Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1923, Page 13

REAL “REALTORS EAGER 1 TOPROTECTMANE ' piétrict Man Finds Vigilance Exercised All Over Country. Realtors throughout the country re.consistently watchful fn protect- ing their professional title, th> coined aword “realtor,” according to David B, Barry, chairman of the vigilanze com- mittee of the Washington Real Estate Board, who has just returned from an extended trip after the recent Cleve- land convention. Mr. Barry visited Buffalo, Cleve- land, Detroit and Chicago and while in these citics made a special Investi- gatlon of the activities of real estate boards in respect to the work of vigilance committees. Practically every board in the country maintains = special committee whose duty it is to be ever on the watch for sharp practices and unethical dealings by any one engaged in the real estate business. The Washington committee has made special effort during the past year to protect the title ‘“realtor.” Which is a coined word adopted by the National Assoclation of Real Estate Boards for the use of its mem- bers only. This title serves to iden- v the broker as a member of the Washington Real Estate Board who has voluntarily ccepted the prin- ciples of ethics underlie _the purposes of the local board. During his visits in several cities Mr. Barry ted that as was the custom in Washington members of the boards in each city uniformly advertised the fact that they are af- filiated with the local board and con- sistently use the title “realtor” on their stationery, show windows and in their advertisements. Through _the vigilant efforts of Chairman Barry and his committee, the local board reports that there no misuse of the title “realtor” Washington and of the shington board are con- tently adhering to the practice of owing thelr affiliation with the board by the use of this title. . In an effort to promote the univer- #al use of this title throughout the | country and to protect it from any misuse the National Association of Real Estate Boards recently adopted an insignia that will be used as a trade-mark Dby the national assocla- tion, member boards and Individual realtors throughout the country. This inslgnia was designed in the form of a seal showing a small cut of a model house and the word “realtor” implanted in the center of the title of the national assoclation. Cuts of this new seal are now being distributed throughout the country &nd it is expected it will shortly be adopted universally by all those af- filiated with the national association. EIGHT SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES ARE COMPLETED Samuel J. Brinkley's operation, com- prising eight new semi-detached resi- dences, of _brick _construction, in Cathedral Highlands Is now com- leted. They are Nos. 2819, 2521 and 823 3Sth street northwest, and Nos. 3710, 3712, 3714, 6 and 3718 Gar- fleld street northwest, and are at the Boutheast corner of 35th and Garfleld streets. The houses contain six robms and bathroom and large porches. Willlam P. Normoyle is sales agent for the propertie: in fair dealing that! that the members | ESTATE. ' GOOD WALL PAPER DOES DOflB!.E DUTY Covers Cracks' and Decorates and Has Poor Rival in Plaster.. Wall paper is not as tough or as lasting as a reinforcement for plas- tered walls as a heavy canvas or burlap, but it is strong enough and tough enough to insure prevention of cracks showing through during the life of the paper as a decoration. It {has been proven that wall paper of a good quality will prevent the show- ing of cracks for a period of two or three years, whereas the uncovered treated other tha or painted will show defects within six months. show cracks or other defects within a short perlod makes it apparent that until a method .of construction has been discovered whereby these condi: tions will cease to exist, wall paper appears to be a ureful article to con- sider. The acid test of economy and effi- clent management has discovered or underestimated. Wherkas in the recent past there was much apprecia- tion and exploitation of plain, painted and paneled walls, it has apparently been discovered by large investors in hotel and apartment property that certain defects in the construction of walls make the cost of keeping painted walls in good condition pro- hibitive, with the result that there has returned a renewal of apprecia- tlon of wall paper. In this connection it is surprising that the ability of wall paper to 1 cover uneven surfaces and to strengthen the thin plaster shell of | walls was not hitherto appreciated jto the extent that it deserved. It { has not been generally recognized | that wall paper possessed this virtue, I but it is a fact known by practical workers that, when rightly applied, | wall papers form a r protector of { plastered wall surfaces, and, while it is true that the weakness of plaster { is recognized, other and more expen- sive*materials have been adopted to | overcome the defects which wall { paper overcomes at minimum . cost and labor. THREE HOMES IN SALES FOR WEEK BY DUNIGAN Petworth and 14th Street High- lands Properties Purchased for Residences. During the past week the office of D. J. Dunigan reported the consum- mation of the following sales in Pet- worth and Fourteenth Street High- lands: - In Petworth 4209 4th street was sold to Elmer L. Mantz. This house has reception hall, livimg room, din- ing room, kitchen, pantry, large front porch, breakfast porch, sleeping porch, three bedrooms and bath. Clarence T. McIntyre purchased 5420 13th street northwest. This is a semi-detached house, and has six rooms. Herbert E. Hurley was the pur- chaser of 5419 13th street northwest NEW SUBDIVISION OPENED. Opening of a new subdivision on the Rockville road, to be known as West Che Chase Helghts, has been an- nounced, and it was said that a num- ber of building operations have been | started under the direction of Thomas | Hampto! Inspect These New Homes Sunday ON Emerson Street Between Georgia Avenue and Ninth Street Containing six large room: s, tile bath with shower, extra large kitchen and pantry; sleeping porch runs full width of house; dining room has full size d French doors leading to break- fast porch; front porch is all concrete; kitchen is equipped with one-piece porcelain sink and range. servant’s toilet. ones, thereby drainboard; white enamel gas Large concrete cellar with coal bin, laundry trays and Compare these homes with the higher-priced convincing yourself that we are offering the best home value in Washington at $9,650, on very easy terms. Samuel Shapiro Co. 904 14th Street M. 5613 Open All Day Tomorrow Chevy Chase, D. C., Home 3706 Livingston Street DESCRIPTION 7 rooms, tile bath, built- place, ash drop; electricity, front stairway; papered clo: in_tub, hardwood floors, fire- side wall brackets; back and sets, large. attic space; floor plugs; hot-water heat: laundry tubs, gas water heater; servant’s toilet; large front porch; large lot; shade trees. One square from Conn. Ave. Priced Reasonable Weaver Bros., Realtors 735 15th St. Exclustve Agents economic values hjtherto overlooked : Hotel to Build on Three Ad- joining Lots at 12th and E Streets. Erection of an addition to the Har- rington Hotel on property at 12th and E streets purchased this week 1s being planned, it was sald, follow- ing the announcement of the transfer | of the property. The three pleces of wall or the wall which has not been| property Involved are 423, 4256 and to be kalsomined | 427 12th street northwest, and in- clude all of the property between the Ralelgh Hotel and the corner of E This tendency of plastered walls to | street and the Harrington Hotel and the corner of 12th street. The con- sideration was sald to be approxi- mately $175,000. It was sald today that while plans for the proposed addition are being drawn, it has not yet been decided when. the operations will begin. The negotiations were handled through the office of Shannon & | Luchs. The property at No. 423 was i purchased from Willlam F. Ryan, No, 425 from J. D. Sheetz and No. 427, the | corner property, from Mra nie | Weser. e HIGHER WAGE SEEN INTHE INDUSTRIES Bureau of Labor’s Analysis Covers Organizations in 47 Manufacturies. Figures of the United States bureau of labor statistics indicate that the extraordinary rates of pay being re- celved by certaln classes of workmen in the building trades would have a tendency to Increase wages generally. The bureau's preliminary figures for May indicate a general increase in wages in 1,279 industrial establish- ments, & 50 per cent jump over the number of those in which increased pay was granted in April. The bu- reau’s analysis covers 6,075 repre- sentative organizations in forty-seven manufacturing industrles, and the figures disclose that the Increase ex- tended to 20 per cent of the industrial field under review. The average wage Increase was a 10.4 per cent, and it Is perhaps sig- nificant that the iron and steel, brick and tile and lumber industries were among those granting higher wages. It might naturally be expected that the tendency to abnormal wages in the bullding trades would be first reflected in industries so closely al- lied to the construction industry as the foregoing. The extent to which the wage infla- tion in_the building industry has been influential in effecting the in- creases, Is, of course, conjectural However, since a number of industries compete 'directly with the bullding trades for labor both skilled and un- skilled, it is reasonable to believe that some part of the general In- | creases is attributable to that com COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Near 14th and Park Road Convenient to Central High School 3-story, pressed brick; good condition, containing 9 rooms, electricity, hot-water heat; lot to an alley. $14,000 Thomas J. Fisher & Co. Inc. 735 Fifteenth Street N.W. Main 6380 i | ! This property, 423, 425 and 427 12th street, was purchaxed thix week by the Harrington Hotel Co., Ine., nd Luchx. It is xald to be the plan to raze these buildings to make way for an addition to the through Shannon hotel. DESIGN OF KITCHEN IMPORTANT TO WIFE P Chief Workshop of Home Needs Careful Planning to Save Un- necessary Labor. The kitchen is the workshop of the home, for the greater part of the work, particularly that which per- tains to the family food, on there. As in any other well- ordered workshop, it Is essential that the kitchen be convenlently located with reference to the other rooms, and convenlently built. that the necessary equipment be provided, and so arranged that the varlous tasks of the kitchen may be performed thoroughly and rapidly, and at the same time with the least expendi- ture of energy on the part of the housewife, and that suitable provision be made to secure the personal com- fort and well being of the workers. The use, and consequently the size and location, of the kitchen varies greatly in different parts of the coun- v. The present tendency, however, is toward small, compact kitchens, used only for the preparation of food. Climate ~affects such matters. For instance, the detached or semi-de- tached kitchen of the far south Is logical and desirable there, since it means a cooler house. Each housekeeper must study her own conditions and decide whether it is best for her and her household to make the kitchen a general-purpose room or whether another plan is feasible and will result in more comfort for all. There should also be co-operation between the housewife who Is to live | and work in the house and the archi- tect who plans the house, especially with reference to the kitchen, that {the important view of both may re- is carried| cojve due consideration. FORFEIT PUSHCART FINES. Eight Greeks, licensed pushcart men, vending fruits and vegetables, arrested Wednesday in the second precinct for selling their wares in the restricted zone, or parking longer than time necessary to make a sale, each forfeited $3 'yesterday in the District of Columbla branch of Police Court. These are the first cases made in the second precinct against the pushcart men since the restricted zone law became effective. It is un- derstood that a drive will be made against this class of street merchants in all of the police precincts. Excellent Values—Inspect At Once Near Dupont Circle Attractive 9-room and 2-bath residence in this cholce section; containing all medern improve- ments; In excellent condition. Price reduced for quick sale. Massachusetts Ave. Hgts. Beautiful 8-room and 2-bath tapestry brick home; glass-in- closed sleeping porch and break- fast porch; hardwood floors throughout; beautifully deco- rated; built-in garage: wonderful view over Washington. An ex- ceptional buy No. Capitol & Bryant Sts. A substantial home of 6 rooms and bath; hot-water heat, electric lights, built-in garage, etc.: in fine condition. "A 'home that should be inspected at once. Opposite Wardman Park Hotel A beautiful detached residence; 12 rooms and 4 baths; containing all modern improvement: cellent condition. Owner, leaving Washington, will give possession at once. WARDMAN 1430 K Street N.W. Recognized by All Classes as Artistic Homes Well Constructed Homes and, ]udging‘From Our Record Sales—“Popular Homes” ’ High Elevation —That will give you shade or sunshine any hour P orChes day, Deep lot to wide alley. We Invite In¢pection. Main 4190 A Home could not be built that would afford more comfort, either in Winter or Summer, than our NEW PETWORTH HOMES l You Buy Before Seeing These Complete Homes, You Will Regret It Convenient to “Grant Circle Bus” or 9th St. Cars Marked “Soldiers’ Home” . 4306, 3d St. N.W. (Near Varnum) Six Rooms—Tiled Bath—Hot-water Heat—Electric Lights of the : Price and Terms Reasonable Open and Lighted Daily Until 9 P.M. D. J. DUNIGAN 1321 New York Ave. NW. Phone Main 1267 BUILT:IN CUPBOARDS features of permanent which are most housekeeper. do with planning her house, should try to locate them where !takes the least possible number contents. A small closet provided arranged. ber of shallow ones are usually pre other. ferably are not more than a foot wide. usuzily more convenient clean. the necessary things and | waste space HOUSEKEEPERS’ BOON Bullt-in closets or cupboards are equipment | important to the If she has anything to she it ot! steps to get at or put away their| | with | shelves and drawers especlally adapt- | ed to the things kept there is more satisfactory than a large closet poorly In planning drawers it is well to remember that a large num- ferable to a few deep ones, because all of the space in them can be used without piling things on top of each Similarly narrow shelves, pre- than larger ones and are easler to keep Many housekeepers prefer the mov- able Kitchen cabinets to built-in cup- boards for kitchen supplies because they have a convenient place for all| have no 13 America’s Greatest Need (Economist Deplores‘Reckless Spendiné BY ROGER W. BABSON. Special Dispatch to The Star. WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, July 28.—It is true that a number of the barometers of business are distinctly | favorable at the present time. In order to be absolutely fair to every one I even took pains to enumerate these in a published statement only a month ago. The merchants are not overstocked: manufacturers have not been speculating in raw materials; banks have good resources; check transactions are normal; rallroad earnings are exceptionally good, and our great industries are apparently on a sound basis. My critics are correct in their.state- ment that surface indications point to a wonderful business this fall, and perhaps two or three years of rising prices. I realize these rising figures as well as any oneé and it is very hard |for me to sound a warning while so ;many are so optimistic and so con- tented. Readjustment Not Completed. My reason for sounding a warning is twofold. Firat, the Habson chart of business conditions shows clearly that the perjod of readjustment is only about 60 per cent completed, and that further readjustment is inevita- ble. Second, that the attitude of the younger generation is distinctly harmful to the present situation. That is to say, my warning is based both on statistics and on a study of the spiritual forces underlying bus! ness. Of course, in reality, the spiritual or moral forces are by far the more {important as they really determine what statistics and the chart will |later show. The attitude of the peo- ple bears the same relation to the chart and to statidtics that the tem- perature bears to the thermometer, or as car loadings bear to railroad earn- ings. I have offices in twenty-six large cities and correspondents in 200 other cities. [only in spending. Feople not only { want to get rich quick, but without working. People are buying reck- lessly without any thought about (Woodley Rd.). struction. Middaugh & In every locality I find that | the average man today is interested | by Young People—Urges More Interest : in Work—Sounds Business Warning. - where the money is coming from with which to pay. Our young people seem to have the idea that dollar billg grow on trees and all they have t do is to pick them off. Almost ni one wants to work. Very few wal to produce. ] Earnest and industrious mandal !aborers, such as we had twenty-fiw years ago, are almost an unknow Guant] Every one wants to ride ) the cart and no one wants to pulk Our percentage of producers 8 steadlly decreasing and the per: centage of middlemen is steadily ims creasing. Such conditlons cannot continu forever. A dog may live on his tal] for awhile, but it cannot continue thia process indefinitely. People may fof. a while get a living doing one an? others washing. but after the clothes are worn out there will he no washs+ ing to do. A certain number of peoi ple can exist as middlemen. Middles men are a necessity and serve a vals uable economic function, but Amers fca’s great need s produce clally men and women filled desire to produce and with the joy of production. America’s great need is & revival of the joy of work. Amery ica’s great need is a revival of the desire to serve. America's great need is a revival of the habit of saving. ’ I am not fearful for America in the long run, but rather I am a greag optimist on this country and the pees ple of this country. My love of America causes me to {ssue the warn« ing that the attitude of the average young person today is not right tos ward his or her work. A doctor 1§ not friendly to his patient if he blindly shuts his eyes to his patient's disease. One cannot be a true friend of the United States by blindly shutting his eyes to the wrong attitude of the new generation toward industry. serve ice and thrift. It is this wrong at« titude which has already caused busi+ nesi—as indlcated by the chart—to decline. The chart today ntands at 3 per cent below normal compared with 1 per cent below normal at the begins ning of the year. (Mr. Babwon, the noted statistician. who I8 a regular contributor to The will cone tinue his special articles financial conditions in next Saturday' Massachusetts Park Washington’s most beautiful residential section of detach- ed homes. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. | “The Triangle of Increasing Values” {] between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues | Over five million feet of land sold. 130 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- Wooded villa sites, brick homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front—Park Office, 32d and Cathedral Ave. (Woodley Rd.). Includes what remains of Over lots and central and side hall Shannon, Inc. Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. Established 1800 A Section of F ine Homes and Advancing Values! ATTEND THE FIRST SHOWING OF THESE NEW HOMES INWEST CHEVY CHASE Moderate Priced Detached Homes With All the Charm of Far More Costly Houses dividual design. THEY’LL GO FAST! Chesapeake St—One Square West of Wis.” Ave. NOTE THE UNUSUAL VALUE Price, $10,250—Easy Terms Six spacious rooms (with very large living room with fireplace); tiled bath, hardwood floors; large living and rear porches; hot-water heat, electric- ity, base outlets for lamps and appliances; screens and many unique features; located on large sodded lots, with shrubbery, and the important feature of in- Take Wisconsin Ave. Car, or Drive Out Wisconsin Ave. to Chesapeake St., Thence One Block West, Open This Evening, Tomorrow and Daily Until Sold = R o