Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1923, Page 15

REAL ESTATE. Babson Would Buy Commodity Instead of Coal Securities! Economist Declares Stocks and Bonds Are Not Low in Price—-Notes Greater Competition With Oil. BY ROGER w. Eiwecial Dispatel to The Sta WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, ber 20.—There seems to be b coal. A vear ago thi emerging from the o bituminous coal %tr output for pi April through €11 g mintmum level 1 result, the to- tal production of bituminous coal last | Year was the smallest in twelv 't only were stock 110 portation “facilities were unable to meet the urgent demand from manufacturlng interests. 1t was dif- BABSON. for oil as fuel | price on the other. Octo- of pany can hardly be said to have the pmmending them - to. avestors. Tn the ne industry represents proposition. that is. each nty months, oW t such a fixed < depletion of of full on- akes the cost of coul Iy prohibitive in times petition. it must be 1 reflection that of Jarie de 5 orking ca ation & years but obvious after a horrowing eithes pand operstions or »! lar ventory, does not a4 high dur- ! conservatism. winter period. Prefers Other Investments, Under the nt outlook for busi- the hart shows at 1 nt below normal rather have the mpany or raflroad which 1 than to cast my lot with of the ¢ mining in- had, evidince soared and e fall and ear Minlnz Rate Very High, coal in n at the t over the find con- n week would power « vses th fortune 1 mine- pre-war tion held on During the 000 dur’ st s ditio istician _and al articles o nest Sat- son, the noted aded 41 economist, will contiune I 100 tons c sgme o bught to twelve 1 for last y 00 tons. ntally, SALE OF 11 PROPERTIES | Most of Them Are Residences, But Several Business Houses Are Included. of current stock 3 Jumped mt 3,000,001 April, nt an incr low last r a vedr William nounce the |of property per cent | Most of thes {but several included. The list follows 2 Mrs. Florence 5 | street to Robert P ¢~ | Kraft represented the buye C. Flood & Co. sold street to Mrs. Florence hold the property as an i ment. David E. Barry acted as seller's agent The six-room dwelling t 313 8§ northeast was sold for William . Gannon. of C. H. 00 block Hartung & Co. an- of eleven pieces K. transt a ago. bi vel f Palled Down. und Lusk sold 721 11th er. William B diminis nd relati onditions has evel down month little interruption downwa loday. the pr imately § over pre- ed with per omicaily, there marked ' price itions point t level over the fall We ate now ¢ maximum ¢ 129 14th who st- With ontin iy Quine: from Andrew ©O'Conniell and her house, at Emma Pia Williar new hou Waggaman & | street southeast Minnix bungalow as purchased by E J. yman sold street, to and w ori tption ar w our 16th r the shoutd rai Tall not bousht o itly compl High, Brawner, So far as the cur 1 com- e concerned any one to istic. To be sure, in t and bonds of com tive of the soft o is wide variety older_and are, by no mea View of the g ulative markets for purc stockh the stru against the through union hand, and a co: tion mbined = = are aty 4301 ton r purchased 4509 from D. J. Partello. sold 1203 Holly baugh and 5 corge Ross Hull, appointed tant Ark W street to Milton Holly strect to who was recentl to the solicitor J. . Malthy d from Mary ulian R st deled purd ises be rs must b e, which t pressure . pre ha ments. overproduc- | 2 G Garma il into sold 1 ). Lentz I 5 ( reet ¥ i to lmit the selling | Bonds fssued by a coal mining com- | first | it this i bond of the | nis J. | v | density sold his hollow- | srandywine street, to Robert G. Clay- | T THE EV NING STAR, WASHINGTON, STUDY PROBLEMS OF SOUNDPROOFING Experimenters at University of Illinois Discover New Principles. v of the problem of making undproof I | ring o tion of the Universit Urt S Because cert transmission periment of Iilinois ta- at prineiples of sound are overlooked, parti- tions th would ordinarily be an of- feetive barrier to sound onally fail to function “Sound may be transmitted from one sid, partition to the other in y progress through ages. it may pass wave through the solid of the partition or by set- rtition {n vibration it may s on the further continuous 1 2% an elastic structur bu'let subject a | p ¢ experim i Compesition of [ “These actions are quite readily | understood.” continues the bulletin. remembering that sound cons fes of compres: cs of compruss) mediam hout int s new medium elasticity e | instance, sound waves without 'hindrar . such as v und. b air penings in he the progres L certain amount of orption of the energy takes pla to the friction sel up betw vibrating column and s of the pores. n case the |to air the direct is interruj cd and due the ftlon Is impervious gress of the air A third partition | and thus originating opposite the in- | or a_thicker, more r | e - are | | side art of the en : transmission in_this by compre: i ated to the solid The amount sinall. EAfr ve Soundproofing. of thes. itions a artition should be as rigid from air passages as possible, ctive soundproofing of a group . the partitions, floors and ceil- | between adfacent rooms e continuous 1d rigld Ty openings for pipe: dows and ventilators sh {in or ridor wi | leakass sound will n view soundproof hould & Any TS, where less ob- [ e the sound Is gener: | the building structure, as vi d to the waves ntinuity of sol ite In order to stop tl necessary to make a br structure, to_interpose | medium, " at n id ma- is new clastic and For in e, the vi s n be minim by hair felt or simi- air-filled material between the supporting base and the Wh the machine Is quite ¢ be made of alt , lead and through this mat {the insulation, because the v » will pass easily) the flo The in, Lo withou of contin motor s over Air gaps in ms f the air sp t any point. { proxis {of the | the w I insulat similar material Exceptional Value Is Immediately Recognized in These Homes “For This Reason” We're Selling Them Fast Considerable time was spent in planning It contains refinements beyond comparison. Sample House—4921 9th St. N.W Take Georgia Ave. Car to Farragut St., day until 9 P.M. Main 1023 (fimmmummumnflmmmmmmmmmnflmlflulilmlmumnmiur*fl I this walk one block east to 9th. Open and lighted every WALTER A. DUNIGAN OWNER AND BUILDER 1410 H St. NW. on made | of | nitted is usually quite | S ew Feature Home” for its price. Bulldiug at 19th and G streets, old by Quinter, Thomas & Co. 1o Mrs. Mary T. Todd at a price, it js xald, of $100,000. Real Estate Board Purposes ‘ And Activities Explained the | The purposes of the Washington |in addition to the ordinary advice and | Real Bstate Board and of its!information that the average layman Sreltborta e O ex. | Sveks in respect to his real es more Important activities were €X- |, aturs, numerous Instances of wrong plained to the members of the Lions | dealing on the part of unlicensed and ir- Club at their weekly luncheon by | responsible brokers have come o the olin A. Petty, executive > | attention of the board, an ‘(!n»l-mb.»\-;r(: tty, executive secretary of | o0l has assisted the innocent party Tracing so local | cas Petty | wer | phi the history of the real estate organization, Mr. pointed out that it was one of a group of 500 units composing a na- |mated that many such instance tional organization that had for its|their distressing circumstance: primary purpose the advancement of in the recovery of funds that e being improperly withheld. Em- sizing the value of this phase of with ould to convey to the general public the the real estate business to a profes- | 0 SOnveY to the general public the sional plane. | respect to dealing with strangers in As a result of friendly co-operation | real¥estate matters. on the part of the active brokers In- | Innocent People Suffer. 5 terested in this movement it has! It frequently happens that innocent been possible to define definite stand- | people Intrust thelr business with urds of o r who are not regular Heenwved and in the d. gnized brokers of standin broker. sult that misunderstandings and | sis of uniform methods of Ities arise through lack of ex- nd are amplified by perience and ability on the part | which have been incorporated in the|guch parties to properly and safely Tok A g tion andard | handle such matters of Importanc code of “ethl While th out | rules provide 1 of facl could learn the standing lealings betw brokers, th ate broker simply 1 the main designed to protect the ing With the real estate public in their dealing in real es-|jyoard or perhaps any banker in the tate, 3 11d be pur- Arbitration System Developed. | with real During few rs that these | would be les have been recognized by all| few instances of trouble arising brokers a system of i GREATER DEMAND FOR PINE. arbitration has developed | Orleans the Southern conflicts or misunderstan sing between brokers in their | Pine Ass n reports an incres of 5.1 per cent new business mor s are amicably adjusted irough a speeial arbitration commit- than the previous week. Production also Increased 1.3 per cent and ship- the board, and in this w delays and litigation are s 0.6 per cent. Orders on hand e end of the week totaled feet, 664,930 feet the pre ok Of the eighty-eight mills reporting running ng fo real estate and to re time, fifty-eight we on full or over- state practice. In the operation of | time, three of them being on double this bureau it was pointed oulL that | shift nr afl T ndards are th From New oclat volded phase of the board's activi- s which has a distinct civic 5 sty stated, is the operation of bureau, whereby infor and assistance are free- \ to any one in matters p AT triple-oven gas stove. Wide open-string burg finstantaneous hot-water room and bathroom. Craftsmanship Comfort Environment ' Associations Main 1023 mlinumnm!mmuumuunmm.uuzm|lmmmwmmnmunnnmmmnnmnnmmunummnnmunnnmmmml|uuumu|lnm§ A be avolded it some way could be found | friends tell of the cheap hom D. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER MAURY APARTMENT HOUSE SOLD in each | in adjusting the difficuity and in many | the board’s activities, Mr. Petty inti- | , with | of | | Aollar—will buy $0.52 w | price ONLY $24,950 YES, IT’S TRUE | 16TH STREET, BETWEEN VARNUM AN These delightful dwellings are of brick and stecl construction. front porch, with cement floor and artistic iron railing. Spacious hall with specially designed Roman architectural brackets and corafces. room (having genuine wood-burning fireplace) to splendldly arranged dining room. set of French doors lead into a sunlit hreakfast room. g a massive one-piece sink with double drainboards and pa! equipped white enamel combination kitchen cabinet. r Built-in ironing board; built-in refrigerator having service porch icer. stairway; four very large sleeping rooms, having spacious closets contafning electric lights and bullt-in shoe containers; with built-in tubs and showers; built-in electric heaters. room or nursery. Every room an outside one The complete list of appointments includes hard- wood floors throughout, side-light electric fixtures of exclusive design, ornamental plaster cor- nices and soffits and ceiling designs; wall paper in keeping with the architecture of the house. Doors in rich mahogany and trimmed in white finish. Many electrical base and floor plugs, Dr airy cellar with built-in cold stora £ = = E E BUILT-IN GARAGE FOR THREE Character Art : Atmosphere = { iminary 20, 1923. REAL ESTATE REALTORS’ LEADERS : MEET NEXT WEEK Louisville Session to Name Con- vention City for 1924 Among Other. Business, Giving the dispatcher's signal not only for the whole train of general national realtor activities for the coming season, but for the growing undertakings of the seven great di- visions of the national organization, will be the work before the approach- ing meeting of the board of directors of the National Association of Real Estate Boards with the officers of the assoclation. the advisory board of past presidents and the chairmen of divisions. The meeting will be held in Louisville October 22 to 24. Decision on the place”for holding the 1924 convention will be only one of the matters of general professional i1interest to come before the dir ors. The board will pass on a proposed reciprocal membership arrangement between the national association and state assoclations, clarify question of jurisdiction in the use of the term “realtor” and map out a number of investigations to be undertaken in the work of put e real estate business in its nches on a broad and incre ‘curate fact foundation. HOME BUILDER WARNED TO KEEP WITHIN PURSE Dont's for Prospective Owner Tn- clude Advice That Plans Are Vital for Success. Way Finances. Novel plan of raising a convention entertainment fund in a project of public ¢ducational value has been re ported 10 the National Assoctation o Don't permit yourself to be de-| Real istate Boards by the Enid, ceived about what you can afford. A | Okla., realty board, which will act tabby cat cottage is better than a|host to the Oklahoma Real mansion white elephant. in Its annual Don't fail to acquaint yourself with r. 6, Yavia s ol cd ard, in co-operation with lo waysiandsmesny oI &ettng full gre; ters' and _ bricklayers’ information. A dollar's|unions and with local lumber, worth of posta tamps may save, ware and electrical com: $900 worth of grief. bullding a model home that wh Don't be disturbed | completed, will be the most strongly onstructed house in the community. fter a demonstration period, the o completely furnished, will be proceeds of the community to help pay the coming when your they Mark gain o build years to bulld now and to feel that good set of | that even os & Don't imagine that the contractor work without a falr | profit | Don't design or consider the con-| struction of fancy fixings unle you| #re very sure of your ground. Mo “period” houses only exclar points after all i BUILDING COST DOUBLED. | 1913 Dounl: W;ll 7B\ly 52 Cents" Worth of Material Now. || “The Triangle of red dollar of | avorite buste Ma b of build- ink materials in 1923, members of th ational Association’ of K ' who must deal with the s conception of bulldin use for knowing Tumber it will bus 30 046 worth, worth, and ed homes. rememb. istictan The dimly 1913—the s s cl between Connecticut, (Woodley Rd.). truction. Wooded villa sites, al- In- structural steel other buflding ma worth, on s of the ge 14 In 1 same ar would buy only $0.33 worth of these mate- rials. The figures h Just been is- sued by the United States bureau of labor statispics. Middaugh & Lo DESCRIPTION Unusually large colonial " French doors lead from verv large, bright living Anogher Unusually large, spotless kitchen, ha: ted flexible fixtures. Completely modern, large, white enamel, THE-P. Striet two tiled, attractive bathrooms, fully equipped A RI inished attic can be used as billlard 3 INC AMIDST DENC! Ideal hot-water heating system. Pitt % Brick coal bin. Servant's er. Laundry trays with combination faucets. ARS SPACIOUS LAWNS SEE T EXHIBIT HOUSE, 4207 16TH STREET N.W. Open and Lighted Daily and Sunday Until 10 P.M. "REALTORS . 914 New York Avenue NNW. Franklin 1140-1141 Y“When Better Homes Are Built, We Will Build Them” with six miles of improved streets. Incluc Over five million 130 homes from $15,000 to $200,00¢ built and under co brick homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front 32d and Cathedral Ave. (Woodley Rd.). CHARACTER TRONME SHOUL/ DISTINCTIO! A BEA RAPIDLY BUILDING PERMITS TOTAL S36.500 | Authorizations to Construct | Homes Lead in List Issued by District. Permits for the construction of homes d in the list of building authoriza- tions issued by the Commissioners dur- ing the weck. The aggregate value of the building permits, a list of which follows, is $376,500: H. E. Koenlg, to street, $1,000. : National Education Assoctation, to re- pair 1539 3 street, $1,000. N. Tolstoi, to repair | northeast, 00. G. R. Nash, to repalr 26 | avenue, §2,000. |~ Mrs." Alice Hollows, street southeast, $3 | Je €. Dismer. to build 803-509 " ut street, § ch, to build, . $20,600. uction Company, to land avenue, $50,- build, 551 51st Gth street Dumbarton to build, 3842 1st % §14 Maryland | St. Stephen's Parish, to build school, 50 24th strect northwest, $147,000. | €. M. Jones, to repair 1811 H street northwest, $26,000. R. Howenstein, bufid 1618 1627 161 st §50,000. . P. F. White, street nmortheast, P. F. Wh t northeast, Sugene La Porte duit road, $4,500, H. A. Kite, to build six houses, 313-317 nd 33 th street southeast, $30,- elaven street build, 265 57th “bulld, 265 67th doption of a com- ution and by-laws uggested by of Real and change of name al Estate Assoclation Real Estate Board, has recommended to the Seattle board by its committee on constitu- | tional revis Growth of the city has necessitated the change in board organization to enable the realtors to {be of greater s e in community development Massachusetts Park Washington’s most beautiful residential section of detach- Containinig seven million feet of forest-covered land. les what remains of Increasing Values” and Cathedral feet of land sold. husetts avenues Over lots and central and side hall —Park Office, Shannon, Inc. Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. Established 1899 3 Sold MODERATE TERMS D UPSHUR STREETS NUKIHWED1 LOCATION IS FOSTERED BY YOUR CHOICE THIS S s, D BE IN RE S| THE FI HIGH AND HEALTHFUL. IFUL SPOT THAT WILL HANCE IN VALUE. oF HIE To Inspect: By auto, drive out 16th Street or take 16th St. Bus to Houses; or. 14th St. car and walk west to 16th St.