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REAL 1S, SHOWS DECLINE - INHOME DWNERS More Than 2,000,000 Rented Houses in Excess of-Others Noted in Census Data. There are 00,000 more rented States today approximately homes in the United|{ than there are homes | owned wholly or in part, according to figures furnished by the federal census burcau These figures show that out of more than 24,000,600 homes in this country at the present time about 54 per cent are rented homes. While the variation is not alarm-! ingly large, it represents a tendency | which has been manifesting itselt slowly but surely for the past thirty years. Although the increase in the total number of homes has fairly aonstant, amounting to ap- nroximately 4,000,000 a decade, the spread between the number of rented and owned homes has widened during that period. Thirty vears ago there were about 500.000 more rented homes than owned. Ten years ago the rent- cd homes led by ttle more than 0,000. In 1 he number - of owned homes has lggged more than | 000,000 behind. 1 More Incumbered Homes. A still further difference is noted Letween those homes which are frec end those which are incumbered. Here, too, there has been a steady and perceptible advance in the pro- mortion of incumbered homes, but the Rreatest increase in the number 0(] these has taken during the last | ten years. In 1890 72 per cent of the owned homes were free of incumbi 1300 this had been reduced to cent, and-in 1920 to 61.7 The following tal '\ T vernment statisticians, tells teresting story Sections in Looking at the country as a whole, the flgures show that, in spitc of tne tendency of rented homes to i ; ldwelling at York and creased thelr _proportion homes. The New E its own, varying only cent. In the south Atlantic states the owned homes increased 1.10 per cent the east south central states there as also a very slight increase, but in the rest of the country the gain of the rented home is noticeable. In the Pacific states, for instance, the rercentage of owned homes fell in those ten years from 53 ¢o 47.9 per cent. . In 1910 North Dakota stood in the lead with i5 per cent owned homes. At that time New Mexico ranked sec- ond with 70 per cent, while tied for third place was South Dakota and Tdaho with 67 per cent. In the ten] vears that followed rented homes| made great gains In those states, but| in 1 Nerth Dakota still led, even| though het percentage had been re-| duced to 65 per cent. ‘Wisconsin | came in second in 1920 . followed b 61 per cen Tdaho and Utah each with 60 per cent. | The figures show that the greatest| wains in percentage of owned homes has been made In the states af Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware Y d the District of Columbia. $14,000,000 COAL DEAL. i MORGANTOWN, W, anuary 20. A. Paisley of Cleveland has pur- | chased 12,000 acres of undeveloped | coal, two operating mines and other | properties in Monongalia county, W. | Va., from the Consolidation Coal Com- | pany, officials of the latter concern announced here. The consideration was $14,000,000, to be paid_in in- stallments over a period of forty vears. Recently Mr. Paisley purchased the Cochran coal tract of 14,000 acres, ad- been | [ ‘ESTATE. THE ' EVENING INVOLVED IN.REALTY TRANSACTION. . Sl Three properties, at 1014, 1016 and 1015 17th street northwest, which have been bought by Gerson Nordlinger for a tonsideration stated to be in the neighhorhood of $75,000. The transaction was arranged through the office of Shannon & Lu PURCHASES 14TH STREET | STORE AND DWELLING Mrs. S. S. Gooloyon Completes | Deal Through Office of Wil- liam S. Phillips. Mrs. S. S. Gooloyon has purchased | the three-story combination store and 8 14th street from Mor- ris Goldman. There is a store on the | M. Moehring purchased from tirst floor,*with three three-room and Dunigan a two-story brick bath apartments above.” The sale was Ty i al made through the office of William S. | gughly ‘modern home, containing six Phillips. | rooms and bath; Other sales announced are: Mre. Laura Tyree purchased from Reynolds J. Burt premises 4707 Piney Branch road. This is a modern home of eight rooms and two baths and contains four bedrooms. famie K _Saunders purchased room-and-hath brick home. s Anna Burham purchased from rrie Haltenback the three- brick dwelling at 1 25th street northwest. This hou sists of eight’ rooms and has been outfitted as an apartment. Robert ord purchased one of the new houses recently completed by Mr. at 5527 Tth street north- west. is a six-room-and-bath ry brick. Leo G. Dacy purchased from M. Thompson the semi-deatched - ck house at 1255 Morse street RADIO MAN DIES IN FIRE. BAR HARBOR, Me.. January 20— Clinton W. Ward of Longville, L famie B Saunders purchased|dio man, first class, was burn I Strpdt mor oot ThiG is | denth la ght in u fire that de: cight-room-and- | the recreation hall and garage at the 1 modern | Otter Cliffs naval radio statlon, five miles from here. All wires from the station were down and news of the - | tragedy was brought to Bar Harbor s alover the snow-blocked roads. bath home, conveniences. Miss E. O. Wetherbee purchased from Hessle April premises 131 T nessee avenue northeast. This BAUMAN & HEINZMAN - REALTORS announce the removal of their Real Estate Offices from 734 15th Street to 1504 H Street N.W. STAR, . WASHINGTON l) C, PLUMBERS'BILLS MAY BE AVOIDED Proper Care” of Drains Fre- quently Makes Professional Attention Unnecessary. Many ' plumbers’ bills would be avoided if the following suggestions, made by the home economics bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture, are followed} Stoppage in pipes is often due to hardened grease or to an accumula- tion of hair and lint. The waste pipes should be flushed thoroughly after using, so that the waste Is carried out of the house pipes and the trap left full of clean water. A trap in a waste pipe is a curved section so arranged | that water remalins n it and prevents the passage of gas into the house. I the water left in the trap is noj clean,sdecomposition may takp place, | and odors and gases may come from the impurities In the water ltself. | Precautions should be taken to pre- | vent oll and grease going down the| waste pipe from the kitchen sink, be- | cause, being lighter than water, they tend to remain floating on the surface of the water in the trap. How to Use Soda. Occasionally more than cold or evep | hot water is necessary to clear out the accumulated grease, lint, miscel- | laneous dirt and bits of refuse. Wash- ' ing soda is ordinarily strong enoughi for bathroom pipes, and may be used | in the proportion of one part “liquid” | soda (made by boillng one pound of washing soda and one quart of water | in am old kettle) to twelve parts of ! hot water, or one pound of dry soda | thoroughly d lved in three gallons of boiling water. 1 Tho drain pipe from the kitchen | sink may onally need a strong- er clean: . even if it is thoroughly cleansed and flushed after cach dish- TWO TRUE BARGAINS 3207 Northampton St. A very attractive detached residence on a large lot, 90x 135, and containing 8 large rooms and bath, glassed and screened sleeping porch, built- in garage, open fireflace. Owner has left the city and will sacrifice_for -quick sale. Easy terms. Vacdnt and open for inspection. Near Dupont’ Circle 1736 Corcoran Street Attractive 7-room house with hardwood floors, elec- tric lights, double garage. Recently been put in splendid condition. Vacant and open for inspection. Easy terms. - Price, $9,850 BENTON, TRENHOLM & COMPANY 924 17th Street N.W. Main 502 Main 4826 where, in new and larger quarters, they will continue to serve you as in the past. joining the consolidation holdings, Tor $6,000,000. AN “Stitches in the Air’: : The Pict uresque Italian Phrase for Lace ? Until- your hopes, ideas, dreams and vague plans for success are put into sub- stantial materials—until you start building them into some definite and perma- nent enterprise—they are but so many “stitches in the air.” There is nothing to hold them together—no founda- tion or framework to at- tach them to so they will grow steadily into +/ = won- derful thing of your dreams. They disappear as fast as you make them. ~ A Home is the ideal framework and natural foundation for such an en- terprise. It enables you to materialize those hopes and dreams and turn them into realities. j ,mMéxEEvea-acosSmh, ‘Washington Office 1415 Eye St. Main 4752 New York Office No. 2 Rector St. During Thrift Week Resolve to ————— Own Your Home washing, and for this purpose caustic potash is eflicacious, but must be used carefully—the hands must be pro- tected and the potash must not be al- lowed to touch porcelain, or porce- luin-lined sinks, because it may de- stroy the glaze. One pound of crystals dissolved In two quarts of . water should be poured down tHe ~drain. About half an hour later the pjpe should be flushed with clear water. Caustic soda is not desirable, because it is likely to unite with the grease, and form a hard soap that is difficult to remove from the pipes. - To Scour Fixtures. Fine scourers may be used on all fixtyres. For porcelain and enamel- ed-iron fixtures kerosene and whiting are especially good; the kerosene cuts the grease, and the whiting supplies the abrasion. Some of the commer. cial clean#ng preparations used for enamel and porcelain fixtures con- tain ecourers so gritty that they scratch the surface, ahd thus make the work of clganing gradually hard- er. Nothing coarser should be used. e Bathroom fixtures should be clean- ed dally. ‘Tubs and bowl should be scrubbed with a fine scourer or with water containing a little kerosene, rinsed with clear hot water and wiped ry. The stalns made by w ng an [ e SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1923. |OLD CARPETS AND RUGS ARE WORTH REWEAVING Providing floorcoverings for the | home is often a question of making the best of what materials are at hand. One way of «olng this, the United States Department of Agr culture points out, is to have new rugs woven from old woolen carpets and rugs too shabby to be used as suclt” be found in many.localities. The old material is cut into strips about three-fourths inch wide, which, when sewed together and twister, make a cord somewhat "like chenille and form the filling of thé new rug. Cot- ton string is used for the These rugs are heavy and sof alike on both sides and durable, pr vided ‘they are cleaned carefull; They are generally rather neutral in color and without a definite design; borders, however, may be woven from moved from porcelain or porcel lined -tubs and bowls with oxalic acid solution, which is a poison and must be entirely wiped off. overflow pipes should be flushed oc- casionally with hot water, for dirt and grease are likely to collect and de: pose ther %III!IIIlIlIlIlIIIlIHIJIlIlIlIlIIIlIIIHl!HIlIMWMWMWWMMWWMH“)M}HMM% ' A HOME BEAUTIFUL 1407 KENNEDY STREET N.W. I Open for Inspection Saturday Evening Until 9 O’Clock and All Day Sunday The owner resident has exceptional home to us because the house intrusted the exclusive sale of too large for "I strips_of carpet of solid cotor. Factories for doing the work may ! The | his needs. The price is extremely low in comparison with mod- ern building costs and ground values in this neighborhood. Colonial bri Twelve large rooms, four baths. hot- water heat, electricity, hardwood floors. beautifull decorated throughout: cold-air pantry, double back porches, large concrete front porch. Lot 41x136 to a paved alley. The rooms are large and commadious, with beautiful open fireplaces in all principal rooms. The light- ing fixtures are the best, and strictly moderp. Dining- room has beautiful beamed ceiling. Large brick garage, with ample room for two large cars. The location and arrangement of this home make it ideal for a physician, as it embodies that rare and unlooked-for combination of home and office with the maximum comfort and con- venience. QUINTER, THOMAS & CO. Real Estate Financing 819 15th St. NW. Main 8416 These “Big” Six-Room Homes thand Varnum Sts. N. W. Are Selling Rapidly REAL ESTATE. 15 or } quired to make a square yard of” figured carpet may be dyed for this | the woven fabric, depending, of purpose. In general, about six and | course, on the weight of the old ma4 one-haif pounds of old carpet is re- | terial. H & BEST BUY IN WASHINGTON TODAY ONLY TWO LEFT 1026 to 1058 Quebec PLN.W. At 13th Street 1 Square North of Spring Road Six large rooms, H.-W.- H., elec. lights; double floors, tile bath, servants’ toilet, wash trays; double rear porches. Built - in garage. First Cost _ Practically the Last FOR SALE BY Owner 906 New York Ave. Main 5526 Ask the Man Who Owns On SEE IT TODAY TO INSPECT IS TO APPRECIATE 236 Crittenden St. N.W. The most beautiful detached home in Saul’s Addition. Charmingly designed, having eight well- planned rooms, with an exceptionally large kitchen and pantry; attractive open fireplace; breakfast and sleeping porches. Large lot. OPEN FOR INSPECTION —SALESMAN ON PREMISES N. L. Sansbury Co., Inc. “Everything in Real Estate” 1418 Eye St. N.W. Phones Main 5903-4-5 Member Washington Real Estate Board “New Homes” EVERY HOME-SEEKER SHOULD SEE FORE MAKING A FINAL SELECTION Built and Planned —with a conscientious regard and uppermost thought of home- buying as a permanent investment. Surrounded by Elegant Homes —and located it a convenient, healthy. high, hmne%ik:‘setlioj\ overlooking Naval Observatory grounds—one of Washington’s beauty places. TERMS in a new comfortal BUT h rent problem. —not only put a famil ¢ home at a nominal outlay, —solve the Exhibit Home, 4303 4th St. NW NOTE—T hese particular homes are wider and the rooms and Open Until 9 P.M. fhan the average 6-room house. marked Soldiers’ Home to 4th street. 1321 New York Ave. TR e porches larger A Few Have 2-Car Brick Garages See These Homes Sunday Without Fail < " LIBERAL TERMS . i'l'u.ke.lfl‘t‘ll/Bus—to Grant Circle and Varnum streets; or 9th street car _ D. J.'DUNIGAN Main 1267 Don’t Fail to Inspect These Properties Sample House, 2547 Wisconsin Avenue Ofen_and Lighted, Daily Tntil o P Sce Representative on Premiscs Chas. D. Sager OWNER AND BUILDER 923 15th Street N.W. “Headquarters for New Homes il b h:!i! i W TR N 1} Washingten’s Distinctive Subdivision Located in Chevy Chase, D. C. On Line of Connecticut Avenue ] LN hi 4 "l| I - s This supecb location is unsurpassed for residential purposes—on one of the high- est elevations in. the District, surrounded by modern_homes and natural beauty— yet only 15 minutes by motor from Washington’s downtown business sec- tion—with direct street car service to the property in 30 minutes—the highest type. of public improvements included in price of lots—near a public school, churches, country clubs and shopping center—protected with adequate restric- tions against undesirable encroachments —insuring lasting beauty and charm— visible, outstanding values—convenience and refinement—in an environment unex- celled anywhere. Make your lot selection NOW. If you are not prepared to build at once, reserve your home site—and ask about our plans for financing homes. Motor northwest on Comnecticut Avenue and turn to the left at Harrison Street—or take Chevy Chase car to Huntington Street —one square north of property. Phone Main ‘6830 Ol i N T E L T L T L T T T AL =TT TN LM a F g TR | I il THOMAS ] FISHERSCO.INC. 758 15% ST.N.W. _GENEFAL AGENTS