Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1935, Page 23

R » AUGUST BUILDING - CONTINUES BRISK Volume 52.2 Pct. Greater ! Than Last Year, Reports Institute. Building contracts in August were Btill well above the volume of a year g0, in keeping with the situation dur- ing the previous months_of this year, sccording to the Alexander Hamilton * Institute. ! ‘The volume was 52.2 per cent larger than a year ago and was above the fevel for any August since 1931. At the same time, building activity was Btill in a state of pronounccd depres- sion as compared with the boom years before the slump. Contracts awarded #n August equaled only 27.2 per cent ©of the volume in the same month of 1928, the year when building activity was the highest on record. Rising Rent Stimulus. Building activity last month con- tinued to have the stimulus of a ris- ing rent trend, which indicated that real estate values are still appreciating. Rents in August reached the highest level of the current upward movement, which began in February, 1934. The increase so far has amounted to 14.2 per cent. While building costs are still above the rent level despite the fact that costs are little higher now than they were when the advance in rents started, the fact that rents are rising mwhile costs are remaining stable has ‘convinced some builders that rents and wvalues will eventually justify present costs. This outlook has also been a factor in making mortgage money more available. In this connection, however, the Government, which is more interested in stimulating build- ing than in the absolute safety of its investments, plays a large part, since it is willing to back loans on building operations. Rent Figures Still Low. The fact, however, that the rent level does not yet warrant the cost of building explains why building up to the present time has regained so little of the ground lost during the depression. Despite the rise, the rent index in August, based on 1926 at 100, was only 70.6, whereas the cost of building index was 93.8. ‘There is little prospect that rents Wwill continue to rise until they reach the level of present building costs. Full recovery will thus be retarded until costs are reduced. At the present time no progress is being made along this line. REV. EDWARD CLARK TO CONCLUDE SERIES Chevy Chase Baptist Pastor to Preach at Both Services Tomorrow. At the Chevy Chase Baptist Church the pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark, will preach tomorrow morning on “Four Horsemen of Today,” and at 8 p.m. on “Turning the Other Cheek.” This will eonclude the series of sermons on the *Hard Sayings of Jesus.” Rally day will be observed tomorrow. There will be a special program in the Bunday school featuring promotion of boys and girls in the beginners, pri- mary and junior departments at 9:45 em. Another feature of rally week will be & banquet of the church and Sunday school members in the Sun- day school house Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. George B. Fraser, general superintend- ent of the Sunday school, will discuss his vacation in the West during the Summer and Dr. Angie Smith of i Mount Vernon M. E. Church will be | the guest speaker. The study of the Epistle to the Galatians will be completed at the devotional service Thursday evening, led by the pastor. BAPTIST BIBLE CLASS RALLY TO BE HELD West Washington Church Assem- blage to Hear Talk on “The Goal of Life.” At the West Washington Baptist Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. there will be an adult Bible class rally in the church auditorium. Address by Rev. Francis J. Lukens on “The Goal of Life.” The pastor, Rev. Charles B. Austin, ‘will preach tomorrow morning on “The Church: Its Strength and Beauty,” and at 8 pm. on “A- Wonderful Old ‘Testament Rally.” Before the sermon there will be a message to Southern Baptists, electrically transcribed, by Dr. John R. Sampey, president of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Gayle Circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Adeline Hospital, 4568 Conduit road, Wednesday evening. The adult Bible classes will hold a #ally Thursday evening in the Sun- day school auditorium. The Men's Bible Class elected offi- || <cers last Sunday as follows: T. R. Hudson, president; E. W. Ladson, vice president; Irving S. Craig, secretary and treasurer; Z. C. Hodges, teacher, and Elsie W. Austin, pianist. —e | Machine Types Syllables. Marius Len Outer, an experimenter of Holland, has invented a machine which he says will type entire syl- ilables instead of individual letters. He describes it as an “international speed .typewriter,” and has named it the “Tachotype.” It is about the size of an ordinary typewriter. New Home 811 Bonifant St. ® Silver Spring 4 Spacious Bed Rooms Lot 50x185 Real Bargain 38,750 Open Daily and Sunday Kass Realty Co. Southern Bldg. NA. 6682 EAL ESTATE. HERHAT JULIE ANNE MOORE INSTALLMENT XIX. O ONE offered any comment to Bill's announcement when they reached the lecture hall that it was now 12 minutes after 8. As the four girls moved off toward the dressing room Deane Runbrecker lighted a cigarette. His action was al- together commonplace, but Ann would presently remember it with a clarity of detail with which only the most spectacular events are ordinarily re- corded in the mind. When they returned to the foyer the four girls saw Bill and Carl talking with an usher, but Selma noticed Deane’s absence instantly and spoke to Bill about it. “One of the ushers asked him not to smoke in the lobby and he went down to the men’s lounging room,” Bill said. “I don't think he’s very hot about hearing Lee’s story of blind fly- ing.” : “Of course he's not,” Selma groaned. “He didn't want to leave the hotel. Go down and get him, will you, Carl?” “Now wait a minute,”” Bill said. “Deane’s old enough to be able to de- cide things for himself. If he'd rather sit down there and smoke, why not let him?” “Because,” Selma retorted, “he won’t sit down there and smoke. For all we know he’s out and gone already.” Carl said placatingly, “I'll take a look, Bill. It won't take a minute.” Actually, it required little more than a minute for Carl to run down the stairs and come up again. He was grinning as he rejoined them. “He's there and apparently happy. I didn’t suggest that he come up.” He turned to Selma. “Bill's right. Let him do what he likes.” Selma shrugged and walked off a little way. She was staring sullenly through a glass door at the restless crowd when Lee entered the main door and almost ran across the foyer. Bill was on the point of calling to him, but did not when Mollie quickly held | up a forbidding hand. “He's late enough already,” she said in a sub- dued voice. Lee made his way down the aisle and, almost handsome in his tails, stood before his chair on the rostrum, grinning uncomfortably as he waited for the crowd's enthusiasm to subside. Against her will, Ann could not but feel proud of Les that night. He talked as naturally as if he were talk- ing to her alone and, without apparent effort, he managed to give his simple narrative-address a certain dramatic quality that kept his hearers—Ann in- cluded—eager to catch his every word. Early in his address he explained ear- nestly that he was no pioneer in blind flying, that others had done the more dangerous experimental work before he was out of short pants and he had simply profited by their experience. “What I have done,” he said when he had summarized the lessons he had learned in his cross-country blind flight, “any flyer in the country could have done as well or better. I hope you will not suspect me of false mod- esty when I tell you that publicity— the eagerness of the press to develop & star performer in every fleld of en- deavor—has given me a reputation wholly undeserved. Of necessity men are flying blind every day of the year and many of them under conditions which, if we knew the truth, would make my flight from Los Angeles to Washington seem & pale pink tea by comparison. “My story, such as it is, is finished. T am grateful for having had this op- portunity to tell it and for your most courteous and patient attention. There is nothing I would enjoy more than the privilege of meeting as many of you as possible and I can only ask your forgiveness when I tell you it is imperative that I take off for Wash- ington in the next half hour.” The crowd on hand to greet him when he landed at the airport some two hours before had almost doubled by the time he stepped from the taxi and darted into the nearest closed hangar. A mechanic went to the administration building for Lee’s coat, gloves and helmet. “Did the stuff get here all right?” Lee casually asked the field manager. He buttoned the collar of the big leather coat and began to pull on his A Real Home at a Price You Can Afford $5,950 Other Homes, $1.150 fo $9.350 638 20th St, Virginia Highlands, Va. $500 Cash—$50 Per Mo. le_bath. shewer, elec. refrigeration, real fireplace. screened sarage, a kitchen that is the realization of the wife's dream. irectior oll 10 30th St.. turn right, 3 blocks to p’mng'lfllv. B. M. SMITH Pike, Arlington, Va. : Cross Highway Bridge, 1108 Columb! LOOK FOR THATS > . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1935, FEATHER gloves. His eyes did not meet those of the man before hirn. “Oh, yes,” the man said. “I had it weighed and loadea as soon as the truck came in. Runs close to 400 pounds.” Two policemen stood on opposite sides of Lee’s plane, ammunition belts outside their jackets, when Lee came up and without ceremony pulled the cabin door open and climbed in. Ann found Bill waiting in the foyer and a moment later they were joined by Carl, who came wiggling out of the slow-moving stream. “Well, runt,” Bill asked, “what do you think of the boy as a speaker?” Ann had ben tremendously im- pressed by Lee’s modesty and eager- ness to have othess share the credit and she admitted as much to Bill, but she was even more impressed at this moment by Bill's easy familiarity. It was the first time he had called her “runt” in weeks. She didn't know why he had done it unless deliber- ately to end their strained relations, but she was glad he had. Bill said: “Take him from any angle, Lee's aces. Darn funny, run- ning off like that, though.” She remembered then that she was the only one of their group who knew the reason for Lee’s hurried departure and presently when Rita and Selma and Mollie came out she pulled Mollie off to one side and gave her Lee’s message. They were still talking when Carl joined them. “Deane’s skipped,” he said to Mol- lie. The heavy tone of his voice said a great deal more—implied what Mol- lie seemed to understand but Ann did not. “He's probably at the hotel,” Ann suggested. “Selma said he didn't want to.come here in the first place.” But Carl doubted they would find Deane at the hotel. “He gave me the slip this afternoon and I had to put the police on his trail. Then, as it happened, I found him myself—at the South station.” Mollie explained to Ann: “The Washington police have been shadow- ing Deane for weeks and the only rea- son they let him come on this trip was that Carl agreed to keep an eye on him.” ; “You think Deane knows he's being | shadowed?” Ann asked. “Undoubtedly,” Carl said. When they reached the hotel, Selma went directly to Deane's room ' and came back with the report that her | | brother was not there. She seemed | |so distressed that Ann wondered if | Deane had told his sister he planned | to bolt at the first opportunity. | Bill was disgusted, and he didn't | care who knew it. Theyshad planned | to go directly from the lecture hall to a night club. Carl got Bill away from | the group and told him why he was troubled. “You're got to help me, Bill. i‘ Woodridge, D. C. 2106 Taylor St. N.E. Nearing Completion New, brick bungalow, § rooms and bath; today’s kitchen, furred walls. $7,650 > 2008 Perry St. N.E. Detached brick and stone; 6 rooms and bath, paved street and alley; near grade and junior schools. $8,750 Terms Less Than Rent | P [ 3910 24th St. N.E. Center-Hall Colonial, 6 rooms and 2 baths. Best value in this popular grow- ing section. Reasonably Priced ALL ABOVE PROPERTIES OPEN DAILY and SUNDAY 'TIL 9 P.M, Louis H. Hall Potomac 6021 Washington-Richmond Highway 1 mile Open for inspection. - I gave my word I'd bring Deane back with me.” | Bill agreed, reluctantly, to do what he could. “I think you're needlessly worried, though. Deane’s probably out having a good time for himself . . . Where do we go?” At midnight, Mollie had a call from Carl. “No luck yet,” he told her. “Bill and I slipped up somewhere. If he calls you tell him I'll meet him at the Tremont street subway entrance.” But Bill did not call, and at 1:30 Moilie told Selma to go to bed. “There'’s nothing to worry about,” she said, confidently. She wondered if Selma knew that Deane was under suspicion, and if not, why she should be so much concerned over Deane's absence. “I'm going in to see Ann and Rita a minute. If Bill or Carl calls 'l wake you up.” She found Rita asleep, but Ann was writing a note to her mother. Mollie sat on the foot of the bed and kicked off her shoes. “If I get too nosey, Ann,” she said, quietly, “you can tell me to mind my own business. I'm curious about you and Lee. I mean— did you two straighten things out?” Ann grinned. “Good old Mother Mollie,” she said. “You shouldn’t worry so about other people’s trou- bles.” She put the pen down. “We barely had a chance to say the usual nothings. But we're going to have a chance to fight it out very soon, I imagine. Lee plans to stay in Wash- ington for some time.” Abruptly, Mollie slid from the bed and pulled on her shoes. “I thought I'd be half the night getting that out | of you,” she laughed. “You've got to give him a chance, Ann. You've got to give yourself a chance—" When the girls encountered Bill in the lobby early the next morning he was red-eyed and sullen. They had not, he said in answer to Rita’s ques- tion, found Deane Runbrecker. “And personally,” he declared, “I don’t care if we mever find him. What a wet blanket he turned out to be.” “Is Carl up?” Ann asked. Bill nodded. “He came down ahead of me . .. Come on, let’s get something to eat.” Ann expected to find Carl in the dining room, but it was not until they had finished their cereal that his big frame appeared in the wide doorway. His face was strangely grave, and though he simulated a smile when he saw them it was evident that he had | merely drawn his lips back in a purely muscular act. “Why the funeral expression?” Rita asked as he drew out a chair. “You Carl didn't say anything, but when he was seated he took a folded news- p.p;{m from his pocket and handed it to Ann and Rita bent over the table. “Oh, look,” Rita cried when Bill opened the paper. “Isn't he hand- some!” She pointed to the large pi ture of Lee Monday at the top of the page over which was the caption: “Tells of Blind Flying Experiments.” Carl sald, “Youre looking at the wrong picture.” At the same instant Bill, Rita and Ann saw the small picture in the ex- treme right column and recognized it as a picture of Deane Runbrecker. And then their eyes moved up the column to- the black-type h®ading: “Senator’s Son Slain in Speaker’s Chair in National Capitol. Rusty Ice Pick Used to End Life of Deane Run- brecker.” (To be continued.) Metal Names. The names of metals are wonder- fully expressive: Silver has a gleam, gold is soft and richly yellow, bronze, brass and steel exactly convey the na- ture of the substances, lead is gray and heavy, zinc is an ugly sound which describes the soul of the metal, while iron is as cold and melancholy a word as can be found. BRADLEY HILLS GROVE Wooded Homesites We offer lots 100x210 (% acre) of beautiful, wooded, roll- ing ground, fronting on Brad- ley Boulevard, for $850.00, in this 150-acre subdivision in which your investment is in- sured by protective restrictions and dignified development, Larger sites available if desired. $850.00 Per 1 Acre Drive west on Bradley Boulevard, 315 miles past intersection of Wis= consin Ave. and Bradley Lane. Look Jor parked’ car with signs. R. B. WARREN 1108 16th Wis. 3068 SOLD [ ] ONLY 3-LEFT Come Out and See Why These Homes Are the Best New In-Town Values Six-Room—2 Bath Homes Less Than 10 Minutes’ Drive From Downtown Exhibit Home 3155 ADAMS MILL RD. 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This exhibit home is offered as a demonstration of the type of material and workmanship which can be duplicated in a design to suit purchaser on land in this desirable subdivision, obtained at a price far below its fair market value. To reach property: Drive out 16th St.or Georgia Ave. ome mile beyond traf- fic light on Georgia Ave. to Highland Drive, thence right 5 blocks to property, WOODSIDE CONSTRUCTION CO. BUILT-IN GARAGE Phone Silver Spring 109 FORT BAYARD PARK HOMES COMPLETED Boss & Phelps’ Structures Are In Community Close to School Centers. Completion of five homes of individ- ual design in Fort Bayard Park, lo- cated at the southeast cornes of Forty- fifth and Garrison streets, was an- REAL ESTATE nounced today by the firm of Boss & Phelps. ‘The new community, which is just north of the intersection of River road and Fessenden street and two blocks west of Wisconsin avenue, is within short distance of the new Woodrow Wilson High School, Alice Deal Junior High School and a graded school. The houses are moderately priced and were built under the personal supervision of Harry K. Boss. Eech of the houses has four bed rooms, and each contains the most modern structural features, Fort Bay- ard Park takes its name from one of the Civil War defenses of the Capital, erected in 1862. The fort was nameg) for Capt. G. D, Bayard, U. 8. Caval .‘ officer. The fort was dismantled ig' 1865, 4 ‘The houses may be reached by way of Wisconsin avenue to Fessenden street, west on Fessenden street two blocks, and then right one block to the houses. RS i S Basalt Deposits. The Columbia River basalts of Idaho and Oregon cover 250,000 sugare miles to a thickness of 2,000 to 4,000 feet. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. 5520 Conn. Ave. 6115 Western Avenue, Chevy A MODEL HOME IN AN EXCELLENT LOCATION One of the group of four Colonial homes just completed by the H. G. Smithy Com- pany, at the northeast corner of Western Avenue and Runnymede Place. Prices $13,500 to $14,250 CLOSE TO CHEVY CHASE CIRCLE, TO PAROCHIAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO TRANSPORTATION Three bed rooms, two baths, large screened porches, recreation rooms, oil burners, all-electric kitchens, rock wool insulation, furred walls. Chase, D. C. Drive out Conn. Ave. to Chevy Chase Circle, right on Western Ave. to Runnymede and homes. EDW. H. JONES & CO., INC. 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De. 4010 Large A New Four-Bedroom Home in FORT BAYARD PARK One of a Group of Distinctive, Detached Homes, Moderately Priced, Built by Wash- ington’s Oldest Builders of Fine Homes. 4442 —-Garrison St. N.W. In a lovely section at 319 feet above sea level, just one block north of the intersec. tion of River Road and Fessenden St., which Plaster Board, which is fireresisting. The finished paint coat of enamel in these homes is all done after houses are papered, floors scraped, finished and thoroughly cleaned. No homes in Washington at ANY price bave been constructed with more painstak- ing care as to detail of construction, or refinement of finish. In justice to yourself and your POCKET- BOOK see these low-priced, quality-built homes, and the other homes available in this unusually attractive section. Open Daily and Sunday, 9 to 9 $9,750 omr BOSS & PHELPS resr