Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1929, Page 18

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PETRO B s e INDUSTRIAL OIL BURNERS Colonial Wholesalers, Inc. 806 12th St. N.W. __ Met. 2150 Z WINDOW GLASS Large stocks of all sizes of the famcus LIBBEY OWENS fat drawn window glass on hend ready for imme delivery at rock bottom prices HIRES TURNER GLASS COMPANY WASHINGTON ROSSLYN Wes 1740 Leaders for 65 years The Charm of Beautifully WAXED FLOORS May Be Yours At Little Cost With a Can of Old Englis | O1Englishity, Znoom . N And An Old English Electric Waxer-Polisher This Style Polisher “De Luxe” Model First Floor Barber & Ross, Inc. 11th & G Sts. | Institute of Architects, | great deal to set higher standards in | the small house field. Its work, together REALTY BOARDS of Special Notice by President Lawson. An aggressive program of activities for the Washington Real Estate Board is well under way, according to a spe- cial notice sent the realtor membership | this week by Alfred H. Lawson, presi- i dent. various divisions of the board, Mr. Lawson outlined his policies and ideas | in respect to the work it is expected | will be undertaken during the coming year. Pointing out to his official as- sociates that the real estate board was designed primarily to develop efficient, competent and ethical service in real estate, he urged their co-operation in an endeavor to promote the effective- ness of the board and to make it of in- | creasing value to the members and the { public. Executives Present Plans. The executives of each division pre- and took initial steps to organize com- mittees to study improved methods and respective divisions. Realizing the rapid | strides that have been made in the past decade in real estate development an service, Mr. Lawson said the boa constantly striving to anticipate p: lems of the future. “The concentrated effort by leaders in the various specialized branches of real estate will result in making avail- able to the entire membership technical services and assistance through the| board,” Mr. Lawson said. “In this way the board not only serves i's members but makes it possible for the general public and clients of realtors to obtain a type of service in keeping with the importance of real estate transactions.’ For Divisional Meetings. As a result of this joint conference of board officials definite arrangements were completed for divisional meetings in the immediate future. A meeting of the property management division, pre- sided over by Earl E. Goss, chairman, was held Thursday. The brokers’ di- vision has scheduled a meeting for Monday, which will be in charge of J. Leo Kolb, chairman. Next Thursday the mortgage and finance division will hold its first meeting of the year, notices calling the meeting having been issued by William L. King, chairman. The meetings will be held in the early afternoon and it is at these di- visional meetings that the business activities of the board will be formu- lated. The executive committee is planning a_series of night meetings during the Winter months, Mr. Lawson sald. These meetings will be more or less social in chnrkc!er DECLINE IN FAULTY CONSTRUCTION FOUND Report on Survey of Small Houses | Declares U. §. Domestic Archi- tecture on Mend. “Americen domestic architecture is on | the mend.” says James S. Taylor, acting | chief of the Division of Building and | | Housing, Department of Commerce, 1 report based on a survey of smal homes. Continuing, he says, “The most expensive houses are usually designed by architects who specialize in that kind of work. More operative builders appre- ciate the importance of good architec- tural service and employ architects on | their staff as consultants. “The Architects Small House Service Bureau’ an offshoot of the American has done a with that of material manufacturers and some of the commercial plan ser- vices, has interested more architects in the design of small homes. “The number of houses distinctly fautly in construction seems to have diminished considerably during past six years. “The front rrorch a more or less dis- tinctive American institution, is rapidly going out of style. Fewer people care 1 t;n watch endless streams of passing mo- or cars.” | SIMPLIFICATION URGED IN LAYING OUT GARDEN Restraint in Variety of Trees, | Shrubbery and Flowers on Prop- | erty Recommended. | _BY ALFREDO §. G. TAYLOR Simplification in garden lay-out should be the first consideration of {every designer. By this I mean not ' | only a simple, practical conception, but | trees, | {restraint in the variety of | shrubs and flowers, Do not try to make a nursery out of your place, es- | pecially if it is small. ‘We have to thank many old designers | for great vistas through grass walks, stately parterres, quiet alleys, bubbling | pools, quaint hedges and last, but not least, broad unbroken lawns. Their restraint may have been partly forced upon them, but in a majority of cases it was intentional. The best start toward this end is to | 1s small. Plan your roads to lead to the house, garage and outbuildings in such a way as to be as short as possible, so as not to use up land that could better be_utilized for lawn or garden. | Entrance driveways used to be the main feature of a landscape plan, lead- | ing directly to the front of the house with a great circular turn and a bed of cannas as a crowning feature in the center of the turn. Today we have. learned that roads brought in at the | side or rear of the house are preferable in most cases, as they do not cut up | the property and give the designer an opportunity to beautify the front of the house with lawns, terraces and gardens. This enables the architect to so place the rooms that they overlook a charm- ing bit of nature, not marred by an un- sightly blue stone road. NEW FIRM IN COUNTY. Montgomery Hills, Inc., of Bethes- da, Has $275,000 Capital, gomery Hills, Inc. of Bethesda, has been incorporated under the State laws of Maryland with a capital stock of $275,000, consisting of 2,500 shares of preferred stock at & par value of $100, and 2,500 shares of common stock, par value $10. Under the charter the corporation is authorized to deal in real estate of all kinds and Herbert S. Fesenden, James | A. Willey and George V. Triplett, jr., all of Washington, are the incorporaors. —_— Symmetry Is Eegnlamy. Symmetry in architecture is the reg- ularity of that which should be seen at a single glance, or, symmetry is in- telligent regularity. —_— Two Billion Remodeling. ‘The Home Modernizing Bureau of AGTIVITIES BEGUN | Aggressive Program Subiect‘ Meeting with the executives of the | f to | claiming fo have known her father: sented a tentative program of activities | $2¥3 develop ideas relating especially to their | " be practical, especially if your property ! BALTIMORE, December 7.—Mont- | 'THE "EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, RHODA A Red-Headed Girl By Henry Kitchell Webster Copyright 1029, North American Newspaper Alltance and Metropolitan Newspaper Bervice. SYNOPSIS. After the death of her father, whose las! years were clouded by poverty and disgrace Rhoda McFariand calls herself Rhoda Whit, hoping to escape the guardianship of her uncle, Wiliiam Rovce. An effo says that he had certain papers belonging to her and asks to have them returned Fhoda stys. that ‘il her Iather s papers aré in a sealed trunk in her apartment. When the trunk is stolen. she accuses Claire, who denies any knowledge of the maiter. 'With the ald_of Babe i hoda’s “house- Forbes retri trunk, which s Catoren by Max and Claire, But before he can tell Rhoda see a mi Lewis’ had been Mr. the person responsible for the meeting with Claire. He is frantic and de- nounces Claire as & bl cause of Mr. McFarland and offers her morne: has already called B et g where she inn but_ Lewis Anateher the telephone from her. Forbes. acting on : ,€0rs, to, Forster's hotel and, de; erview on the subject of Rhota's disapoearance. Upon being recused. he goes to Forster's private apartments: There he finds Lewis and Claire. They have auarrcled and Lewls has ordered her to leave. TWENTY-THIRD INSTALLMENT. ‘'VE come_up here to get Miss 66 | 'Rhoda White,” Forbes said. when Claire had left. “It will save time and Arguments if you will take me to her.” “You're too late for her,” Max an- swered. “She was here, but she's gone away. And you'll save yourself trouble you'll hand over what you and that other girl stole from me this afternoon. Don't stand there trying to look as if you didn’t know what I meant. I mean a railroad ticket and a trunk check. Come across ncw! Quick!” Martin_hadn’t been trying to look as if he didn't know what Max meant. The vacant expression that the man referred to was dve to a studden realization of his folly in coming into Max's_presence with the receipt for Rhoda's trunk upon his persoa. There was no misunderstanding what Max meant to do. Martin, who was no boxer, and in- deed no physical match on any terms for his antagonist, tried to slip around him and get to the door. But Max was quicker than he was, and he met his rush with a blow on the jaw like the kick of a mule. A crashing sound ac- companied by a brilliant_display of lights was the last thing Martin® was conscious of for several m'nutes. The next thing was a stream of cold alr and wetness and a_pair of light hands exploring beneath his unbuttoned coat. It was the last phenomenon only that provoked any response from him and even this was purely instinctive. He did not remember Rhoda’s trunk check and ticket, that Max had said he meant to get, but all the same he tried to push the hands away. Even as he did so the fog lifted enough for him to realize that they were a girl's hands and that they weren't picking his | packets. The shaky voice that said “It's all | right. Lie still” sounded like Rhoda’s and the face he giddily saw bending | over him looked like Rhoda’s. What vould she be doing here? “It really is you, isn’é it?” he said. She nodded and said “Don't talk. Lie y_and is ads. She tells | him "of {he theft of the trunk snd of her | still” As his vision cleared, he saw that she'd been erying, and the shock of that | ory. This was the room where he'd en- | countered Max Lewis. | “What's he been doing to you?” he asked. | “Max? Nothing. He didn't know I wa3 here. He thought I'd gone, just as he told you.” “But you have been here to have heard him tell me s0.” “I was in that room in the dark Claire was in here waiting for him, but she didn't sce me when I came in. I was running away, you see, and I heard him coming and dodged in here right into his sitting room. And I slipped £14,500 Heated and Furnished OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY 704 Chandler Bldg. discovery lifted the fog from his mem- |- BROADCASTING (4 Real Buy) 2938 28th Street Just Off Conn. Ave. A. G. HU National 8744 back into his bearoom just as he turned on the light in here. So I heard all he and Claire sald while they were quar- reling. But they were both so angry, each with the other, that I could hardly tell what it was about.” It struck him that he ought to know the framework of their quarrel; prob- ably he would when he'd come to a little better. But what he was really aware of now was how nice it was to have Rhoda sitting so close beside him. He must make an effort, though, to put things together, and presently, as tne result of a moment of rather feeble thinking, he asked “Why was he chas- in round the place, if he thought " Rhoda said. from him. I'd had a long talk with Mr. Forster. I think I found out quite a lot from him, Martin Then I talked with Max. All he want- ed was to get rid of me, and he thought he had. And then I heard my uncle talking to Mr. Forster and I simpl bolted in a panic. It was perfectly sill: but I'm glad I did, or I wouldn't h: been here now.” Except for the extreme soreness of his jaw, the effect of Max's blow had pretty well passed. He could see all right, anyhow. He could see Rhoda's face with the traces of tears still upon it. There was nothing in what she'd told him to account for those tears. “What had they been doing to you?” he asked. “They must have dore somhething or you wouldn't have cried.” She didn't “answer his question at once; just sat as she was, looking down into his face. He saw her eyes getting brighter and her mouth twitch in a funny little grimace that tried to be a smile. Then, with a sob, she put her head down on his chest and clung to him. “I thought Max had killed you,” she said. The words had a surprising effect upon him. In the moment before they were spoken he had felt a throb of clear rapture tempered only by a breath-arresting incredulity that any- thing so like the last page of a fairy story could really have happened. But what she said went down horribly the wrong way. He saw himself from the view of a disintercsted spectator, order- ing Max to turn Rhoda over to him, percelving what Max's intentions to- ward him were, trying to dodge around him to the door and getting knocked cold by one punch. He felt completely ridicu- lous. “You aren't liksly to be killed by getting a sock on the )lw he said. “I wish you'd let me get up.” He wanted to take her in his arms “I wasn't | and kiss her, but he wanted to do it as her champion—not as a dying duck. She stared at him, a perfect surge of bright color flooding her face, and then sprang to her feet. He couldn't spring to his, but he clambered up as quickly as he could. Disconcertingly, he found himself swaying as he straightened up and he was aware that she started, and then instantly repressed, a movement to support him. Luckily this giddiness passed in a second or so, and he was eble to put crisply enough the question he wanted to ask. “What happencd after Max knocked me out?” He had already begun explor- ing_his pockets. “He took an envelope,” she said, “Out of that pocket; the first one he felt in. I suppose it must have been the ticket and trunk check he said you'd stolen from him. He didn't look inside. Just crammed it in his pocket and went out, as _quickly as he could.” “How Iong ago was that? I mean, how long was I out?” T don't know. It seemed a long time Pruning Spraying Cavity Treatment Tree Foods 3 Bedrooms 2 Baths 2.Car Garage SHES 1427 Eye St. N | attractive neighborhood. section of the city. before equaled. with the very latest electric the interiors. As Low as Robert E. the National Building Industries ex- ts that mmnlf the next 13 months ?"’ooo 000,000 will be spent for remodel- £ There are six and seven rooms, a beautifully tiled bath with shower, a really modern kitchen, large breakfast and sleeping porches, and a built-in garage. Oak floors, hardwood trim, paneled walls, blending Small Cash Payment—Very Easy Terms Owner—Ruilder .718 Union Trust Bldg. Or Any Broker A Real Buy for Your Money 227 17th Street N.E. Open Daily Until 9 P.M. It has been our consistent policy to build as good a house as it is possible to construct and in the most This new group of homes in a re:lrlclcd all-white section adjoining Eastern High School is the best buy we have ever offered in any Combined with the usual sub- stantial construction there is a spaciousress of arrange- ment and attractiveness of finish and detail never fixtures, all tend to beautify $7,950.00 Kline, Jr. Nat'l 6799 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1929. to me. I brought two glasses of water from the bathroom and threw them in your face, It must have been several minutes. That’s why I got rather silly about it.” He'd have caught her up in his arms at that, if she hadn't moved a step farther off, and asked in a very cool tone, “Was it something important that he got away with?” He went on to tell her, as swiftly as he could, how he'd seen Max carrying off her trunk and in the stratagem by which he and Babe had got it away | Home ifi Good Taste RBAL ESTATE. HOWENSTEIN STARTS 150-HOME SECTION| Residential Project in Area North of Randolph Street Is Pushed. A new residential section, containing provision for 150 homes, has been started by the H. R. Howenstein Co. in the area north of Randolph street and west of Twenty-second street north- east, known as North Woodridge, it was announced today. Seven homes in ‘he new section, recently completed, have been sold. ‘The new section adjoins the sit re- cently acquired for the new woodrldu Junior High School and the John Bur- roughs Park. The section is to be de- veloped with detached brick houses of modern design, ranging from six to nine rooms each, with garage, The owners of the section plan to pave all streets and alley from him. “And then,” he concluded, | interrupting her attempt to tell him! how clever she thought he'd been, “in- | stead of leaving the thing in a safe place ! I came walking in here with it in my pocket and let him take it away from me. The thing for us to do,” he de-| cided, “it to get out of here and beat it to that baggage room.” | “Do you suppose we can get out,” she | asked, ~ “without their catching us? | There is a little ‘prl\'nte elevator, but I couldn’t make it work.” T know the way to the stairs,” he told her. “That's how I got in." Her hand slipped into his (he must be partly forgiven, anyhow) as, after a reconnoitering glance, they stole out into the corridor and took the first turn- ing to the right. “That's the door to the stairway,” Martin whispred, “right ahead.” But almost as he spoke there came from behind the door he pointed to the clatter of a metallic object falling down- stairs. Somebody on the other side of that door had just had an unforseen encounter with Martin's waste-paper basket. Then they heard a. key in the | Jock. Right at hand was a door, a little 2jar, opening into what was probably a closet. Martin, catching Rhoda up with one arm as if she'd been a package, | fairly Jifted her inside and shut tne | docr after them. They heard the stair door open, they heard steps along the corridor. But, instead of going by, the steps paused outside the closet door. (Continued in Tomorro ‘Willed Wife Big Job. Under the will of Peter Bond Bur- goyne, head of a London wine firm, his widow becomes chairman of ths board and general manager at a salary of $40,000 a year. The value of the business is well over a million dollars. Burgoyne was a picneer of the wine industry in Great Britain. Star.) Greenwich is the only London district where the children arz increasing in number., | decoration should not be given as much There is no reason why interior thought in the bath room as in any other room in the house. Today, with our beautiful colored fixtures, water- proof materials and colored tiles, we | find that it is not a difficult matter to plan a bath room that is the envy of any other room. In the illustration is shown a room in light green (lime green, we call it now), coral red, black and yellow. The lower parts of the walls, which are tile, are in lime green, the floor is black tile and the upper part of walls and ceiling pale yellow. The window treatment consists of pale yellow voile curtains and over- draperies of light-green ground-flowered chintz, which is waterproofed. In this chintz there is a predominating amount of coral red in the design, this shade being used for binding the draperies and finishing the wooden cornice board from which theéy are hung. The little shelves for toilet bottles are finished in the same shade of coral and this has also been used for the clothes hamper and small stool. (Copyright, Largest Rug Weighs Two Tons. The largest rug in the world was re- cently woven in a New York State fac- tory. It measures 37 1-2 by 74 feet and | weighs two tons. 1920 R e A A A A A A A A R T T o] More for Your Money in These Beautiful New Homes 3RD AND ALLISON STS. N.W. Between Webster and A A A A A A AN NN NN SEE THESE ATTRACTIVE FEATURES TODAY Colonial Buff Brick Home 20 Ft. Wide by 32 Ft. 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