Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1931, Page 20

REAL ESTATE." $5,950 659 South Carolina Ave. S.E. | at 7th & Penna. Ave. OPEN | Just the kind of home for the family who likes to close’ to everything with all conveniences ' handy. 15;. six good, bright rooms, is beautifully redecorated from top |to bottom and a brand-new hot- | water heating yet—the price B | most similar homes with the old- fashioned heating system. Has a eep front yard for flower garden nd facing this pretty avenue all add to the charm of this very mod- est priced home. Come out today or Sunday and see just how much home your money will buy here. RMHOOKER Tower Bldg. Met. 2663 New Home! Just above Grant Circle 8 Rooms, Bath, Modern to the Minute—Nice Lot—Garage 224 Varnum St. N.W. Near All Conveniences Priced to sell quick! Waple & James, Inc. 1226 14th St. NN\W. North 0962 early 120 Constructed Only a Few Houses Left INSPECT TODAY 1930 L St. N.E. In City View Heights $150 Cash $45 Monthly includes all interest, and Priced at insurance \ 'V : f Take H_street cars to 15th and H treets N.E., walk 2 squares north or transfer to bus. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY Harry A. Kite, Inc. 1019 15th St. NN\W. Nat. 4846 The Well-Known MERION Automatic Storage Gas Water HEATER 4 Convenient Sizes 50 © *85 Plus Installation Semi-Detached Home in Beautiful Marietta Park 7 rooms, bath hardwood tricity. and ailey; 422 Marietta N.W. 1 Block North of Madison St. 100% Modern—Terms to Suit Open All Day Sunday Herbert C. Adler MEtropolitan 4333 tiled and aarate ?“M‘ARIETTA PARK More New House ’ For the Money! {1 7 Rooms (4 Bed Rooms) Deep Lot; Garage Facing Government Park 620 MADISON ST. N.W. Open for Inspection Price $8,3 50 Terms Arranged Waple & James, Inc. 1226 14th St. North 0962 Another Exhibit Home Is Ready for Your Inspection E. 227 17th St. N. and tion garage _and and buy “|the business for 1 REALTY LICENSES Association Reveals Seven More Have Bills Pending in Legislatures. Approximately 65 per cent of the people in the United States are living in communities where the licensing of realty dealers is in force, according to an estimate made by the National A tion Real Estate Boards. Twenty-six States and four Canadian provinces now hav: laws providing vari- ous tests for those who wish to enter the real estate business, extending this control to the conduct of licensed realty dealers. M-asures designed to assure the pro- fessional qualifications and honesty of real estate dealers, by licensing them in { the same manner as doctors, have been | introduced in the Legislatures of seven States that previously had no such con- | trol, a survey by the association reveals. Other Legislatures Act. Other Legislatures now in session have taken action along this line by intro- | ducing amendments to strengthen such | license laws as they already have, while | a decision upholding the constitution- ality of the law in Pennsylvania was recently handed down, the association reports, The importance of this movement from the public point of view is shown by the fact that 20 State Legislatures will consider this subject during present sessions, the association points out. | Most ‘significant, according to a de- [ tailed report on present activity on licensing, issued by the association, is the triumph of the lisense law in the State of Pennsylvania, where its consti- tutionality was attacked by L. H. Kleckner, would-be real estate man. | "Mr, Kleckner's attorneys, carrying his case 10 a District Court of Pennsylvania, pleaded that the law requiring those in | Pennsylvania to show a simple knowl- | edge of the real estat business before |they attempted to take the public's | money, was unconstitutional because attorneys and justices of the peace were exempted. On March 2. 1931, the Lehigh County Court of Pennsylvania quashed Mr, Kleckner's appeal and upheld the license law. Bill Up in New York. | | In New York State, where licensing of realty dealers is effective now in 23 counties, a bill is before the Legislature to extend this control to_the 39 other counties in the State. The proposed New York bill would extend to the public the maximum of protection by making realty brokers responsible for all acts of their salesmen, so that if this bill becom®s a law, brokers could not repudiate promises or contracts made by their employes. Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire and Oklahoma Legislatures are considering bills to provide licensing. | These States, with the exception of Oklahoma, have n-ver had license laws. License ‘law_bills introduced in Con- gress for the District of Columbia were {not passed. In California the State Realty Asso- | ciation is pushing an amendment to | the existing license law which would | provide an official non-salari-d board of realtors to aid in this enforcement. For the past three years an unofficial | aroup of realtors have been acting in this capacity, but the realty interests in this State want this board to be | appoint:d by the Governor. |, Amendments being asked include new test requirements before licensing, the provision for written_ statements con- cerning discharged sal:smen, the crea- tion of power to investigate agricultural lands offered for farm acreage subdivi- of nization in Nevada. A'so, in Pennsyl- |vania the amendment limiting the | necessity for licensing ‘of co-partner- ! ships to only those members actually acting as real estate brokers. Substitute Board Fought. | | In Wisconsin the Racine Real Estate | Board is fighting measures before the legislators to abolish the present license to substitut> a new board; the cut of appropriation nent, State of Ohio is considering amendments to existing license law extending causes for r:¢vocation to in- clude securing a license by fraud, mis- tation or deceit, including pro- ng a license after having been con- victed of any f:lony. Most important new power given State Board of Real Estate Examiners in this State is per- mission to revoke licenses of any one demanding realty commissions to which they ar: not justly entitled. In Tilinois amendments would require the personal appearance of applicants | for licenses who have been engaged in than a year and ually of the names for the information | publication sem Gther States secking amendments to | strengthen _their lic laws include Arkansas, Iowa and Colorado. Ontario, Canada, has had its first license law for only a few weeks, the measure having become effective on February 28. The Canadian regulations require registration of every Teal estate broker carrying on a business in a city r within 5 miles of a city having a population of 100,000 or more. All alesmen or employes will be covered in the enforcement of this law. Sepa- rate beoks and acecounts covering all real estate transactions must be kept by brokers, and financial statements be filed with the government at regular periods. D. C. FIREMAN SUED | Mrs. Margaret M. Wernig, Melwood Apartments, vesterday filed suit for an absolute divorce from Anthony J. Wer- nig, a member of the District Fire De- partment. | They were married April 24, 1918, and | lived together until January 3, 1928, when, the wife says, she left because of | her 'husband’s attentions to other | women. There is one child. Miscon- duct is alleged and a_corespondent |named. Attorney John J. O'Brien ap- pears for the wife 1205 Geranium St. IN BEAUTIFUL 16th Street Heights A DETACHED Center-Hall Plan ON BIG LOT $10,000 BOUTHERN EXPOSURE. THE | STATES REQURE | [Grand Plaza to Replace Old Buildings EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931 U.5. WILL AGQUIRE LD buildings occupying the southeast. the projected new Federal buildings. squares bounded by i GOVERNMENT ACQUIRES PROPERTY AS PART OF FEDERAL TRIANGLE PROJECT. Twelfth, Fourteenth, C and D streets and Ohio avenue, which soon will be taken by the Government for the Grand Plaza as part of the Federal bullding program, are seen in the above view, taken from the roof of the new Department of Commerce Building, looking to the Below is an illustration of the architect’s conception of the Grand Plaza, surrounded on three sides by | Fourteenth street will run past the open side of the plaza and a view of the pro- posed new Post Office Bullding is seen at the other end of the park. LAND ON D STREET District Property Appraised at $855,805 by Five Citizens. The Government will take steps soon to acquire two squares of land between Twelfth, Fourteenth, D and C streets and Ohio avenue, now occupied for the most part by small two-story structures, following condemnation of the property by a jury of five citizens this week. The property was appraised at $855,805 in a report to Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat. ‘The Grand Plaza, forming an integral part of the Federal triangle building program, is being planned to occupy this area, flanked on the south by the new Department of Labor Building, Government Auditorium and Interstate Commerce Commission, on the east by the new Post Office Department and another Federal building on the north. ‘The plaza will be developed with foun- tains, reflecting pools, ornamental land- scape gardening and probably statuary, and is to constitute one of the most beautiful features of the entire Federal building project. Buildings surrounding the plaza will be monumental in design, with orna- mental facades. The old District Build- ing and the former Southern Railway Building, however, will remain for some time, and will form a part of the north frame of the Grand Plaza for the time being. Included in the property to be de- molished as a part of the development of this space is the headquarters of No. 3 Fire Truck Company and water tower unit on a small triangle facing Four- teenth street at the corner of C street and Ohio avenue. Demolition work al- ready has been completed on a small chapel formerly used for religious pur- poses and later as an insurance clinic for workmen injured in the public building program, which occupled a triangular site to the eastward of the fire truck company. |CAPITAL PRESS TO BUILD NEW HOME ON N STREET Three-Story Structure Will Sup- plant Old One in Federal Building Triangle. Forced from its present location at 1210 D street, because of development of the Federal building triangle pro- gram, the National Capital Press will 'IN BUILDING INDUSTRY | Leaders Cite Value of Joint Efforts by Contractors and | Architects. The e co-operation between the contractors and the architects of meeting of the Building Trages Em- ployers’ Association held this week at the Burlington Hotel. Several Wash- ington architects were guests of honor at_the session | E. H. Rosengarten, president of the Building Trades Employers’ Association, an affillation of a number of em- ployers’ organizations in the local con- struction field, presided. Both Mr. Rosengarten and Horace W. Peaslee, vice president of the American Institute | of Architects and a past president of | the Washington chapter of the ms'mnn.‘ | urged the importance of co-operation between contractors and architects. Other speakers were E. J. Mufphy. president of the Buy-in-Washington Council: Albert Harris, municipal arck teet; J. Ruben Skinker, president of t Master Builders' _Association; Deios Smith of Smith & Edwards; E. H. Rule, vice president of the Building Trades Employers’ _Association: James _F. Murtaugh of the Building Trades Em- ployers' Association, Robert Beresford, Frederic J. Rice, counsel of the Building Trades Employers’ Association, and E. J. McNeill of Baltimore, Md. U. S. GETS PARK AREA Acting Secretary F. H. Payne of the War_Department~ today approved purchase by the United States E: neer Department of 54,846 acres iand and 1,385 of marsh on the east side of the Anacostia River, north of Benning _Bridge, from the' heirs of Alethea V. H. McCormick and others The area thus acquired is within the | limits of Anacostia Park and is marked | for early development. | Strikingly Ind BE ERECTED HERE| at 1150 Third Street—Con- tract Let. Plans for an ice-manufacturing plant, Building Inspector this week by M. J. where the plant will be erected. Contract Engineering Co. of Baltimore. struction will be started as soon as plans are approved. The bullding, of one-story height, will be erectec on a lot 100 feet wide by 200 fect deep. The roof will be flat, with ashestos covering. GARDEN CONTEST SET A garden contest 'to extend over a period of two years is planned by the George Washington Bicentennial Gar- don Committee. Eleven prizes will be presented to these developing the most beautiful gar- den during the year of 1932. ‘These to have charge of the contest are C. Melvin Sharpe, chairman; Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, vice chairman; Miss Margaret C. Lancaster, secretary George J. Adams, executive secre: . BRICK BUNGALOWS Sample Open to 9 P.M. 22 Madison St. N.W. Deen Lot—2-Car Brick Garage WAPLE & JAMES, Inc. 1226 14th St. N.W. North o962 ividual Home Unobstructed View of Rock Creek Park 4709 COLORADO AVE. Price Radically Reduced This spacious center-entrance Fall home of brick and stone con- struction has a commanding view of Rock Creek Park. Its very liv- able plan and superior construction will surely convince you that it is an outstanding value. The first floor has large entrance hall, immense living room with stone open fireplace, sun room, large dining room, breakfast room, | | | C0-OPERATION URGED ‘jsss,odb ICE PLANT WILL | GIHI:SVH~0LDV CARNIVAL “Play day | versity’s annual girls' athletic carnival, M. J. Uline Files Plans for Factory | staged by the university girls in co- operation with 25 girls from each of the Washington high schools, is being heid today at the Young Women's Christian Association under auspices of the De- partment of Physical Education for to be built at a cost of $35,000, were Women and the Women's Athletic As- | filed with the office of the District| soclation. g High school and univers | vide into color teams, ‘Washington was stressed at the monthly | Uline of 1150 Third street northeast,| school, and engage in a program of | sports 'that includes bowling, swimming, | for the profect, which will|volley ball and various gymnastic events. | be of bris: and concrete conctruction, | Ribbons are presented to the winning has been swarded to the Consolidated | teams by Prof. Ruth Harriet Atwell, | Con- | director of physical education for women | t George Washingto: 2 erect a modern three-story printing plant at 301 N street northeast, accord- ing to plans filed with the office of the Disirict Bullding Inspector this week. The proposed new plant will consist of a brick and concrete building, 150 | feet by 155 feet, equipped with an | Contract for the construetion | of the building has been awarded to the | Charles H. Tompkins Co, of this city. | | * George Washington Unt- elevator. No estimate of cost of the enterprise was given with the plans filed. Just Think of It— ‘The Star delivered to door every evening and Sunday morning at 1%sc per day and 5c Sunday. Can you without this servi Telephone National 500 livery will start at once. v girls di- | irrespective of Universit, Natl. 4600 The BUY of BUYS 1749 Kilbourne St. N.W. —In the heart of Mount Pleasant, just one block from the cars and commercial zone, and just two blocks from Rock Creek Park, the most beautiful playground in this country. The home is a 3-story brick with 6 bed rooms, double rear porches, hot-water heat, electricity and 2-car garage. In Sacred Heart Parrish. Open All Day Sunday PHILLIPS & CANBY, Inc. Exclusive Agents Investment Bldg. NEW BRICK HOUSE frigeration, sunken Jiving room, with gallery. adapted for entertaining. Home Owners and Builders BALSAM WOOL BLANKET is the ideal insulator for old and new homes. Read about this wonderful money-saver on Pages 50 and 51, March 21st issue of the Satur- day Evening Post, then let us estimate the cost of insulating your new home, or the attic of your present home. A full line of this material is carried by us at all times, Barber & Ross, Inc. 11th and G Streets N.W. STORE HOURS: 7:30 AM. TO 5:30 P.M. Smart—Distinguished—Unusual 6605 16th Street N.W. 10 rooms, 3 baths, first floor lavatory, electric re- Ideally REAL ES D. C. PROPERTY LEASED 515 Eleventh Strete Taken by I. Singer, Tailor. Business property at 515 Eleventh street has been leased for a period of I. Singer, tailor, it gvas an- today by the office of Robert m Savage, which handled the transac- n. ‘The same firm reports that property at the southeast corner of Fourteenth street and Columbia road had besn leased to Peter Frank for a delicates- sen; at 1760 Columbia road to the Hol- land Furnace Co.; 1719 Fourteenth street to the Liberty Finance Co., and | 1220-1222 Fourteenth street, to the Frey | Motor Co. ‘BIG FIVE’ ENGINEERS MAINTAIN RANKING Three of Nation's Leading Con- struction Firms Cling to Pace. Three of the so-called “big five” in the fi°1d of American building construc- tion maintained their leadership during 1930 in total of new contracts awarded, during one of the leanest and most tr: ing years in the recent history of this basic industry, according to Peter A. Stone, editor ‘of Gen-ral Building Cor tractor, who quoted figures compiled F.'W. Dodge Corporation of New York. _ The George A. Fuller Co., organized in Chicago in 1890, ranks first. The Fuller company secured $29,099.000 in new busin‘ss in the United States last year, according to Mr. Stone’s sum- mary. Mare Eidlitz & Son stood in second place in volume of new contract awards with a total of $28,612000. James Stewart & Co. took third place, with its new business amounting to $22,360,000. Approximately 8 per cent of all of the recorded large building construction undertaken nationally last vear was awarded to 11 general building contrac- tors, and these were awarded new busi- ness to be executed in the United States totaling $188,158,000. Gets Reserve Commission. Gustave A Ring, 312 Taylor street, this city, has been commissioned by the War Department a second lieutenant in the Military Intelligence section, Re- serve Corps of the Army. ————— s Beven of every ten trucks and busses in Africa are from America. TATE. BUILDING LOAN GROUP PLAN AUGUST CONTESTS Advertising and Public Relations Competition Set for Yearly Convention. | Member associations of the United | States Building and Loan League will ;cumpfll in two major contests at the centennial convention of the league | In Philadelphia, August 11 to 15. An- | nouncements of the public relations contest and the advertising and business | development contest, both of which JRY(’ open to all members, have just | beeen ‘made from league headquarters. The public relations contest will be & new feature for the building and loan convention. The advertising and business development competition was inau- gurated at last year's national gather- | ing and 1930 awards were made to the | Franklin Society, New York City, and the ~Anchor Building Savings and Loan Assoclation, Kansas City, Kans. The British Baby Chick Assoclation has asked the British minister of agri- culture to prohibit the importation of baby chicks, to check the spread of | bacillus pullorum, which has committed great ravages among poultry in other countrie REMARKABLY LOW PRICED HOME IN 16th ST. HEIGHTS Detached Center-Hall ALL BRICK FOUR BED ROOMS TWO BATHS TWO-CAR GARAGE $14,750 1430 HOLLY ST. OPEN Saturday Afternoon All Day Sunday BOSS & PHELPS 1417 K Bt Nat'l 9300 cut 16th St. to Holly Bt. East to house. If you are lookin, for a large lot with ple of & he ated just oni and the other of bric tion h larg, -half square east ing room. unusually large kit combination p reception hall and living room, living kitchen and breakfast nook shower on the second floor (TN silent cedar_lined). The third floor has been insulated is in every way as livable as any othe: bedroom or recreation room. There is ere i5 a tollet, wash tra coal bin and masonry cold stos ert columns and arches of brick. The roof is of siats Convenient terms 2 Wisconsin Ave. . 3709-13 Legation S CHEVY CHASE, D. C. $14,500.00 for value. for substantial construction, for large rooms, nty of shade trces, for something different in the way ome. be sure to inspect these two new home: and shingle construction, these homes contain ail. large living rocm with open fireplacy antry and breakfast nook. There are three large, bright bedrooms, and two tiled baths, one with automatic storage hot-water heater, masonry room e is a front porch across the entire house, with concrete floor and ate. Lots 150 feet deep contain many very large shade trees and garage. SHAFER & STUART Owners and Builders . N.W 5. of Connecticut Avenue, one all-briek, ec and book_shelves, excep chen with many built-in features, an There are French doors between room and dining room, and between toilets), plenty of closet space (some with Cello-tex, plastered. papered. and r part of the house, suiable either as also smple storage space on this floor. in the basement can be arranged. Wisconsin 4208 OPEN HOUSE Sunday, 1 to 6 P.M. 4828 LINNEAN AVE. (Just Of Conn. Ave.) This individually built and planned English brick home is mow offered at a very attractive price. Commodious first floor and 4 full-sized bed rooms, 2-car built- in garage, oil burner and Frigidaire, —IN PERFECT CONDITIO! The owner is away and I cordially invite vour inspection. (Conn, ve., north to Ellicott, east to Linnean) F. ELIOT MIDDLETON Invest aent Bldg. Realtor Met. 3827 Ao North @leneland FPark $11.950 Open and Lighted for Inspection Never before has an eight-room, practically new semi-detached mod- ern home béen offered in this highly Testricted, close-in suburb at such & modest price—but this home is priced to sell quickly, and some fortun buyer will take advantage of the substantial saving. Located on very high elevation, where you are always assured of clean, fresh air so uul:{hl to health and Summer comfort, on a large lot where the children may play in safety, it is thoroughly modern, having that ever-welcome sun parlor, big storage attic, pantry, Frigidaire, fireplace and four fine sunny bed rooms. The low price here quoted is even less than you would expect to pay for a home as large in a location less desirable, Stores, good schools, churlcsl::s w:;;:d transportation are all handy. Drive out today or tomorrow an vi us. From Conn. Ave. turn west at Bureau of 5!&71!}{,4)@! or from Wisconsin Ave. turn east on an Ness. Open Today and Sunday Qut 16th to Colorado Ave., West to House. kitchen and first-floor lavatory. Second floor has 4 large bed rooms, 2 colored tile baths and numerous closets ‘There is & finished room and bath on the third floor. Ol heat, electric refrigeration and a 2= car built-in, heated garage. H.G. Smithy Co. SUCCESSOR TO BUS s or N.L.Sansbury COMPANY INC. Priced at a sales- compelling figure quic developmen fil | 2 " o e Drive Very Low Price Convenient Payment Plan Robert W. Savage 717 Union Trust Bldg. NA. 6799 or Your Broker Open Sunday 1 P.M. Till Dark MSKEEVER &£ GOS$ 7. 1415 K St. N.W. NAt. 4750 Monthly Payments OPEN Saturday Afternoon and All Day Sunday RBOSs=rHELP 1417 K Bt Drive out 16th st. to Alarka ave.. thenes 10 Geranium st, east 0 Droperty. Natl. 5904 9300 R