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B—2 xx REAL ESTATE. FACTORY QUTPUT OF HOMES URGED Plan Favored to Reduce Waste and Uneconomic Features. Mass production of small houses in factories is urged by the American In- | stitute of Architects as a necessary measure to reduce housing costs and eliminate all wasteful and uneconomic | features in construction. In a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the institute and made | public at the Washington headquarters today it is pointed out that the impor- tance of lower building costs is over- | shadowed only by the maintenance of the character of the American home, | The institute warns of the dangers of overstandardization and asserts that builders also have “the larger duty of making the home of the American cit- | izen expressive of all the qualities that | his citizenship implies.” For Mass Production. | In taking this action the institute | said it recognizes the need for factory production of small houses and consid- ers the effect of such a development on the architecture in the United States. The resolution, however, calls attention to the latent possibility that the individuality and character of American houses may be obliterated and urges the utmost caution in pro- ceeding with mass production in hous- ing along lines similar to those laid down for_the automobile industry. “The Board of Directors of ths American Institute of Architects recog- nizes fully the absolute necessity of the | elimination of all waste and uneco- nomic features in the production of small houses for the purpose of re- dueing costs,” the resolution said “Therefore the board recognizes and commends proposals for mass or fac- tory production of small houses. Should Be Expressive. “Nevertheless, attention is czlled to the danger of obliterating the indi- viduality gnd character of the house, which is the home of the American family, arsl to fhe resultant effect the character of the family whose it is. “While cost is an important factor in home building, it must certainly be subservient to the larger duty of mak- ing the home of the American citizen expressive of 21l the qualities that his citizenship implies.” BALTIMORE BUILDING | CONTINUES LOW EBB $590,880 Total of Permits During January Below Record of | Many Years. | Epecial Dispatch to The Ster. BALTIMORE, February 18.—Build- ing construction in Baltimore con- tinues at low ebb, although a number of major projects are under consid- eration. Permits for the first month of the new year totaled $590,880, the lowest January figure for many years. It was, however, an_increase of about $100,000 from the December total of $482,520, which was the lowest in the city's history. Of the January total $290.040 was for new construction, $89,160 for addi- tions and $211,680 for alterations. Two school buildings, at $80,000 and $76,000, were the largest items tabulated, fol- lowed by 12 two-story dwellings with a total valuation of $50,000. GARDENS ARE TOPIC Several Talks Feature Meeting Club in Chevy Chase. Several talks on various features of gardening marked a meeting of the Chevy Chase, D. C., Garden Club at the home of Mrs. T. A. Stanley, at 3837 Garrison street, Monday after- noon. Speakers included Mrs. Frank Mc- Manamy, who spoke on the preparation and sowing of Spring seed-beds; Mrs. Paul Christian, whose discussion re- volved about the historic gardens at Mount Vernon, and Mrs. J. F. Rouda- bush, who spoke on birds which fre- quent the lawns and gardens of Chevy Chase. Assisting Mrs. Stanley as hostesses were Mrs. A. P. Tisdel, Mrs. “Arthur Presmont and Mrs. = Maurice R. Thompson. | of | BUILDING AND LOAN SESSION WILL OPEN | HERE ON MONDAY % (Continued From First Page.) discussion at the feature luncheon on Tuesday, when the use of the term co- operative bank, savings and loan asso- ciation, homestead association, to desig- nate these institutions as well as the more familiar “building and loan” as- sociation will be discussed. Charles F. Axtmann of Youngstown, ©Ohio, will lead the discussion on general views of building and loan administr tion. Radio programs, newspaper ad- vertising and collection letters will be stressed by various speakers under this heading. The Bullding Association Council of the District will hold its annual banquet and dance in conjunction with the American_Savings, Building and Loan Institute at the hotel Monday at 7 p.m. Grapes Were Inspiration. Titian, famous Renaissance artist, ob- tained inspiration from a bunch of grapes which he kept hanging in his studio as an example of beauty of form and line. Peas Supplant Cotton. LOS BANOS, Calif. () —Discoura ith cotton growing prospects, ndreds acres of land in thi have been planted to peas s expect to harvest them in early season when better prices prevail | her. Why, | (her THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, FE....U-\RY 18, 193 REAL ESTATE. Colonial Style Marks Spring Valley Home New England Colonial-type dwelling at 3645 Forty-ninth street, in Spring Valley, recently completed for Dr. Jessie Mary Ferguson. W. C. & A. N. Miller. The house contains eight rooms, two baths and has a two-car gagage. It was designed, built and sold by QU BDAUGHTER BY Katharine Haviland-Taylor MICHAEL at the telephone at he learned, asking who called, inform Miss Cessendra that naturally! Of course! Who INSTALLMENT XXXIIL last reached Boston and his Aunt Cassandra; her maids were such a darned dumb lot, all that stuff! As if it mattered! And obviously making an extended tour to the North Pole before they delgned to nephew wished speech with her. But at last! He heard his aunt’s voice, and he said, “Aunt C>ssandra, we've found else? But anyway, we're about to start up to you, and Aunt Cassandra, oh, Lord! ‘Aunt Cassandra, are you still | there?” She was still there. “Aunt Cassandrs,” he went on. “have you a breakfast tray with really long legs? I mean, understand, long legs, not short legs. And you neadn’t think about the bath ralts because I'll see about those myself before she wakes tomorrow morning.” His aunt scemed somewhat surprised people were generally so dull, Michae! Geclea. At length he squawked (of course the 1 | =onnection had to be poor) “Well, never mind! I say, never mind. I can get out early to waks up some one who will open a shop end then I can get the tray, too.” “But I have a breakfast tray with 1ong legs,” said Miss Cassandra with a trifle of hauteur, “as I said at first. T have, in fact, Micheel, two of them. A pink one and a blue cne. Michael” voice softened and it became anxious), “are you quite wel?” Michael said he h2d never been quite so wel t despite this assertion, which was in a way very true, he was still dizzy, sick and uncertain. He hurried back to Carrcll and to Darius Smith; when he reached them k> put his hand upon her arm again ‘nd Smith removed his. “You're still here,” said Michae}i ]:Vllh accents of se, “yeu're stil e surApr:éf wnl}xcl‘:ps that would tremble he smiled down on her. “I'll give 'em a week to reach the clinch,” Smith decided. “One Wweek and no longer!” He stood a moment later staring at the gates that had clanged shut. o “Happy landings in your heaven, he thought, mind on Michael, “the kind of heaven that can be on efxrth for a straight, white guy like you!” * % * Carroll woke the next morning in & room made peaceful by old furnitvr2 and gentle-hued chintzes. At first che didn’t know wher» she was and then e remembered that she was in ‘the eome house with Micheel. H2 had been named, she learned the night be- fore, in her mother’s will as its ex- ecutor and as her guardian. Michael had closed the apartment to store “everything” so that if some day she felt she dared step back, “everything” would be there for her and waiting. Then there was a tap upon the ‘door and Carroll seid, “Come, please,” and one of Miss Cassandra’s very ancient handmaidens entered carrying a heavy load of packages, “Good morning,” sald Carroll, eyes on the packages. She found she had ced things like that. She added. sn't it a lovely day?" It was raining and rather uncom- fortably chilly, but the maid, looking at Carroll, thought perhaps after all it was a lovely day, and with a heartiness rare to her and to the house of slowing footsteps, she agreed. That done, she said, “Mr. Michael ordered me up with these packets.” Carroll sat up in bed “And shall I bring your breakfast scon. Miss? ‘After I've bathed, please, but what NEW, DETACHED BRICK—2 BATHS CLUB ROOM IN MARIETTA PARK $9,500 23 1st St. N.W y in new house ver been equaled D ped with all the efinements for comfort and well built and in an excellent, ng and convenient Easy terms. See it ced. nd b OPEN SATURDAY P.M. ALL DAY SUNDAY BOSS & PHELPS ; Chevy Ch Reduced to 9,950 are fortunate in h E sell at $13,500, has tionally low price. Center hall Colonial, three shower. Large glass inclosed a refrigeration. Screens, garage. To Reach—Right on Western Av three squares to prop Be Sure to See It Today or Sunday. EDW. H. JON Exclusive Agents 8520 Connecticut Avenue 6221 We;;ern Avenue present for your @pproval. Near schools, stores and churches. ase, D. C. aving this very attractive home to The property, priced to just been reduced to this excep- bed rooms, tiled bath, tub and nd heated sun parlor, attic. Gas enue at Chevy Chase Circle, about erty. ES & CO., Inc. Cleveland 2300 her | is your name?” Carroll answered and asked “Alice.” | “Mr. Michael used to read me a poem | called ‘Sweet Alice B:n Bolt,'” said Carroll, and she drew a breath and she smiled. “It's a very nice poem,” she ended. “Indeed, Miss? I can’t say that I do know it, Miss, but it's kind of you to mention it.” | “Oh, not at all!” said Carroll, “and | Alice, if you please, you may bring the | packages to me because I think I'll open | them before I bathe.” | . The first packet held “On a Chinese Screen,” a book by Mr. Somerset Maug- ham. “I hope you haven't seen this, dear,” Michael had written on a card. | being so busy seeing the “Dear” that had found, through a_fountain pen, | outlet from Michael's heart. | The next package was a padded gray | silk box filled with red and blue cigar- ettes. Carroll thought they were | “heavenly.” Michael thought they would probably be perfectly rotten, but he knew Carroll's esthetic reason for smoking and that she’d probably never “reslize what was wrong with the pic- | ture. | "The next offering was made by bath | salts, faintly pink, in a large green Venetian-glass jar. After that came a compact, most | fashionably slender despite its contain- | ing quite everything in cosmetic soup | to nuts. Alice, in an adjoining room, had been | running her bath. Alice appeared, to say, “Your bath’s waiting, Miss.” | ""She would hurry through bath, dress- | ing and breakiast to get downsfairs to | thank Michael, Carroll decided, step- ping into the ‘tub. It was no more than decent to hurry to thank people | when they gave you beautiful things. | Could Michael have gone out any- wheYe? She hurried. | Then breakfast came. When Alice | returned for the tray she said, “You | haven't eaten much, Miss.” | "It had been very good, Carroll ex-| plained apologetically, but she hadn't | been “so” very hungry.” She jabbed | pins into her long, heavy hair. Her fingers had shaken and she felt it look- ed dreadfully, but she couldn’t pause to do it again. Memories of Miss Meens, and of Miss Cort, Miss Howell and Miss Sands. “the girls,” came back. Carroll turned to Alice. “Thank you very much for | everything,” she said, “Thank you so much.” | Miss Cassandra, befors her desk in the room that was called “The little room,” greeted Carroll with, “Good morning, dear child!” It had taken Miss Cassandra 15 minutes the night before to arrive at the decision that the child was s dear as any child she had eve? known. . Carroll kissed Miss Cassandra’s cheek. Oh ™ she murmured ecstatically, thct done, “lsn't this lovely! And isn't this Can You Equal This? 1707 Upshur St. N.W. (West of 16th St.) Semi-detached brick; eight rooms, bath, h.-w.h., elec., garage, deep lot. Just Redecorated—Now Vacant ONLY $9 750 TERMS Open Saturday and Sunday | OWNER Clev. 3273 Evenings 6606 6th St N.W. $6,950.00 COLONIAL BUNGALOW 5 rooms, colored tile bath; elec- tric refrigeration; electric ventila- tor; recreation room; house screened. Insulated. Terms ar- ranged. GOSS REALTY CO. J. S. Eaton, Sales Dept. 1405 Eye St. N.W. NAtional 1353 And for some space she did not see it, | a beautiful day, Miss Cassandra?” “Perhaps,” conceded Miss Cassandra after due consideration—one did not epeak unthinkingly upon any subject whatsoever—"it is a beautiful day. It | doesn't always take sunlight to make a | day beautiful when one is young, does it, dear?” | _“Oh, no!” Carroll answered fervently. | Then she said a shy, tense “Where's Michael?” Michael could not be called Mike in | Miss Cassandra’s presence. “Here,” said Michael from the door- way. He looked rested and younger and extraordinarily happy. He took | both of Carroll’s hands in his. “Well,” he said, swinging them and drawing a deep breath. “welll Oh, isn't this great, Carroll?” “‘Suppose,” suggested Miss Cassandra, “that you go to the library. I must write a note to Miss Allistair. Her | mother, as you remember, Michael, was a Fipps.” “Yes,” Michael agreed dreamily as he stared down upon Carroll, “I do— | remember—that her mother was & Fipps.” Then he slipped his arm through Car- soll's and he pressed her arm close to his side and he laughed a little un- | steadily. | They went to the library. “I wanted {to stay for quite a long time in my | bath,” said Carroll after they had set- tled. “It's the fist tub I've met in it seems years, Mike, that hasn't scratched | me somewhere, but I wanted more to | be down here with you to thank you.” “I can't bear the idea of any tub scratching you,” said Michael. | ~“Oh, Mike,” Carroll answered, “that | doesn’t matter. Those things don’t. It's |only people who matter when they're | unkind. 'And I mentioned the tub only because I thought it might sort of ex- plain my gratitude. I'm so grateful and I do thank you so much!” “But it was nothing,” said Michael, and eagerly, even hungrily, he asked, | “What else would you like?” She looked at his lips, but you don't say things like that, so she answered with “Oh, nothing, Mike; more. All I want is to' be here!” her heart added “with you.” (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) 'SMITH BUI And LDING RENAMED The Smith Building, former home of the defunct F. H. Smith Co., has been renamed the Bowen Building, in honor cf William J. Bowen, president emeritus of the International Union of Brick- | layers and Plasterers of America, the organization which now owns the nine- | story structure at 815-817 Fifteenth strest. | . The union, which recently acquired the property at public auction for | $355,000, will occupy two floors of the ! building as its national headquarters, heretofore located at 1417 K strect. The building has an assessed valuation of $659.000 and was erected in 1922 by the H. Smith Co. | Only 1 Left 13612 Veazey St. North Cleveland Park $11,650 An Amazing Low Price for This Splendid New Home Built of brick, 6 unusually large rooms, two baths, three porches, open fireplace, at- tractive kitchen with latest Oxford cabinet equipment, Frigidaire, house screened and weather-stripped, large yard, brick garage. High elevation. Short walk from the new Phoebe Hurst School. Open Sunday and Daily Until 9 P.M. Wm. M. Throckmorton 208 Investment Bldg. DIst. 6093 Selling Fast Because of Value 3 Sold in 3 Weeks! See this Beautiful ENGLISH NORMANDIE FURNISHED HOME High Elevation Overlooking_ City 6 and 7 Rooms All Brick Beautiful Tile Recreation Room 2 Wonderful Tile Baths in Colors Ultra Modern Kitchens with Every Feature Sunny Basement Brick Garage Near Stores and Transportatlo DRIVE OUT TODAY! For Sale By Out Mass. A Blocks to 3818 Calvert St. N. W. Open 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Dafly e. to Wis. Ave., South 4 alvert, St., right one block Built By BROWN BROS. Owners and Builders nothing | ICONSTRUCTION LIST RANKS D. C. NINTH Led by 8 of 25 Cities Re- porting Work Authorized Last Month. (Continued From First Page) northeast, owner, designer anq builder; | to erect one 2-story frame dwelling, 240 | Peabody street; to cost $3,250. John D, King, Berwyn, Md., owner; | R. H. Scroggins, Berwyn, Md., designer | and builder; to move frame dwelling to | new location and erect frame addition, | 5013 Belt road; to cost $1,500. Mrs. Phoebe C. Souder, 1660 Park | road, owner; W. H. Nash. 1723 De Sales | street, designer and builder; to make | repairs, 1660 Park road; to cost $1.000. Mrs. Bertha H. Collins, owner; T. W. Dorsey, builder; to make repairs, 313 Ninth street; to cost $1,000. | Kate P. Lannon, 1430 V street. owner | and builder: to make repairs and alter- | aticns, 2137 Pennsylvania avenue; to cost $500. L. E. Breuninger & Sons. BUILDING AND LOAN FIELD FINDS CAUSE FOR CHEER High Percentage on Payments on Shares by Installment Savers Reported. CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 18.— The average installment saver in a building and loan association is con- tinuing to make investments equalling from 80 to 90 per cent of his prosperity thrift habits, according to H. F. Cellar- ius, Cincinnati, secretary-treasurer of the United States Building and Loan | League. With reports from 33 out of | 45 State leagues of the associations at | ; Boss & | hand, Mr. Cellarius finds two-fold cheer | [P’helm. 1417 K street, builders; to erect | on the investment side of the building | x metal , 5 an 2 et B oaep, > 020 TSt | % X third of the States show install- | Updike, 1026 Seventh ment savings kept up at 90 per cent of | street noftheast, owner and builder: to | lormal payments on shares, another | e ToPairt 8300, o enth street north- | of 1ormal in this respect, With the re- g : maining 10 States falling somewhere below the uvel'*ngle.1 ot tati i i 2. Money coming into the associations Airplane on the Highway. |, % VOUs CO0 0K, ore s rated as “con- An airplane has been brought oul| siderable” in 14 reporting States. This| in Germany which travels in the air | tallies with a recent compilation by the | or on the ground, whichever is more | league’s statistical department showing | convenient. It is of the gyro type and some 113,000 shareholders making their if it happens that there is no suitable | first investments in building and loan landing place at its destination it thre | associations during the last comes to the ground on the roadway | months of 1932, and pursues its journey along the high- way. The revolving blades fold out of Y Mission Head to Speak. Minor Projects. ‘Willlam A. Stuart, 4021 Forty-sixth street, builder and owner; to erect one | brick garage, 3130 Rittenhouse street; to cost $300. Jacob Rosenberg, 1020 Seventh street. owner; A. Eberly's Sons. Inc., 1108 K | street, builders; to remodel into lving quarters 1020 Seventh street; to cost | $700. | W. D. Cunyus. 5311 Potomac avenue, R. M. Briscoe, de- ; to erect one 2-story frame addi- | tion, 5311 Potomac avenue; to cost $300. | G. Kaspar, 1842 Mintwood place, | owner and builder; R. C. Archer. jr. architect; to make repairs, 1842 Mint wood place; to cost $300. Madison Building Co., owne: Home in North Washington Residence at 1371 Kalmia road, purchased by Dr. J. Leland Cardwell from It is a modern expression of & Colonial motif and contains eight main rooms and two baths. Book Auction at Sandy Spring. SANDY SPRING, Md. February 18 (Special) —The annual auction sale of the books of the circulating library of the Sandy Spring Book Club, which will include a number of interesting volumes, will be held on Tuesday after- noon, at 2:30 o'clock, at Community House, with Dr. Henry J. Nichols as auctioneer. 'This circulating _library has been in continuous operation for 60_years. ECONOMY BUNGALOWS $7,500—$7,750 6211-6227 Colorado Avenue N.W. Five sunny rooms, tiled bath with built-in tub and shower, wood-burning fireplace, splendid yard inclosed by ornamental picket fence. OPEN SUNDAY Drive out 16th St. to Sheridan St., east on Sheridan to Colorado Ave, or out Georgia Ave. to Sheridan and west to Colorado Ave, Wm. H. Saunders Company 1519 K ST. N.W. DISTRICT 1015 —Star Staff Photo. Reflects Studio Sounds. ‘The accessories of the moving pic- ture studio have been augmented re- cently by the addition of a 6-foot re- flector made of mirror glass and mounted upon a wheeled platform so that it may be readily moved to any desired potnt. It increases the capacity | of the recording mechanism by re- flecting sounds which would not register | under ordinary conditions. It will pick | up an ordinary conversation carried on 100 feet away. Save $1,500 REDUCED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE 5447 30th Place New home of English design, 6 rooms, 2 baths. 3 double bedrooms. Recreation room in basement, finished room in attic. Electric re- frigeration and garage. | | | OPEN DAILY To inspect—Drive out Military Road to 30th Plece. the way for travel on the surface. -Li: (Special).—] 'y entice, superin- Stream-Lines on Golf Club. | 1crt"5t the Gospel Mission, Wash- The head of the golf club has been made with perforations through it in order to overcome the air resistance as it passes through the air while de- scending upon the ball. BARGAIN HOME FOR SALE NEW Beautiful Detached Center Hall Brick, Southern Exposure 10 Rooms—3 Baths and Garage Large Corner Lot 1401 HEMLOCK STREET N.W. Inspection by Appointment One block east of 16th Street Heights Also Handsome Stone Town House CALL WISCONSIN 2450 the Episcopal Church tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. | The Mission Glee Club will sing. i 6810 Fairfa Road Adjoining Corner Hampden Lane & Fairfax Road EDGEMOOR, MD. $13,500 First offering of this new individual English-type home of intriguing charm—stone and_ brick construction—center-hall plan. Beautiful appoint= ments, featuring: 4 bed rooms. 2 tile baths, first-floor lavatory. insulated attic, large paneled recreation room with fireplace. electric refrigeraor. gas furnace, slate roof. copper gutters. Two-car attached garage. Lot with H0-fi. frontage, containing over Ys acre of ground. See it today. _Turn left at the Bank of Bethesda, via Edgemoor Lane, souih one block at Fairfax Road. Open for Inspection Daily Alfred T. Newbol Clev. 8000 Owner & Builder 5211 Wisc. Ave. 3215 Rittenhouse St. N.W. (Opposite Purple Iris Tea House) This beautiful stone house in one of the best residential sections of the city, overlooking Rock Creek Park and con- taining 8 exceptionally large rooms, 2 baths, lavatory on first floor, servants’ quarters, oil burner, Frigidaire, 2-car garage. This house is priced far below cost and is a bargain for the home buyer who is looking for a first-class home. OPEN SUNDAY H. E. Brockson—Real Estate Col. 7669 WILLIAM H. SAUNDERS CO., Inc. 1519 K STREET N.W District 1015 625 NICHOLSON STREET N.W. MARIETTA PARK THIS BRAND-NEW CENTER-HALL HCME IS FULLY DETACH- ED, situated on a large level corner I>t right in the finest section of beau- tiful Marfetta Park handy to every home requirem:nt. There are six unusually large rooms, 2ll finished in natdral hardwood trim with newest decorations, two pretty haths, fireplace, model kitchen with tabletop range, Frigidaire and Oxfor¢ Cabinets; large attic, and the entire house screened, weather-stripped and ready to occupy. A detached brick garage and numerous pretty shrubs add to the beauty of the large grounds. $10,500 is an extremely low price for this fine property, but the price made sell it this week. —— T 5 Drive out 7th St. to Nicholson, four squares above Kennedy OPEN—LIGHTED—HEATED RMHOOKER Tower Bldg. Met. 2663 (Woodside Park) FIRST TIME in WASHINGTON In this de e showing, Yor the time in Washington, newest development the TIC N exceptioae. value offered to prospective home owners. Worth far more than the low price asked. All brick construc- tion, copper gutters and down- spouts, slate roof,-detached, two- car garsze to match. Has 6 rooms ...breakfast room, spacious living room, 3 large bed rooms, 2 attractive tile baths, daylight basement with storage room and semi-finished attic. Located in restricted community on rnearly V3 acre of ground . . . NO STREET ASSESSMENT. An inspection of this home wil convince you of its merit as sound investment. Drive out 16th Street or to trafic light g—then 5 short north on Georgia Ave. dlo to Noves Drive—turn right 1% Blocks to property. PRICED AT ONLY $11,250 Attractive Terms OTTWALS & URGDORF OWNERS AND BUILDERS Shepherd 3448 the in house heating . . . LECTROL AUTOMA' OIL FURNACE. is included in the price of this home. L] MODERN ELECTRIC KITCHEN Electric Range Electric Refrigerator Electric Clock Ventilating Fan