Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1921, Page 9

. BUSINESS SECTION ‘The Foening S Part Two. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1921 10 Pages NEW APARTMENT HOTEL AT 15TH AND STRET. B e et e Tite BU".I]ING R[EURUS Finance Classified Ads. sentence in the west. He has been redeemed through work and even though behind the walls, he seals himself up in the envelope, as he ex- the business world. You may fail a half dozen times and eventually suc- ceed if you are willing to work and N The “I Can’t” Obstacles. BY ROGER W. BABSON. think. Hard work, consecutive think- ing and the exercise of judgment Inrad(he things that help a man make good. “Hinh?” e e Former “High” Mark of Even in this day of developed intel- . lect and enlightened civilization ters | Permits Exceeded by Sev- are those who are trusting “luck” to This is_the third of a series of articles | |~ - 4 I Y 2 g i . ¥ s ks 7 make good. This, that or the other o oarth i be publibed In st Sat THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS. L L - 5 g e, || A w s miae ool 1s ucie eral Hundred. i i v o c - s f % 3 i 7 n every game of chance the odds are Y Fmens Spte h ";“}:_"""‘(;"" 'l““:h“ “‘;‘I:";::‘;i called;tomethor his; SeEV e ] 3 Fe " i ||asainst he player. With odds against| Building records for the last fiseal s 2 ants and delivered unto them . : : - 0 i . the player, if he plays the 920, AGEE of us has Deerx put fmithis Unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another -+ i s . v || game fong enougn ne win'Tail. Like: | Joar: ending June 30 1320 @ vesr v S & B! 4 . i lipsed by fi for the fiscal yes SOEGk for Boms DEpORe TS one; t ¢ man according to his several abllity; and stralght- ; %} L ] . wise £ one Gmsts. %o duck he s |ocivech by BERpoREor €8 TR PERE is some attainable goal toward #.£0 GUSEY A, ac = X S § E % g ’ ‘ doomed to fail. A little scrap of @ | just ended, according to-records in which all are traveling. Whether way took his journey. 2 3 25 7 L % poem reads: the office of the District bullding in- Then he that had received the five talents went and traded gy 7 1 E ] A If we could see the toil and turmofl ' spector. 3 ‘we arrive at that goal or not depends j 4 That awaits us down th i . 5 2 v {4 # X s e road, A total of 7,525 permits were issued wholly upon ourselves. Men are born with the same. and made them other five talents. s T 5 ’ e i If our 1ips could taste the wormwood, |in’ the previous year, establishing & with a certain intellegt or talent, the | And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other . : 7 B 1 1 If our backs could feel the load, record. In the fiscal year ending June development of which is unlimited | two. i : { ng:,]dsv‘\'f mfi;’d,‘he day |;ld\-;"luhln: 30, 1921, several hundred {‘mrro per- and almost wholly within their own 3 that had recelved one went and digged into the earth, me that ne‘er could be mits were issued than in the former power. The psychologists tell us that l“.‘" hf 1":,.)’ 3 . L1l Would we watch with such impa-|“high” period. The permits were Wwe are born with a_certain amount ' and:-hid. hiz lotdis money, tience about double the number issued im of intellect. We, perhaps, cannot add | | After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reck- i 3o eus Stilbs k0 come fEom SENEe L 1519 aunl subre. Shkn donile; Shon B one iota to this intellect, but that in- oneth with them. i : v * g T o e toll 1o, ine Dwelll v pe p p E with impa- NI :flme ":)’lmbc‘:,nhglcge:e'i‘o;;l: born is And so he that had received five talents came and brought v 405 N , : > 2 tience for our ships 16 come from sea, | During the past week a perms el e el || other five talents, saying. Lord, thou deliveredst into me five 8- Jos Seat o0 R ! el T8 ! Luclods ot jone ot the foundationsiol | grantel S.Shapire forthie mrecfon g " f . i o o » 0 g p naking, goo s true that there nine dwellings with garages, o A0t Gooa BoORIET o Lo ' parable talents; behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. ‘ - 8 . G are those who at times seemn lucky.|317 Taylor street northwest, at a cost of & man, who, before traseling into & His lord said unto him, Well done, thoy good and faithful s ; - 2o : s 2 [N |1t is true that luck sometimes places | of $87.000. far country, calleq bis servants to- servant; thou hast been faithtul over a few things, I will make S ¥ ) 3y = ey . BRI | o0 1o %00 positions, ‘but it 1s also| M Stokes was lssied papers 2or #he ether. Unto one he gave five tal- G 2 3 A il ; " s at something other than luck | erection of a building at Masea- Ssther. Untaidns, faTsaxe ave tal: thee ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy of they lord. & | 2 3 ud 7 7 | is required to hold the position. In|chusetts avenue, to cost $75.000. other one, each according to his sev- He also that had reccived two talents came and said, Lord, | 3 M. A e 3 5 " ] ¢ ORI | ¢ther words, luck may place a man in| R. H. Sanford received official sanc- s eral ability. The one who received thou deliveredst unto me two talents; behold, I have gained two | . Y#Z |2 B o4, position, but it cannot keep tion for an operation involving the five talents developed his talents one other talents beside them. 2 d : * ¢ (him there. construction of homes 900 to 306 and hundredfold, but the man who re- & = ¢ bt K 3 ol 2 > S—Inherited Wealth. 01 to 907 Crittenden street. The cost His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler —_— g i - ; ulated more as a hindrance than as over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. - “mby . =L |an aid. A man once suid: "My father D i, it epale Th Hich: T4 recatved - Eie lone. tAlehE o B Architect's conception of the mew Lee House, now under comstruction for the Kenwood Corporation, at the |left me a great inheritanc The Rrican . se, 0 o B Witich Ting teo lie jone) talent came; and ‘said northwest corner of 15th and L streets northwest, The o mated at $1,600,000. R. P. Whitty Com -yl;ruthtum;sg of his statement was :;n-|;';“o'§4j"‘ R e NG R ibo the arent when he continucd by stating . 15000 . 3 that his father left him zood health ', R H Norten, 1o bt A831 30 0008 and poverty. Making good comes|HEPerOn FOLCIRARE TN 3511-3618 Inherited wealth should also be tab-{ Will De 32000 ceived one talent felt that he had accomplished quite a little to pre- serve that one talent and present it to his lord intact. At the same time he took that opportunity to proclaim * that he knew his lord was a nard taskmaster. The development of the talents i Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou | hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: given us or the intellect with which And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth; Al - T o = ., you have a certain amount of | little. Any one knows that there are e got to be sure of yourself before rom relirion and vork. Those fa a ut 6 We are born is one of the first steps lo, there thou hast that is thine. Inteticed Wil ou Thorense \he ial: |3 gréat nambcr of miles of raftways [ o i eterwly'a prie !ton are developed in humble homes. | I'QIter StIexts cofty 318500 .0 o0 toward our soal of making sood. . His lord answered and sald unto him, Thou wicked and sloth- jent, develop the intellect or push your | in the United States ~Almost any ® battles don't alware go All hindrances, both fmaginary and|, ces e Rt o oot v . v v i resource to its extreme use? one knows that the number of em- ‘o the stronger or faster man: Ted proper! congidere each in- e “ « =05 W many obstacles. These obstacles are ful servant, thou knowest that I reap where I sowed not, and o:lts | et b comslderable and al- | But soon o date the man who wins {Qividual may be utilized as aids rath.|_W: C. Miller, to build 3505 Woodley 2—Lack of Confidence. or than obstacles. Success comes npt |road; cost, $18.000. mostly imaginary. They are mostl ather where I have not strawed: - 1 a i Y 4 5 M. R. Slocum, to erect garage 2131 most any one knows that the amount | 15 the one who thinks he can fears.. They are almost all subjective | - Closely allied with this erroneous | {nves % 4 ; ldeas, Strange as it may et o 0:5';""‘ therefore to ;”“"f "’;'h"" Honey; toyithe ex- | conception of the term genius is our {?,‘e"}::fgm':‘tr:’:olleeit::fiefi%t:‘fi: S-bear of Falivee: Tt Trom the opalaties which we Guer: | Street; cost, $10,000. imaginary obstacle has just as much changes, and then at my coming I.should have received mine own !lack of confidence in ourselves. This | control of this vast number of miles;| Fear of failure is another obstacle {come. It is the process of overcom- of a deterrent effect upon the Indi- with usury. lack of confidence is ofttimes evi-|jjty the management of the great|Oon the road to making good upon(ing obstacles that makes for the Vidual as if it were a real obstacle. Tale theseiore thel talent thont i, and giva.itiunte Bis which denced through our unwillingness to | j0 1 E0® (PPen ST NNt ang “into. the | Which many a toe has been stubbed. :character necessary for success. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PLAN Wegs 15:not {OF this. obstacles wauld h ten talents. | [ use our own minds. I have known of | RUMDST, Of emploves or latge in: | Did you ever stop to realize that the | If you are really in earnest about o e L toned e at At hath ten talents. . a number of experiments along this ' yeatment of money. only” thing which cannot fall is a M4King good, answer these questions: FOR SALE OF EMBASSY S Make TOBstReN ! For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have line, some of them among the stu- With those rather indefinite terms| Worm—or that a man who neter !Have you confidence in your ability to e iy i abundance, but from him that hath not shall be taken away even dents receiving executive training in spe gtudent can think out the prob- | Makes any mistakes never makes succeed? Upon what do you base that The most frequent obstacles, imagl- chich he hath. the Babson Institute. For instance,|joms involved under individual | an¥thing else—except trouble? Life |confid-ace? Are you conscious of any nary or real, met with are (1).the that which he hath. r ! | in raising a question’ for debate stu- | ;e o1 'O O federal ownerhsip. | ¥Ould surely be of the most hum- faults ‘hat may interfere with your|Byjlding at 1304 18th Street to Be erroneous belief that every man who (From Matthew 23:14,29.) dents invariably ask where they can | Shmer®iiP o OF) CC0Cral b oukht out|drum sort if there were absent from Drogrest’ ~Can they be overcome? e (3 Tac oF Beif-comfencer | T 5 __1 | ind something written on that ques-| (no"'pros “and_cons, it is ample | 3Jl 9F 0UF Aqucntures the least thriil | AR, are you doing io overcome] Disposed of and Legations as: (2) la -confidence: | L s s . isa puri- 2 B e 4y et i fuek: | our great men. Men like Edison, |tion available for the young man to-| is: “Resolved: That the federal gov- | Ume o read. T e 1m0t ‘him. | [¥ing success. It is a trial Babiric| Some one has said that in order to Bought. ) Inherited wealth: (8) waiting fot | Beil, " Stephenson, Watt, ~ Ericson, | day is the lives of our captains of in- | ernment should own and operate the [ TU{F wirou] Uhnds that Dr. Johnson | Of our efforts. Failure properly util- achieve success you must keep your o ophertunity: (1) the doetrine that | Crompton, Hargreaves, Fulton, and | dustry and our Inventors. Study | rallways” The usual method of pro- | Ri W& BT VESE 08” ehat “he has | iZed Is @ much more wholesome stim- | €¥e® on the stars vour ear to the| Representatives of the Austrian and 18 borng thugNt 1o the Ereat mass of | numerous othes inventors, have pro- |along this line shows that these great | cedure In preparing for such a debate | 10 €8 the ;8ame P cith | ulant than anything existent prior to | 8round and your nose to the grind- | Hungarian governments are planning to e ers that they mo lonzer | guced more wealth with their particu- | men have risen from the lowly walks | is to read extensively. Few prefer a made—or that Dr. Ry B e anwe. | the eighteenth amendment. P istone. I have never been quite able 1o |sell the former Austro-Hungarian ems- have any hope of advancement; (3) |lar contributions to the welfare Of|q¢ jjre Th, thinking process, aithough able to|Iim on a certain a T | 'The general manager of one of the ,figure out the physical contortion |bassy, 1304 18th street northwi and blaming the economic order for our|society than thousands of manual| e. They come from the so-called | yiny " fearly and well It is then that the student begins to|,q,qing railway systems of the United | Fécessary to perform this feat. Nev-|use the proceeds in the purchase of D e oo i mere. oy | socifers ‘accomplish in thousands of | Sqt'on, BeoPjer and no matter in| "G "2 Ciident 2 biank piece of | Tealize that he has & mind of his OWN | States was once’ discharged from & |eriheless. if taken in separate dgses |separate legation buildinzs for Austria be numerous other hindrances in your | years—but that is beside the point. art, literature, invention nre,’nd"',‘::rf | paper and pencil, then put him in a “,‘l’,;?“f,:m“wh:’h“; to use his own | Dosition as vard master paying him lhe statement has a meaning. Cer- (and Hungary, it was learned here toda way of making good, depending Upon |~ were these men geniuses? Yes, if |any man who has made a marked | F00m alone with his thinking power.| ;4 s stumbling over an imaginary S rionl, becanie of Gis lack Iy intics oW thatithelwrind. | Charles Winter, Soniuer ATSTOZDNIEAL the activity of vour imaination. but |, W&o ‘1l e mean @ man who 'success In any of these fields has done | T¢StS show that the average ad. y to perform the work. Henry sential and |rian consul at ) York, and Roger : the road to making good. ¢ « y g 's W v it ed nt, twenty-one years of | Obstacle on Ward Beecher stood sixty-feartr 13 |that obstacles are the stepping stones | Prochnik, representing the Hungarian for the purpose of discussion these .un do three men's work. Elbert!so through hard work. Their accom- Y2nC stude! enty-one years o The man that succeeds is the man, ;" o 5 0 00 50 ‘ramm)ar' -}’Ee“b;‘;(w b it 3 Prochnik, representing thé Hungarian may well suffice. | fiubbard touched the point when he plishments should not deter us, but | #5¢ OF OVEr. can think out originally he can. “Success comes | &7 1.—Misconcept of Geniu: | b fenius is a matter of energy should stimulate us to achie@g-s'm::l'f"’(;" 50 (to} Il pex; centioLithecpron hat r K dres in can'ts and some | WNO Tanked Orsy inithe same class, * K ok % iling eheimtialie ol Austriaand Hungay, v g : v an i £ an cons on e uestion withou! S b anta, BORERGS. vork ha e | properly focused. concentrated the lives of some of these great men a one has well sai Ga. Mr. Beecher failed in many of m;! (The three remalning obstacles)about completed, With the exception of One of the greatest drawbacks, hin- e the " i o 1| reading a single line. utilized.” 1t you should look into and verify this for yourself, and ir| T4 INE § SOE€ 005 o o dent de- [ 1r you think you're beaten, you are: efforts. but he eventually achieved his | named by Mr. Babson have to do par- | the disposal of the old embassy prop- drances or impediments to the ad-|Utll . Aat Taventors or | you fnd r yourse vancement of a young man tod is | 1lves of any of our gr e wonld: find fmrd n that they achieve through | | R e Candpoint of govern- | . it'sou think you dare not, you don't: | marvelous success as a preacher of |ticularly with the hardships that are |erty. {8 captains of industry ¥ | ork, go thou and do likew ‘think you can't, | th 1 the erroneous conception or belief CADIAINS of InGusiry YOU WOy i ea | Willlam James makes the ‘peimrie; | mental ownership to know that there | 1t yow'd like (o win, ‘but you think ¥ ., | the gospel. Out in Florence, Ariz,, is |faced by workingmen today. They | Inquiry at the embassy. now occupied ery succes i ! " L - 't. a life-termer in th 1 1 by the Austro-Hunga departme: that every successful man is a genius = & a 2 s : |are so many thousands of miles of | It's almost a cinch you won g . 1 the state penitentiary |are dealt with in a special article to | b the Austro-Hungarian department of or something akin to a superhuman |T¢eT to be ‘“,‘;:‘,:r":‘!‘,m T e ot |tNie statement: “The plain fact re-) f2h o2q B b Dntted iates: 2o 1t vou think youw'll lose, you're loats who Wwrites articles on “Business Lec, |appear next week. Every working. |the Swedish legation, corroborated the being possessed with qualities, attri- z‘ull;(’,'_ uf“]““l: s the ability or capac- mains that men the world over pos- | know that there are so many mil- p{,, 'ont in the world we find ter-Writing" that are read by hundreds | man and every employer should read | reports Individuals, > ses ‘amounts of resources which only | lions of employes; or that there are | Success begins with & fellow’s will; of our leading business men. This |it.) - butes and intellect that an average | ! ; liibg concens - , 3 ty for unceasing, untiring very exceptional individual i i % ¢ mind man has been raised ! person can never hoj to attai AR ¥ in uals push to|so many millions of dollars invested?| It's all the atate of mind. . L inside the walls{ (copyright, 1921. Fleming H. R .| Directors of the National Lumber Any one should hesitate very much | trated effort. s of inspira- | i, SXtremes of us You have|The exact number of miles, employes |1t you think you're outclassed, you are: of the penal institutions of the coun- | pany." First published in “nie newapaper by | Manufacturers' Association will meet to minimize the accomplishments of | One of the best source: e resource, e been given)or amounts of dollars matters very| You've got to think Dig to rise; - as in a reform school early gement with Associated Editors, Chicags in Seattle Jul Be Sure to See Our SUNSHINE BUNGfiLOWS I MICHIGAN PARK 12th and Michigan Ave. Rapid Progress Made in the Sale of * Southern Building on the Walker Co-operative Plan ECENT offering of the nationally known Southern Building for sale on the co-op- R erative plan brought prompt response from purchasers of a large amount of space. Opportunity to possess as one’s very own a location in a building in the very heart of the capital’s great financial district appealed strongly to the business man, the professional man and the investor. P LWL ey g e e Homes in town with ground all around for less than houses in a row. Exhibit, 4211 12th. Open daily from 9 to 9. Take 11th, F or North Capitol street car marked “Brook- land” to end of route, or call Main 6935 for appointment. Over 40 Sold by Sample 5 and 7 Room Bungalows 6 and 8 Room Houses MIDDAUGH & SHANNON, INC. Tenth Floor, Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. Since 1899—“No Place Like Home; No Home Like Ours.” AbhHhYRY L by g hH - B aths ‘Washington—the most “Livable” 'NDER the Walker plan the individual, 0 THE investor is o.fl.ered one of the most h E City in America firm or corporation may own its own attractive propositions backed by the R ¥ business home in a location that cannot soundest. safest security desired. In- A== T T T be duplicated. The value of permanent, known | vestors are offered both large and small space location in a building nationally famous is in | with a certainty of return, even under the most itself almost incalculable. This value—this | normal conditions, that marks this as the ideal asset—becomes a thing of increasing worth as | investment from every possible standpoint. B il district may change— -operative ownership makes for ideal The retail center of a district may chang tef-::ngg,e reduces cost o? building opualug,,_ the financial district never. Th:stls the hxstO(z confers ‘ownership in place of an accumulation | O Y, B0 AaEic ow il become. n- ?efnl;em receipts. It costs less to own than to e singly valuable in future years. Every user of space owes it to himself or ‘security each year becomes more his firm to. become thoroughly familiar with | 1ot e STy SO0 i b S Wing. of this proposition. Investigation will prove it tain, steady enhancement and increated ‘in- to be the fairest, soundest and most attractive | Sor8!™ H J. S. EATON formerly with Shannon & Luchs ANNOUNCES to his friends and clients that he is now associated with M NEW HOMES DISTINCTIVE TYPE There is a special feature that impresses a person of taste at once. Tt does not . come. 1 offering. 2 3 > It gises a permanent business home without We invite and tender ;lhe fre:sthgnd (ul_lestt h require any great amount of money to furnish these houses well, comfortably ‘and Nexing tying up the great amount of capital necessary | investigation of* every phase of this project. tastefully and one takes delight i 2 2 = = i building ownership, We recommend it fuily and completely. B y ght in adding to the home possessions at convenient . 1 o P L T T T T e T T e T T T T e T T ST T =T 1 e f % h Location—Woodley P: i y 'y Park, 29th Street South of Cathedral Avenue. Unobstructed view For Sale S ;s ‘ ln SIX Yeal's a 1 o:er‘l’;llokl.ndg hrfe estate. A combination of City and Suburban home, where values are : 4 steadily advancing. $1,000,000 || Purchaser Actually | flig ~ “* ' = "[11 an - escription—Two-story and attic house, containing eight large rooms, two well ap- X B uti f New B ows Less Than Cost of i | Pay5 Less a 11 pointed baths, inclosed breakfast rooms, inclosed and heated sleeping porcl:, built-in refrig- i ea ul ullgal Repro duction T od.y! | Te'nant ! L erator, instantancous water heater, open fireplace, French doors, hardwood floors, large - £ l deal l, tion at the coraer Of Pe l_ % L lawn with double terrace, shrubbery, stone wall and coping. Garage with each house. < oca = Ty 7 T N 1 Naadwlzgl m BGI‘OOBklanl:‘lT THIS IS THE PLAN BRIEFLY TOLD :, These homes must be seen to be appreciated. We believe that the best :. E IN ‘ ll h value on the market is represented in them. Come out today. Price reason- 1 h nd truction. Reservati di ¢ ! . T i : 1 now esmmits purehaser to dictate individusl desires, which can URCHASER pays a sum equal to. about two years’ rental value, and monthly pay. i able. Terms. accommodating. ok et be incorporated. ke ment of a sum approximating 75 per cent of the rental value, for a period of 139 T - Modern in every detail with large living room, kitchen, months, secures ownership and permanent occupancy under the Walker plan. 1 h dining room, two bedrooms and breakfast room equipped with Thereafter the owner pays only his proportionate share of the operating expenses, o iR th th 5 built-in Pullman sets. Fireplaces with brick chimney, electric lights and floor connections for electrical appliances, pretty porches. Heating plant to suit purchaser. The bungalows are located on lots ranging from 45 by 103 to 53 by 160 feet, on commanding elevation and in a locality particularly desirable. Ready Sept. 1 Terms to Suit §ee Them Now Exclusive Agents ALLAN E. WALKER & CO,, Inc. Sales—Rents—Loans—Insurance 813 Fifteenth St. N.W. Main 426 on which, as one of the owners, he has a voice. Complete Details, Prices and Information Gladly Furnished ALLAN E. WALKER & CO., Inc. Origipators of the Co-operative Ownership Pl_n‘n in ‘Washington 813 15th St. N.W. Southern Building Main 426 . - N. L. SANSBURY CO., INC. F 1 L 1 . g - “Everything in Real Estate” : A 1 1 1418 Eye Street N.W. Phones Main 5903-4-5 g EXCLUSIVE AGENTS