Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1922, Page 15

0p DOWN STAIRS STORE £ E [ L Charming New Dresses The Very Best Values We've Yet Offered B MWhen we say they are our best values at this low price, and considering the many lovely frocks we've sold heretofore, you will have an idea of what a remarkable selling these comprise. : ‘Notice the Twelve Models Illustrated They include canton crepes, canten satins, taffetas, crepe de chines, crepe knit, poiret twills and tricotines; and with those smart combinations of cloth and silk. Lovely trimming details and real artigtry in the color harmonies—for, like the more expensive frocks of the season, these are color-trimmed. Notice. too, the wide selection of vouthful and conservative styles. Colors are as varied as light and dark shades permit. Sizes 16 to 42. 200 Frocks in this Selling Values Far Above the Regular Down Stairs Store. Attesting’ the Popularity of Windsor Crepe Gowns and Bloomers This Special - Sale $1.25-and 75c THE GOWNS THE BLOOMERS Orchid, flesh, blue or white Windsor - Plain or figured Windsor Crepe fash- Crepe, in both figured or plain pat- ion these, in white or flesh color. terns. Colored hemstitching and The quality is extremely fine and re- knots of ribbons are dainty trimmings. / quires no pressing. Full cut and re- So wanted for summer. $1.25. inforced. 75c. Down Stairs Store. Women Will Welcome This Sale. 500 New Collegiate Sport Slip-ons 92.95 New Two-Tone Styies Worked out in horizontal stripes or dar- ing border contrasts that are decidedly new, and appear in very expensive sweat- ers. .Variety.o/f Weaves From the very plain that is often pre- ferred, to all kinds of novelty effects in blocks and stripes; also open weaves. Brown, Jade, Orchid, Kelly, Peacock, Canna, Lark, Gi'ay, Black and combinations of Black and White, Henna and White, Jade and Black, Silver and Navy Ilustrated are some of the n-lany styles Those particularly adapted to wear with sport suits or with separate\ sport skirts. - This price is one which will ymake possible the selection of a number of the shades and styles to vary one’s sport wardrobe. : . 5 3 Down Stalrs Mtore. O M i g | g g = E terfering indirectly with the de- building enterprises in Washington, lde!vlre the fact that the rent commis- slon is supposed to exercise no con- trol over business property, according to a statement issued today by Ran- H. Hagner, local real I\ Washington is the only city in the {.country where business property val- {ues' In certaln Instances are not per- i mitted to respond to the natural laws of supply and demand, but are con trolled by rent legislation, Mr. Hag- I ner declared, in calling attention to jseveral examples of injustice in this connection. Pointing out sume of the “Inconsist- encies” of the present rent law, Mr. Hagner took occysion to emphasize the undesirability of legislative con- itrol of rents of any kind from the | standpoint of the “man on the street.” Held No Congressionnl Quention. should be in the take over entire produgtion and control of houses In Washhgton, carrying out the project as a business proposition, it would not erect one dwelling for rental pur- poses, tite broker stated. It is not a congressional question, he sald, but one of production of rental houses. “Private -initfative cannot produce rental properties when they are to be controlled by law. Is Congress going to produce them, or are the citizens of Washington? Some one must,” it was pointed out. “I read with interest the speech of Senator King at the hearing Friday in the District building, and also the statement of William I. Shannon, war director in the United States Housing Corporation, printed in The Star. It seems impossible that such unfounded remarks can be made by 4 member of Congress as are con- tained in Senator King's address. Unnelfish Attitude Anked. “If there were more members Congress who would take selfish attitude in ady nation of all rent le easons so ably statc won in his publ terests of tl and the we jerate mea | equitable ba { “Mr. Shanr ofticial duties poration durin the firm of whose building hou: am correct in non does not c of think 1 Mr. S rent lect a sinzl own a single rented property. Con- sequentl attitude can be but unselfish. . : Iy above stalements are made with the following observations of the impracticability of rent leg tion: Matter ‘of Supply and Demand. “It must be obvious to thoughtful men and women that fundamental values of real cstate in a communi {are controlled dircetly and absolutely iby the laws of supply and demand. |1t is obvious that real estate values in any American city respond to the increase in the population of that jcity, and-to the increasingly Insistent {demands for desirable locations and accommodations. “What is true of the avers fean city is equally true, in tional Capital of the United St Ten yvears ago the population Washington. including suburbs, approximately three hundred Today it is more than lation in deemed_esse; House because ss_properties. over, admitting that r for living accommodations was to a certain extent during that emergency beneficial, and pelieve tinte our c mtinuance of th rded what other- an active de- on of dwelling tment. tention, that the legislation has re: wise would have velopment in the er properties for inv Unfertainty of Return. “It is toduy exceedingly finance building propos |dence use in the Distr the uncertainty by the rent commission. to the inability of the owner his own property. “There are number of vacant houses i shington today which display ‘For Sale’ signs. These houses houses could be rented on either agreements or leases subject to a sale clause. which would not in- terfere with the efforts of the owner to dispose of the property. But, due to the inability to dispossess tenants and the long delay necessary in get- ting a case before the rent commis- sion, it Is more practical for an own- er to have a house idle than to rent it and run the risk of not being able to get possession in the event of a sale. “There Is a great difference of opin- fon as to the advantages and dis- advantages of rent legislation applied to residence property. In the case of residence property there is, of course, the human side. People who are dis- possessed may find it impossible to obtain other accomodations. Nomne of these considerations, however, apply to business property. 1f a merchant is unable to,keep abreast with the ~ther with to control increase of rents andslegitimate in-| creased valuations, it is obvious that he should surrender such a location and seek one that is less expensive. Business Property Leases Long. “Dwelling _properties are usually rented on monthly agreements or an- nual leases; one or two years being considered ‘a long lease for a home. Business property, on the other hand, How To Avoid INFLUENZA Nothin, nally prof o or Grippe epidemic as kee'fm our .,,m,"fi' dggufion and eim;.n:fmn active and your system free from poisonous mulations. ¢ Doctors and = health authorities here are warning people of .dg:dmgu oi constipation, and lvising, and urging everyone to ses t.hubowehglnrlotha Y. Ordinary laxatives, purges and 3 ics, salts, oils, calomel and the like, are, good system, but do ne the ‘weakened organs; they do not build up tality. don't in right el e i system in such shape that you can feel you can do will so effect- tect you against the Influenza Cet a2 velopment ,0of a number of business estatqg = e h 0 clean out the ~ TO-NIT— Tomorrow Alright i THE - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON i) . D. 0, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1922 Randall H. Hagner Declares Law Is Draw- back to Development of Property—Cites Examples to Show. Injustice Inflicted. Operation of the Ball rent act is In- IS rented for a period of frem five to twetny years. The more valuable the property the more this condition Is insisted on by tenants. 1s it amaz- ing that the rental vaiues as well as the physical values of property fn F and G’ streets, or any prominent business street in the city, are three or four times more than they were cighteen or twenty years ago? | " *It_has been asserted by authorl- ties from whom the public are en- titled to expect carefully welghed statements that rents were increased 100 per cent during the fall of 1921 There 1s no truth in the assertion \as applied to rentals in general throughout the District for.the pe- rlod in question. In isolated instances it 1s, of course, possible that profit- cerlng has been indulged in. Yet in a vast majority of cases any careful study of the facts would show that there has .been practically—if not exactly—no change in the level of | District rentals during the past two 1 year: uything that handicaps the dé- velopment of business property will prove-e detriment to the District of Columbia. WHhen you upset true real estate values you disturb the very foundation of security. Disadvantages Pointed Out. “Some of the disadvantages of rent legislation in Washington today are as follows: “In residence property an owner may rent a house to a tenant on @ monthly lease, with the understand- ing that the house may be sold should an opportunity present itself. Many tenants who rent houses refuse to allow a prospective purchaser to In- spect it. This action is upheld by the rent commission. That {8 why owners of so many vacant houses that are for sale refuse to rent for temporary use. ‘Another condition 1s that anyone ving Washington for a limited me hesitates to rent his house dur- | ti ing his absence. He knows he may I not be able 10 get possession when he requires the house for his own use. This may seem extraordinary to mem- bers of Congress, but It fa’an actual act rent commission {is trying which were brought up last Consequently, its functioning bout nine months behind the needs of today. Contracts Declared Ignored. Anothe: very unfair condition growing out of the present rent legis- Iation is the -absolute ignoring of lcontracts by tenants. { “An owner wil make a lease agree- {ment with a tenant calling for a defl- nite rental, and very often goes to | material expense in arranging the property to meet the requirements of this tenant. The tenant signs the lease and property, and the following month he may. as many of them have done, appeal to the rent commission. If, in the ®opinion of the comissiop, rental be paid is excessive, the tenant is directed to pay such rental as the commission may designate, quite regardless of the legality of the lease and its terms. I, on the other hand, conditions are’ such as to warrant a higher rental, due to the natural erhance- ment in the value of the property, an owner who holds a lease at a low rental—rtegardless of what that prop- erty might bring today—cannot ap- peal. to the rent commission and have thius lease set aside because he is not receiving adequate rental. “It is detrimental enough to have this condition apply to residence property, but it is ruinous when brought to bear on business property. “Inlquity of Rent Law.” “A concrete case, demonstrating the Iniquity of the rent law as today ap- plied is that of the purchase of an old buflding at the northwest cor-) of 14th reet and Park road. The property was acquireq for the purpose of immediately erectinz a modern, fireproof business building, st I the neighborhood of $300,000, exclusive of the valu: of the {land. This building was to bs erecred to meet the demands f or modern business accommodations in that sec- ion of the city. “There was only one lease on thi property when the present’ owners purchased it—an Itallan conducting a fruit store. who paid $200 per month on a lease that would expire next As the new owners were anxlous to begin immediately. purchased the Italian’s lease for sum of $6.500. Upon receipt of sum the Italian vacated his store. owners then served notice on September. ver: The the other tenants in the building. all jof whom held month-to-month rent | jagreements. At the expiration of this noticc no one moved. The owners promptly took the case before the rent commission. It developed that under, the law it is impossible to dis- possess these tenants because a por- tion of the bullding is occupied as You Can’t Brush or Wash Out Dandruff The only sure way to get rid of dan- druft 1a to_dissolve It, then you destroy it entirely. 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Unless the new bullding which {s to be erected contains a simi number of apartments, the occupants of the ald apartments can- not, under the law, be dispossessed. ‘What could be m bl ore unfair than such Bullding Freedom Prevented. “Wkhen the old bullding referred to Wwas bullt, some thirty-five years ago, this section was almost in the coun- | try and was strictly residential in character. There are In the bullding 2 half-dozen or more apartments ;enung for $25 or $30 per month. Un- er the present rent Jaw the owner is prevented from making a $300,000 fm- brovement without building a semi- apartment house in what the District zoning commission now terms a busi- ness sectlon. ‘The District {s -naturally losing taxes on such a development, and the owner is losing that to -which he is rightfully entitied—the control of his OWn property and the interest on more than $100,000 already invested. ‘Another injustice is that an old dwelling located in a zoned business a(la::llon may not be altered or remod- eled, but must be totally torn down In order to dispossess a monthly ten- ant. What can be more retarding to development than this restriction? It Is both practical and economical, in many Instances, to use a portion of an old building to remodel into a busi- ness structure. Very often the floor helghts are proper, and by putting in a new front, modern heating and light- ing, show windows, etc., a business bullding may be constructed at a far lower cost than if the old structure hl,l‘ been completely demolished. ‘An f{llustration is provided by the building 1516 K street northwes The development of this properts was held up for two or three years for the above-mentioned reasons. namely, that the tenant, who held & monthly lease, could not d possessed unless the building was to be totally torn down. Ultimately, 4 President S reserve. won't miss it. the tenant purchased a house and gave upsthe premises. Apprehensive that they would again be unable to get possesdion, the owners kept this property ldle for some months until they were able to sell. Today it nas | the appearance of a new bullding, | but 80 per cent of. this bullding is | retzineu from the original structure. | Problem of Finaneing. “Another consideration which the | proposed legislation is going to make more difficult is the . financing of legitimate bullding enterprises. When a business bullding is erected ainety- nine out of one humired owners need financial assistance. An owner takes his plans to an insurance company | or trust company and gives a state- ! ment of the earning possibilities of the project. It is apparent that such | financing is made dificult when there | L1s no stabillty s to the rentals cal-| culated, because they may be reduced | to any point that the rent commls- | sion_may deem proper: | “If Congress, in the wisdom of its members, is willing to pass a law that automatically makes null and what formerly | legally, signed contract, a law that! grants power to a commission | deprive one class of citizens In order | to benefit another class, it is my| | opinion that real estate invesuing, in| | the better sense of the word, will | | s0on cease altogether in the District | of Columbia.” | | MAJ. JANSEN TO MANILA. | Maj. Thomas E. Jansen, finance de- | | partment, at Boston, has heen er-| | @ered to Manila, P. 1" He will relieve Maj. George F. Humbert, finance, who to duty at Fort Bliss, Tex. | | d money if PAZO 01 T Bleeding or Protrud- | Itening Piles. 00c. | tng Pites. Instantly ‘el | —Advertisement. 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