegate body, represent an achievement toward which the ap- aisal division of the national associa- n has been working since its estab- lishment at the annual Midwinter meeting of the assoclation in Houston, ‘Tex., January, 1928. While not man- datory, these standards of practice set up an approved procedure which ap- praisal committees of local real estate boards, members of the national as- sociation, and individual realtor ap- praisers are recommended to follow in making appraisals. Other Officers Elected. In addition to the election of Mr. Reaume as president, the following of- ficers were elected and will be inducted into office at the Midwinter meeting of the national association: Krumrine, Chicago, treasurer: William H. Gardner, Winnipeg, Canada; W. W. Butts, St. Louis, Mo.; Stephen W. Sleeper, Boston, Mass.; George W. Morse, Boonton, N. J., and J. Bradley Clayton, San Jose, Calif., vice presi- = nts. Chairmen of the various divisions| elected, who become, as division chair- men, ex-officio members of the assocla- tlon's board of direcg;lrs, are: Brokers Miller, Washington, D. C.; mortgage and finance division, Arthur Younger, Seattle, Wash.; property management division, Frank S. Slosson, Chicago, II.; co-operative apartment division, David V. Sutton, New York; realtor- secretaries division, John N. D. Griffith, Ban Diego, Calif. Directors elected fzr a three-year term are: Harry S. Kissell, Spring- field, Ohio; Walter W. Rose, Orland Fla.; Harry E. Gilbert, Baltimore, M¢ Robert Baker, Los Angeles, Calif,, and J. W. Wheeler, Seattle, Wash. Direc- tors elected for a one-year term ar Hal G. Hotchkiss, San Diego, Calif.; H. L. Rogers, Torcnto, Canada; Alfred H. Wagg, Fla. Charles P. Rowland, S: James B. Drake, Birmingham, Al C. Thorman, San Antonio, Te: Wi llam Low Rice, Indianapolis, Ind.; R. Franklin Hull, White Plains, N. Y. Maurice F. Reidy, Worcester, Mass. Robert L. Fcust, Knoxville, Tenn. Charles J, Pletsch, Honolulu, Hawall Oliver T. McIntosh, Denver, Colo.; Charles E. Jackson, Rockford, Ill.; Earl S. Kester, Allentown, Pa., and Harry Latter, New Orleans, La. Outlines Tax Position. ‘The association*stated its position as to action needed to bring about a more equitable distribution of the tax burden. ‘This statement follows four years of study by special committees. The tax on real estate now amounts to at least 80 per cent of the tax for all State and local purposes, the association points out. “The two principal and most gen- erally recognized methods suggested for reducing taxes are separating the -;mnfis y’:: State :znd {loca:hrevenuel and ! property for the purpose of z,;;fylnc different rates of taxation,” the resolutions state. “These have been employed in various States in onc form or another for a period of at least half a century. While the experience in using these methods of taxation has not been altogether satisfactory, _each method has its merits and might be used successfully from the standpoint of reducing the tax on real estate if given proper administration. “It is the sense of the National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards: (1) that the committee on State taxation should give particular attention to these two methods, namely, separating sources of State and local taxation and classifying property for taxation purposes, with a view to devising proper means of apply- ing such methods so as to bring about # substantial reduction in the tax on Teal estate, and (2) that the national association should become more actively interested in State and municipal ex- penditures, to the end that the tax money be more wisely and economically spent; that through the National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards or other- wise it should seek to develop in each State the sentiment that economy ‘u‘k should prevail in the State and local governments and that a public im- provement should be irdtiated only after the demonstraton of a public necessity for it and after the financing of it been adequately and properly planned.” “The National Association of Real Estate Boards, through its committee on Federal legislation of taxation, for five years or more has been actively interested in amendments to the ternal revenue act and the administra- tion under it in those respects in which 1t affects brokers, real estate and real ‘estate owners,” the assoclation stated in resolutions outlining the need for further changes in the act to eliminate inequitable provisions in the inis- trative requirements of the law. Relief has been given by the Congress on eix points and a measure of relief has besn granted by the Supreme Court of the United States on a seventh one. There yemain eight points on which no relief has been had, including the important items of capital gains. co-operative apartments, syndicates and trusts and commissions on long-term leases. Six Contests Held. “It is the sense of the national asso- ciation that (1) the committee on Fed- : | lady,” dlol———[o———n ESTATE. The Treasure House of Martin Hews Synopsis of Preceding Installments. Martin Hews, & cripple whose lawless 0ds of 4 treasures 'have ( gk of dete Lol s former a 50 Joseph's , but never twice in game one. The ] Lakes 8 o exces on, bul es for Beatrice Essiter, Hews' beautiful niece. To- her Beatrice and Owston go to the clubs d restaurants that Joseph is believed to {roguent, Hews offers Qwaton 320,000 pounds, f ‘he kills n_ rejects it. He is working Wi Joseph, but Ow: ts it. th the pol! who are also st et ane Sl ey ::lht el!ib, where Owston has & stra experience. “he X (Continued From Yesterday's Star.) SIXTEENTH INSTALLMENT. T took the whole of my first few mo-. ments of recovering consciousness to realize where I was. There was a blank in my mind against which T struggled in vain. The secretary's office at mdee Blue Sk%fii‘twnh its soft carpef d green 3 s W7 the desk, so utterly his lips thread of recollection was swept away in a spasm of horror. I suddenly knew that fa"iu in & police cell . . . There outside, some one was com- 1 sat up, and, struggling against a ‘sickness, rose with difficulty to my feet. A goucemm entered, accom= nied by a doctor. p“‘flethn[ over it?” the latter asked 1y. wfitc{nm: over what?” I demanded. “why am I here? Who brought me in?" The doctor smiled indifferently. “You were brought here at 3 o'clock this morning, drunk,” he said dryly. 1 sat with my head between my hands. I hegan to apprehend the full nature of $he cunning with which my clumsiness was confronted. 'Then, like a stab, T remembered Beatrice. “Can you ts:ld me where the young 1ady is?” I asked. The doctor shook his head. “T know nothing about any young he assured me. “Where was he when he was found, Constable? «“gtting upon the pavement in Chat- ham street,” the man_replied, With @ R as ever T did sec & gen- in my life,”” he i Hera7elL You seem to have pulled your- self together,” the doctor remarked. thought I had better have a look at e e ———— 'were voices praising_the _industrial property was D ¥ s1te Excuston, Tex., Real Estate Board. Four awards were made in the con- test for the best advertising by a real estate board, and seven awards for the advertising of specific branches of real estate. 'The prize for . the best real estate board advertising done through newspaper display on the part of a board of more than 100 members Was awarded to the Los Angeles, Calif, Realty Board; for a board of less than 100 and more than 50 members, the award went to the Houston, Tex., Real Estate Board, and for the board hav- ing less than 50 members, the prize went to Jacksonville, Fla. The award for the best exhibition of real estate board advertising through a medium other than newspaper display went to the Board of Realtors of the Oranges and Maplewood, N. J. Awards for advertising in special branches of real estate work were as follows: Brokerage, the Boston Real Estate Exchange; farm lands, Wichita, Kans,, Real Estate Board; home build- ing and subdividing, Houston, Tex., Real Estate Board; industrial property, Cleveland, Ohio, Real Estate Board: me and finance, Chicago Real Estate - Board; property management, Cleveland, Ohio, Real Estate Board; co-operative apartments, Washington, D. C., Real Estate Board. Richmond Wins Laurels. Richmond, Va., carried off the laurels in the five-minute speech contest laud- ing the home town's advantages. The board was represented by A. D. Smith, jr. The boards of Portland, Oreg., and Birmingham, Ala., placed second and third in the contest. The Winston-Salem Real Estate Board, Winston-Salem, N. C., was awarded the cup which annually goes to the board having the largest dele- gation at the convention in proportion to the number of active members in the board and the number of miles traveled to the convention. It won the same award at the Washington, D. C., convention in 1924. A prize for exhibiting the most ef- fective and best planned sales kit went to the Judson-Bradway Co. of Detroit, of one made by Paul Reyere—offered by the Boston Real Estate Exchange for the best letter on “Why I Am Coming to the Boston Convention” was ;'wl;dzd to Fred Romine of Newark, The Toronto, Canada, Real Estate Board, extended an invitation to the association to hold the 1930 annual con- vention in Toronto. The delegate body referred the invitation to the board of directors, who, in turn, left the matter to the decision of the executive com- mittee. Invitations for the January Midwinter meeting of the association ‘were received from St. Petersburg, Fla.; Charleston, 8. C.; Phoenix, Ariz.; San Antonio, Te Honolulu, Hawali, and Hot Springs, Ark. These invitations the tive committee for final decision. 4520 5th Street N.W. SEMI-DETACHED HOME 6 ROOMS—GARAGE FRIGIDAIRE A real bargain in a prac- tically new Colonial-type brick home, conveniently located in the N.W. section near Grant Circle. Covered front porch and wide cov- ered, screened rear porches, reception hall with coat closet and mirror door, 6 spacious rooms, tile bath with built-in tub and shower, pantry, Fridigaire, t condition, ji hardwood floors, hot-water heat, elec- tricity, automatic hot-water heater; concrete cellar with laundry trays and toilet, of the Congress, and paved street and alley. () the points, he fore adopted In | . Small-cash payment, terms B F"“-m and. trusts to suit. Features ‘were the six contests in which member 748,950 ‘boards engaged. The test and one . to be made by appraisal e loellholm The boards of Minneapolis, Minn., and Ohio, won sscond and third i The contest tn ap- | Mich., and a silver pitcher—a duplicate | P€’ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, By . E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM ——— OoBTE Newbanes, Aliance. and Hetropoilian Newspaper Berv- you before you went into court, but you're perfectly all right now.” “You are preparcd to certify thet I was_drunk?” “I certainly am,” he replied. “I should imagine you're not going to deny it, are you?” “I was drugged,’ phatically. He was not an unpleasant-looking little man, and a gleam of humor shone in his eyes as he smiled. “I've heard that story pretty often,” he confided. “You may have been drugged, but you smelled of whisky enough to knock a man down. “I never tasted a drop of whisky all last - night,” I declared. A police sergeant put his head in the door. ring your case alone, Jim,” “Mr, Horton is sitting. disordered evening clothes, and with my hair un- I was led out of the cell. To my relief, as we entered the court- room, there were barely a score of people present. The magistrate looked up from his papers. “Charge?” he inquired. “Ordinary drunk and incapable,” I heard the clerk whisper. policeman who had brought me in stepped into the box. . “Police Constable Dethbridge,” he announced. “At 3 o'clock this m- ing, I was on duty in Chatham street. I saw the prisoner seated with back to a wall, apparently asleep. I tried to rouse him, but failed. He smelled very strongly of whisky. He is a heavy man, and I had to call a taxicab to bring him to the station.” The magistrate nodded. “Any questions?” he asked. 1 shook my head. The doctor took the place of the policeman. “I examined the accused at about a quarter to four this morning,” he said. “I came to the conclusion that he was hopelessly drunk. He smelled st.m:lglly of whisky. He was utterly in- o capable. “Any statement to make?” the mag- istrate inquired. “Yes, I have a statement to make,” I said. “I have never been drunk in my life, and I was never less so than last night. I had dined at Claridge's with a young lady, where we had one bottle of champagne and one liqueur, I went afterwards to a reception, where I had one glass, or perhaps a glass and a half, of champagne at sup- per, and another glass later in evening with my hostess. A gentleman to whom we were introduced there gave us & llft in his car, and invited us to accompany him to a night club. I entered the club perfectly sober and was conducted to secretary’s sign my name in the visitors' book. o I remember nothing more until I awoke in the cell this morning.” The magistrate looked at me, disbe- lief in his eyes. “You remember nothing of what hap- pened to you in the secretary’s room of the club?” “Not a thing.” “Can you tell me the name of the club?” “I never heard of it.” “Can you tell us the name of the g lady with whom you dined?” “I should prefer not to.” The magistrate tapped impatiently upon the table with his pencil. “What about your friend who intro- duced you to the club?” To my intense surprise, Leopold sud- denly arose from the back of the room. “I am here, sir,” he announced, “in case my evidence is required.” Obeying & gesture of the magistrate’s, he stepped into the witness-box. “I met Maj. Owston for the first time last night,” he testified. “He seemed to have been drinking a good deal, but he was still sober. I offered to take the young lady and him to a very respec- {able night club, He seemed a little un- steady on entering, and I made a point of taking him to the secretary’s room to sign his name before I introduced him into the club proper. Unfortu- nately, as it happens, the secretary of- fered us a whisky and soda, and Maj. Owston had no sooner drunk his than he_collapsed.” T looked across speculatively at Leo- pold. His eyes met mine a little re- proachfully. “It was an akward position for me,” he continued. ‘“Fortunately, he hap- pened to have told me where his rooms were, so we put him into a taxicab and sent hhnmhc'r:e. I IW he insisted upon g to come z mm:tr; shillings and costs,” the magis- trate pronounced curtly. There was a brief whispered conver- sation between the police sergeant and the magistrate’s clerk. I gathered that no money had be]edn mfl pu)::x‘\m my . Leopold s u] 5 e T wa taking the brushe “As T was responsible for I told him em- |gng the | Sis! young man to the club” he sald, “I e Yappestt T atked the magh- ¢ ‘u ol & the rate. 3 “You can, but I should advise you o opet dows s made. iy ay et Tate my Tooms. Sroart nm with nl:'nk of grave dis- tress. “A bath quh:k![y"." I ordered. “Any calls or messages: “Nothing of any sort, sir.” “go note?” “Not i : I took up the telephone and asked or Claridge’s_Hotel. hotel? I“hwulredm e i otel?” i There was a brief delay. Then the reply. ” B&m Essiter is staying here, but she is mot in.” e A my 4 bathed, &nlled, ate mly breakfast never felt more nervous than when I for Miss Essiter. The clerk to me with a certain hesitation. ‘Miss man, d ing the arance of a servant, bed Torward and handed him @ letter. I reflected that he was safe there, any rate for some time. Presently the clerk approached me. “Miss Essiter is ltlylng here, sir,” he announced, “but she is not in at present.” “Do you mean that Miss Essiter has go{ned out already this morning?”.I asked, The young man hesitated. He looked at me surreptitiously and probably took note of my agitation. “Are you a relative of Miss Essiter’s, may I ask?” he inquired. “I am_her uncle’s secretary,” I told him. “She was in my charge last night and through an unfortunate accident we were separated. I came round to be sure that she reached the hotel safely and to see her, if possible.”” The young man looked me over and apparently decided in my favor. “Miss Essiter has not yet returned, sir,” he acknowledged. I received the news with greater calmness than I had believed possible. I felt a queer little choking in my throat, but I fancy that there was nothing un- usual in my manner. “Has there been any message?” I asked. “Are her clothes still in her room?"” “There has been no message,” the young man replied, “and her clothes are still_there.” i Has her bed been slept in?” I per- “Apparently not,” the clerk answered. “The chambermaid went to call her this morning and found that the room had not been occupled. “Something must have happened to Essiter,” I sal d. “I shall tele- uni Miss Pphone her uncle and comms the police.” All the time I had stood facing the hall, so that no one could pass out of the lounge unseen. I took my leave of the clerk now and made my way toward it. When I entered Mr. Leo- pold was seated in a chair, reading. “So you've pulled yourself T, youlrllx man, have you?” he asked coolly. “More or less” I answered. “I have brought you back your 40 shillings, Mr. Leopold.” He accepted the money with a ges- ture of indifference. “Would you be so good as to tell me,” I continued, “what became of Miss Elsslllter after you packed me off last night?” “Certainly,” he assented. “You have observed, ‘I hope, that I was very care- ful not to mention the young lady's name in court. I waited until she came out of the dressing room, and then I explained the situation to her. I asked her whether she would care posing to send my presently and invite her to lunch.” <Miss Essiter has not returned here,” I told him. “She did not return at all last night. Her room is still empty.” Mr. Leopold stared at me. “Not returned?” uk"You can inquire for yourself, if you “You are sure,” he added, after a moment’s pause, “that this is not her way of indicating that she does not wish to see you? She is probably an- noyed. She might very reasonably be -nr;:atyed, Major, at your defection last night” I shook my head. “I am afraid there is no doubt what- ever,” I told him, “that Miss Essiter did ‘not return last night. You can g0 to the office and inquire for your- self. In fact, I should very much like you to do so. We shail see then whether there is anything in your idea.” do so0 with pleasure,” he “T wi agreed. “There is certainly something OPEN SUNDAY In Beautiful Marietta . Park 601 Nicholson St. N.W. (A Liule South of Brightwood and East of Ga. Ave.) DETACHED BRICK—CORNER—HOME; BRAND NEW and containing 8 large rooms (including 2 inclosed and heated porches) and tiled bath with built-in tub and shower; also a built-in garage. Excellence of construction and beauty and convenience of design com- bined with the most modern equipment make this property an OUT- STANDING BARGAIN—priced under $14,000.00. CALL THERE TOMORROW Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. Realtors . 1433 K St. N.W. Chain ~ District 1016 Store Leases National or local business enterprises de- siring to establish one or more links to their chain of retail stores in Washington will find it advantageous and profitable to consult For many years we have spe ized in this particular class of property leasing. WEAY_E.BEBO -~ ¥ REALTORS 809 15th St. N.W. the | the National Association of Building t | throughout the United States is in a OFFGE BULDINGS BUSINESS SOUND 52 Vacancy Increase Only Eight One-hundredths of One Per Cent Since January 1. survey made in 36 of the ing Ul States indicates operal e E t is pointed out by John °T.|the n of , chairman of the | anc opinion, six years - national committée on renting, that the "‘ge‘e’xpe.n a 5 ¢ Sacrrice has increased | which has as its fundamental purpose the solution of problems of mt&. operating while the building is blue print stage and before any errors in judgment or design may be- come frozen in stone and steel, and hence become impossible of correction. “In this day of constantly increasing taxes no investor can afford to put his capital into an unneeded building or one which is doomed to a life of un- successful operation. When an analy- sis shows that a building should be built one other precaution is vital, and that is that an efficlent building he constracted.” MANY CITIES' REQUEST THAT BOATS BEAR NAME Secretary Adams Says Cruisers ‘Will Not Be Christened for Five or Six Months. By the Associated Press. ‘The five cruisers for which contracts have just been let by the Navy will re- main nameless for several months to come, although Secretary Adams has received requests from practically every city “and many towns” for the privilege of having a ship named after them. In about five or six months, the Secre- tary said, the selection of names will be made. At present the ships are des- ignated by numbers, the five being numbers 32 to 36, inclusive. past year and hence have raised the total figure of office building area in the United States. 7 Office Building Business. “The survey recently completed by shows that the office _ bul generally sound condition,” said Mr. Redmond. “Building owners and managers have become accustomed through years cf experience to a 90 per cent occupancy of their buildings as a normal con- tion, when considered as an average hout the life of the buildings. increased beyond the normal percen age, but it amounts to only one and tenths per cent. is a striking comme on the in your’ suggestion. I will dmlked in- quiries in my own name and send up my_invitation to lunch at the same As soon as he had turned the cor- ner I thrust my hand into_the pockets of his coat, which he had left hanging over the side of his chair. The first one was empty; the second contained a single letter, still enclosed in an en- velope, although it had been opened. I transferred it to my own pocket Airplane passenger service between Cristobal and David, Panama, has been inaugurated. I 830 13th St. N.W. I Main 3324-3328 | W. STOKES SAMMONS, Proprietor Ask for samples of Dupont Tontine—the marvelous, modern and beautiful window shade cloth which is GU. ‘wash- able, sunproof and wrinkleproof. Estimates upon request. L WINDOW Have your window shades made-to-order at factory prices in our up-to-date shade factory. We are equipped to make one shade or thousands on & basis of 100% satisfactory service. AMERICAN COLONIAL CHEVY CHASE BRICK Directly West of Chevy Chase Circle 'I!HIS stately vet charming traditional type home has a commanding view of its exclusive surroundings. Con- taining every modern appointment and facility, including open fireplace, sun parlor, three full tiled baths, two-car de- tached brick garage, fouf spacious bed- rooms and complete servants’ quarters— it is without doubt one of the outstand- ing home values offered on this market. 125 GRAFTON STREET Drive west on Grafton St. from Chevy Chase Circle to home. 'OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY 3. €. Douglass Co. Realtors . 1621 K St. N.W. Metrop. 567 Attractive ome in o 6805 Meadow ; % First Floor: Unusually large dining, living and sun rooms, large kitchen and pantry, front and rear entrance halls. Second Floor:" Four large bedrooms with-closets, two baths. - Basement under entire house except sun room; serv- ants’ quarters, toilet and bath. Ballard oil heater and Rudd water heater. One-car garage. Leaving city, mpst sell. One block from|Connecticut Avenue car line. Look it over. Meadow Lane and Woodbine West. ia Loss Is 16 Per Cent When planning - service, and | low, two still in | ceding month, one showed a decrease REAL ESTATE.’ CONTRACT AWARDS SHOW A DECLINE the most important: $189,808,500, or 35 per cent of all construction, for. resi- dentlal buildings; $120,841,100, -or 23 per cent, for public works and utilities} $80,884,200, or 15 r cent, for com- mercial > §70,036,300, or 13 per 17300 or 8 per cent, Tor sducatianal oAl per cent, for educat ‘The total volums ldings and e ork: staried the - first six months of the amounted to $3,031,546,800 as m;hm.l;'lfig for the corr - o ear, lecrease 12 per cent. s o ew work reported in the c ~ plated stage during June Imo\lnm $634,073,400, representing a decrease of 25 per cent when compared with the preceding month and a decrease of 38 per cent when compared with June ole;st year. e amount of new buil engineering work started d\‘l’flh';lf .fi,\\: past month in the Middle Atlantic States (Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Dela- ware and the District of Columbia) totaled $63,794,900, an increase of 7 per cent from the amount started in the preceding month, but a decrease of 16 per cent from the amount started in June of last year. The total volume for the important classes of work were as follows: $23,- 372,800, or 37 per cent, for residential buildings; $12,930,000, or 20 per cent, for public works and utilities; $9,44! 600, or 15 per cent, for industrial build- ings; $6,796,300, or 11 per cent for educat 1 buildings; $6,062,800, or 10 per cent, for commercial buildings. DETACHED—WOODRIDGE, D. C. A modern six-room home for $7,950 —and may be purchased on extremely easy terms. Hot-water heat, - in bath, harawood Toors throughout, mear the new Jonn éfmo".'fé'fi; School mg. all in perfect condition. The lot is very large and beautifully Iandseape: . 4025 Twenty-Second St. Northeast ALSO ~—a pretty and modern w with hardwood fi e o ‘bungalo joors and a garage 4004 Twenty-Second St. Northeast $5,950 ‘The above homes are cpen for your inspection. earliest conveninece. 4 S To reach: Drive ovt Rh take Wi Compared to June of 1928, Survey Shows. The volume of contracts awardec in the territory east of the Rocky Moun- tains during the month of June amounted to $545,801,100, according to the F. W. Dodge ation. This total represents a decline of 7 per cent when com| with the preceding month, but it should be remembered that the normal seasonal decline for June amounts to 6 per cent. When compared with the June total for 1928, however, the past month’s total repre- its a decline of 16 per cent. Of the eight districts mentioned be- showed increases over the pre- u-{ 1929, but an increase when compared with June 1928, and one dis- trmu showed incre 37 States, the following classes were Come out at your e Tsland Avenue to Twenty-second Street and morth ake ridge 1o Twenty-second and Quiney Street Northeast, Ik one square north and see our " sigm. HOOKER & JACOB " Realtors Natl. Press Bldg. Metropolitan 2663 In Cleveland Park 3314 PORTER ST. A new detached home at the corner of 34th and Porter Sts., now open for your inspection. .. Brick and stone construction, 9 rooms, 3 baths, first floor Igvatory, oil burner, electric refrigera- tion, 2-car brick garage. Beautifully landscaped grounds with large shade trees. Nl . Nansbury CQMPAIIV INC, 1418 Eye St. N.W. Owners National 5904 A genuine Colonial Home whose original owner was a friend of Gen. George Washington. The house is true to the Colonial period in every detail, in perfect state of preservation and equip- ped with every modern improvement. 1t isecalled “Peace Valley” and is suitable for an artist, musician, writer or a lover of the Good, the True and the Beau- tiful, Six miles from the city, in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Alexandria-Leesburg Pike, in plain view of the Washington Monu- ment. 10 rooms and bath; 40 acres. Will consider exchange for city property. Address Box ZOO-C Star Office For arrangements to inspect. .~and you tell ‘c:n that we have onc grand stock of | flooring ready for the builders this spring. You tell ’em that we have all grades of oak flooring; you tell ’em we’re there when it comes to maple flooring; you tell ’em about our pine flooring, and if they seem to be siding in with you, you tell "em about our siding. You tell | ’em, we sell ’em. | | GALLIHER & HUGUELY, Inc. Sllem e. and W St. NNW. North 486