Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1924, Page 21

REAL (—— 12 SALES REPORTED TOTALING $140,000 I Boss & Phelps Announce Tmns«! actions Recently Ac- complished. | —— i Sales amounting to more than | 000, recently made by Boss & Phelps, s follow: 1406 were announced, A detached treet, was bought by Jesse B, rom William 1, rkam. The house < of frame construction, having cight { coms, Julla Upton house, Smerson at 29046 ] by | Notz bought : street mor MeDonald. house, house owned This thr baving*ten room sxold his hom De ed, two- g house, having six rooms. Zirkle bought six build on Tobart s just off venue, owne lots will be n of several houses ampanella sold hi ard street, to ) w six-room’ colonial ated with furr s purchased for nwest, t Ryon. Th ick house, operty pur- br The 7§ investment A new hous Winfield vas bought by i colonial-type residenc rooms. Louis A. Ludwi nroperty at 1 , recently completed by 1 Spring road This is ing six bought a busin L, Street northwes This 1 ok _building, “having st floor and two apart- on purchased from Ed- :r two house tuated s and were purchased fo Julia O, 1504 Albem; Almond hought a home rle street from James K wehed s new purchaser 5. J. Kubel s0ld & business propert; situated at 1812 14th street nortl west to George C. Hodge. This i tiree-story building, having a stove | on the st floor and rtments ahove. A two-family apartment at strect northeast was bought from Os car de Beck by Annie Bookoff. Th property wis bought for jnvestment. Edwards_sold home at Hampshir e north- vest to Lillic . This is a two-story hous for two fi 15th IN FIELD OF ECONOMICS Estimate Made by Expert of Book Entitled “Principles of Real Estate Practice.” Realtors break new ground in the fleld of economics in “Principles of Estate Practice” by Ernest M. according to the American iew, which has asked E.’ Heilman of the mmeree of Northwestern o review the book for a coming issue of the magazine. Extent to which real estate classes fn schools and colleges as well as in real estate board educationul courses are using the book IS indi- ratos by the fact that the Macmillan Company, publishers, are already ‘lnldml; it necessary to issue a re- rint. Thi lished in the series now pared under the auspices of the Na- jonal Assoclation of Teal rds to cover the general ficld of real estate and so make possible idequate cducational preparation for “ntering real estate practice. Men nationally recognized as authorities liave undertaken to write the trea- A Joint. committee representing ional Association of Real tate Eoards, the United Y. M. C. A. Schools and the Institute for Re- search in Land Economics and Publie Trtilities has _had charge of the organization of the text book foun- dation for real estate education uationally. The fundamental position' of land problems in relation to all economic problems has awakened the interest of economists in this compilation by practical business men of the body of transmissible professional knowledge avallable in. their fleld. —_— Tnterchange of real estate experi- snce between realtors and propert owners and general pubile informa- fion s to real estate is the twofold vurpese of a publication new in real y-/-state history which has just been re- {/.etvea by the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The publication has_ been launched by the Michigan Teal Estate Association. TAKOMA PARK HOMES @ rooms, a1l on one floor, stucco over hol- low tile: space for rooms on second floor, unsually large bedrooms. Ex- ation. Garage. 6-room bungalow, well built %nd of good sise, with all improvements and extra fea- tares, such as osk floors, fireplace and ic. $6,600. Prico ls very low for quick eale. Fine bungalow, bult by practical buflder for bis own use, but now offered on_ac- count of owner's leaving. Tt is of the best copstruction and finest finish thronghout and has & quantity of closets, cupboards and other built.in features: hot-water heat, fireplace. oxk floors. © rooms on first floor and unfinished room on second. ‘Tiled bath. Large garage. $0,000, Terms, 8 roows, bath and 2 toilets, all improve- ments; hot-water bheat; fireplace. e srounds. $10,500. | 7 rooms, all improvements; hot-water heat “and - fireplace. ~Garage. Fxcellent locatiou. $8,000, 10 rooms, 2 steam heat, large grounds. Garage. $13.500. New @-room 2story house 28328, under construction und to be fnished fo wuit. Near schools and cars; h.-w.h.: fireplace; oak fioors. Lot G0 by 200, $10,500. @-room sem!-bungalow on District eide: close to cars, library and school. Has ali conveniences: h er heat; large rooms, Garage. $10.750. Terms, 7 rooms and sleeping porch; all fmprove- menfs. $8,700. Terms. 2 MAY BB SEEN SUNDAY Lillie & Hendrick Oltix ‘Bank Bulldiag 23 Carroll Ave.,, Takoma Park Adams 4542-J Col. 10182 book s the first to be pub- being pre- Extra {is offering o ESTATE. ““THE ~EVENING ‘STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1924 ‘On to W ashington,’ Realty Boards Cry In Various Cities The “On to Washington” ban- ner is already being raised in real cstatg boards in a number of cities. The Washington Real Estate Board has its plans already well advanced for taking care of the largest and most important guthering of the real estate year. In New Orleans plans ready have begun to be formed for sending record dele ion to the bhig mee and to provide for the placing of New Orleans before the people of the cities en route to the convention. The San Francisco board trip to the convention ¢ for the realtor who has credit the securing of the st number of new members for ard during the present member- mpaign. Madison, Wis., R state ard has organized u plan whereby srtain proceeds from its multiple listing system shall go to the financ- ing of a Madison delegation. APARTMENT HOUSES FIGURE IN BIG SALES Transaction Involving the Emer- son Reported at $140,000 by Quinter, Thomas & Co. as a pri to Quinter, Thomas & Co. report sales aggregating about §300,000, as fol- lows: The Emerson Belmont ro: rtments, w upartment, at 1524 containing twenty s sold for Dr. Charles Mary Duffield-Hil- The consideration was report- ed to be about $140,000. The apartment house at T street northwest, containing six wartments, was sold to Dr. Charles . Irazoni. The consideration was reported to be about § Dr. Frazoni 1839 16th street, ement brie sideration was 22,500, Three transac in connection with the oflice of Wil- 1725 sed premises three-story and residenc a apartment house, at ISth street northwest, contain- apartments, was sold for to_ Dr. The considera- s reported_to be $80,000, dence at 1514 Buchanan Street t was sold for Mrs. Carolyn Reta N. Retler. The s said to have been CAPT. P. J. O’BRIEN KILLED Commander of Camp Jackson Dies in Auto Mishap. COLUMRIA, S. C., March 1.—Capt. Philip J. O'Brien, U. S, A., command- ing officer at Camp Jackson, was fa tally injured last night in an auto- mobile accident near here. “He died after reaching a local hospital. - Two civilians with him were injured. Capt. O'Brien’s home is in w York city. where his mother and a sister are now living. The car crashed into a high en ankment when the eering & ke, members of th arty said. apt. O'Brien received a fractured skull tion A northy AN { s were negotlated ; EXPERT OUTLINES MEANS OF CUTTING: ! SMALL HOME COST (Continued from Seventeenth Page.) We did not have to disturb the old foundations at all. Fireplace Not Vital. “Another thing you can omit to cut down expense is the fireplace. Now I know I have started trouble, for anybody who has the real senti- ment of home about him thinks of @ wood fire and sitting around it with his famlly—a fine place to sit in the cool evpnings of fall and spring, a fine affair to supplement the heating plant when winter temperatures are way down low. When you have friends in, it is the cheeriest place in the house, but the expense of sit- ting around ‘that fireplace can easily bo over $300. The point I wish to make {8 that you do not positively "have to have a fireplace at first. You can add it at any time. “The home I snoke of in which my family lived so comfortably had no fireplace. In foot, it had no bulit-in features of any Lind. In the kitchen, for example, there was o kind of a makeshift cupboard, but we did not have drawers, bins’ or shelves. We did not have a kitchen cabinet of the modern sort, or & modern refrig- Terator with outside fc'ng. Later on when we bullt another house and !put all these things In we learned {what we had missed. But the point is we got along without them for some years and were perfectly happy about " it. Kitchen Conts High. , “I have seen Kkitchens equipped | with every known mechanical de- | vice ana plece of turniture to lighten | they buzden and heart of the mod- ern housewlife—kitchens that cost §1.000 or more to equip. Any normal man wants that kind of a thing for his wife, but it is a plain t that you can get along with a i stove, a refrigerator, some shelves, a sink and a table, and these cost a whole lot less than $1,000. 1f you do not have money for kitchen cab- inet work, china closets, *book | shelves. open stalrways, you simply | Cannotspend it. and if you are doing | without a house on account of the | cost of these things and porches and full basements and cxtra plumbing fixtures you are missing one of the joys of life. “I want to put emphasis on the fact that these items 1 have mentioned are only a few of the many that there | are, and they are all of the kind that {can be added later on when you have ioney enough to finance them. I cannot possibly In the short space of this story give you all of the many Ways to reduce quantities. T wonder if it is generally known that the American of average or small means demands a home with accommodations only paralleled by | the homes of the rich in France and England. The home of the average man in those countries Is an clemen- tary affalr from our point of view. It does not have a basement or a cen- tral heating plant. Often it does not liave a plumbing system. X porch is a purely American invention. Forelgn Standard Unwise. “I know we do not want to adopt the foreign standard here, It is said that the European does not know what it is to be thoroughly warm in the winter time. We are obliged to have an adequate device to keep warm, certainly we want plumbing, but the other things they have work- ed out we could well take advantage of and in so doing have all the things that reasonable living comfort re- quires. “Now as to the other ways of re- ducing costs. This matter of quali- ties. Let me say first that 1 do not believe it wise to cut down the qual- ity of anything that goes Into a house to a point where durability is sacri- ficed or even mildly threatened. There however, certaln sacrifices that ade withip the limits of good T. F. Schneider, Jr. and Charles E. Conner Have Opened Offices on the Ground Floor of the -Duryea Building 1729 L Street N. W. . At Connecticut Avenue For the Conduct of a General Real Estate Business Under the Firm Name of T. F. Schneider, Jr, & Compafiy Sales, Rents, Loans and Insurance 1729 L St. N.W. Main 9688 %IllllllllllllllIIIIlIlIlIIIIllIllI!IlIlIIIl[l[III[III][lIfll!flfllllllflflfllllfllllllllfll]flllfl!flfllllIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlI!iIlIlI!IlIII"= §pose and have fine appearances, You {could have a stone or tile roof, but l ' l building that will “still give you a good house, . “To {liustrate in a kind of a ridicu- lous way, you could get silver-plated bathroom fixtures where nickel-plate would do. You could have quarter- sawed white oak flooring, where plain common oak or maple of the second grade, or yellow pjne, would serve quite ‘as well. “You could have hand-wrought light- ing fixtures where the stock forms of spun brass would serve every pur- you may only have a wooden pocket- book. You can spend $60 or more per thousand for face brick, but your dealers will show you an exceilent quality of face brick at about half this price. You can have doors and trim and the woodwork generally throughout the house of hard wood or of goft wood, and there is a differ- ent price for everything of this kind that you use. Plumbing equipment, heating equipment, paints, enamels, all come in various qualities and at varlous prices. Quality Can Be Cut. “As a matter of fact, absolutely every one of the materials that go, into your hiouse may be had In a long array of qualities. The fact I want ¥ou to see is that you do not have to have the highest grade In every case In order to secure satisfactory dura- bility, and, as a further matter of fact, the highest grade is not neces- rily ‘the most pleasing to see, “To go into this part of the story I fear I would have to be so technical that you would not care to follow me, 80 I shall only say that if you will sit down with ope of your friends who happens to be a tech- nically trained man, or a contractor who has had a long experience in building fine houses, you can learn a whole lot about these different quali- ties of materials that will certainly be entertaining to you—things which, if you will put into execution, will saye you bushels of money “The best person you could pos- sibly Interview in this connection is an architect. You know, an architect is a man whose speclal problem is to know all about materials. Most of them are as anxius as you are to get the best possible prices on materials and to build your home within the sum of money you know you can afford. . “I I fiave succeeded in getting you to see how It is possible to et your new home by reducing your require- ments 1 shall have done all I wish to do. It Is an absolute fact that there are thous: f people living in apartm nted homes with Inferior accommodation who might be living in their own homes, with plenty of room to spread out, a yard, a garden, a place to see their chil- dren play and grow, if they are only willing for the present to get along with a little less than they think they must have.” Gold Rush Recalled. The annlversary of a ploneer jew elry store In New York recently re cailed the fact t e of the inte esting pieces of g1d handed down from generation to generation 1n Amerfca is the solid gold set made trom the first virgin gold taken from Californla In 1849, and presented to Edward K. Collins by the merchants of New York in 1851 Mr. Collins was the founder of the first steam packet lne plying between New York and | Europe. | ana the BETTER MARKETING METHODS NEEDED IN WEST, BABSON! (Continued from Seventeenth Page.) cessive supply tends to drive down the price. A co-operative movement may be of great assistance in steadying mar- ket demands and estimating the quantity of production. Every farm- er and every fruit grower should sup- port such a work if he has the op- portunity to do_so. It is probable that within a few years we shall have statistics upon which we may dotermine the approximate future de- mand for any glven product and the probable production under existing circumstances. The farmer will then be able to proceed much more intel- ligently in his production than at present. Buyers’ Needs Vital. 2. The customer must be given the product he wants, not the product we happen to want to make or raise for him. Whenever production does not follow & popular demand but branches off and creates something after its own fancy, an increased amount of effort Is required to market these goods, The expense of distribution under such circumstances ordinarily eats up the profit of the transaction and leaves the producer where he was when he started. Tnere is no reason populur demand in the matter and varieties of fruit, vege- and crops cannot be deter- mined statistically in advance, then the farmer would be able to fill an order instead of growing something and_hoping to find a customer for it after he has it harvested. Such Deliveries Essential. 3. The desired goods must be got to the consumer quickly and cheaply. This can best be accomplished by em- ploying the distributing machinery afforded by modern advertising and chandising developmen The case of the California fruit growers in creating a national and continual demand for their products through modern merchandising methods should ®o @ log way toward solving the dif- ficulties of othe ducers. During the last twenty s the fortunes have been 1 by introducing quan- tity production methods _into the manufacturing industry. The farm- er has been at a distinct disadvantage in this race due to his natural limita- tions, He cannot hurry his crops, even though he can employ the latest machinery and labor-saving devices doing the work on his farm. During the next twenty vears I am thor- oughly convinced that the large wards will bo found in the ficlds of markcting and distribution. In this connection the farmer is on aAn even footing with every other producer is no reason why he should not berfefit as much as any one else | in the development of more effective means of getting goods from the pro- ducer to the consumer. Lens Borrowing Urged. 1. Borrow as little as possible in- st of as much as possible. Inter- est charges constitute « fixed burden that must not be any larger than is absolutely necessary if the farmer or business man is to progress as he should. Iam in favor of all legls- Jation making it easy for the farmers and frult growers to extend their California tate immediate sale and wea s This property is ideall elevations in Cleveland Park built-in fixtures and screencd and weather fixtures; hot-water heat. BOSS & The Home Main 4340 N2 KRAFT PROPERTIES YOUR INVESTIGATION $6500—9th St. nr. R. L Ave, brick, 6 r. & b., modern imp. Space for garage, suitable for business.. Vacant, easy terms. $6950—nr. 6th & M Sts. N.W, brick; 6 r. & b., modern imp, deep lot, l-car garage. Possession. Easy terms. IXTEENTH TREET PARK In the chowen line of High-Class Development For HOME or INVESTMENT ‘Washington’s Newest Subdivision Fronting on 16th & 14th Sts. Just North of Alaska Ave. Overlooking Rock Creek Park From High Elevation Most exclusive from stand- point of location and desir- ability; surprisingly low open= ing prices. Building Financed Start now to have that “Home of Your Own,” by se- lecting your buiding site be- fore advance in prices. Edson W. Briggs, Owner BO74: | 1105 16th St. NoW, $7,950—nr. 14th St. carline; new brick home 6 r & b., very latest imp.; deep lot; tlose to school and store. Easy terms. $9,850—nr. 14th & Allison; practically new tapestry brick home; semi-detached; heated garage; possession; easy terms, ‘ $10,250—Saul’s Addition, tap- estry brick, 8 r. & b. House only 2 years old; garage, porches; easy terms; posses- sion, $16,500—nr. 18th & Col. Rd. stone & brick house, 14 large rooms, 2 baths, 2 large butler’s pantries, Up-to-date improve- ments; possession; terms. WORTH $9.500—Store, M- St.,-George- town, nr, Peoples Drug Store, 3-story bldg., 2 apts, over store. Easy terms. $16500—Store,. P St, nr, Dupont Circle, 2 story brick, 2 apts. over store. Possession; terms arranged. $17,000—4 bldgs.; one a cor. store, near Navy Yard; now rented for $180 per month. Easy terms. $18.500—Store, Mt. Pleasant, nr. Park Rd, 5 r. & b. apt. over store; brick garage; ex- cellent bus. loc. Terms. Poss. $17,500—Store, Pa, Ave. nr. 21st St., 2 apts. over store, 2 garages, rented now for $195 per mo. Possession, terms. $19500—Store, 16th St. So. of U St, apt. over store, 3 garages, excellent business stand. Possession, terms, % =] = KRAFT REAL ESTATE LOANS INVESTMENTS 1336 New Main 893 ST Citizens Bank Building T York Ave. Southeast Cor. 1 ing and individual type bungalow. Realtors A REAL Bungalow IN CLEVELAND PARK VACANT 3603 NORTON PLACE (One square north of Newark St., at 36th St.) Owner having left the city is obliged to 11 this charm- Circumstances necessi- re confident it will be sold at once. Do not delay inspection. Price, 512,750 ituated at one of the highest ; only a few blocks from the Cathedral and Cleveland Park Public School. SPECIAL FEATURES Beautiful hardwood floors throughout: fireplace in fiving room: breakiast porch shower; stripped; handsome open tile bath with closets; copper choice clectrical numerous laundry ; Very Attractive Terms Arranged Inspect Sunday, 2 to 6 P.M. PHELPS of Homes 1417 K St. N.W. I L S A Beautiful Corner Home Center Hall Plan—Absolutely Complete o e g 7th and Varnum Sts. N.W. In a very attractive location, with beautiful surroundings, Built of Hytex Brick—semi-detached—of very generous dimen- sions (44 feet front)—a home that is unusualin its liberal room size and excellent arrangement. First floor contains large living room across the entire fron fast porch, pantry and kitchen. four large bedrooms, including width of the house; sleeping clothes chute in linen closet. ment. Large two-car in rear. large reception hall; dining room; glass-inclosed break- On_the 'second floor there are one very large room the entire porch; two complete baths; a Servants room and bath in base- brick gerage at end of deep lot, with alley We I wite Your Inspection at Your Earliest ‘Opportunity Open from 11 AM. to 7 P.M. Sunday, and from 2 P.M. till 6 P.M. week days. Price and Terms Attractive E 706 Colorado Building i Breuning - EXCLUSIVE AGENTS er & Sons Main 6140 Realtors A ——— present loans so as to avold fore- closure, but I am very fearful of the result of making it easy for_any people to borrow more money. I be- lieve that the federal farm loan banks and the other “cure all” schemes are ultimately going to get the farmers into a lot of trouble if they are not administered with exereme caution. Too much money has been borrowed in the past to be put Into non-produc- tive things. Farmers have specu- lated too much in land and. in_their case, if I may paraphrase the Bible, it 1s literally true that “borrowed money is the root of all evil."” Farmers’ Real Frien Owing to the demand by wealthy interests for non-taxable securitles, states, cltles, towns and country school districts are today being en- couraged to get Into debt to an alarming extent. The farmers' real friend, in the meantime, is he who helps to get our rural community out of debt instead of he who helps to get them further into debt. - Mr. Babson. who fs now at his winter home in Florlds, will continue his special articles on buginess and economic conditions in mext Bat- urday’s Sta —_—— THEFT OF LIQUOR WORTH $1,000,000 UNDER PROBE Grand Jury Investigating Sys- tematic Robbery Reported at Chicago Warehouse. By the Ansoclated Pross, CHICAGO, March 1.—Investigation of the reported systematic theft of lquor valued at approximately $1,000,000 from the Sibley Warehouse ! and Storage Company, officlal govern- ment repository, was begun yesterday by the federal grand jury under the direction of Edwin L. Welsl, assist- ant district attorney. Looting of the warehouse is sald to have been carried on for months, being accomplished mainly throug! carefully forged withdrawal permits. e The Pasadena, Calif., real estate board has secured elimination of all “Deal-Direct-With-Owner” advertise- : ments in local newspapers. Chevy Chase A Wonderful Opportunity CAN YOU MAKE A GOOD CASH PAYMENT? If so, we can show You a three-story, semi-detdched mod- ern home, with a large lot, at a price that will be a revelation. ‘This house has 9 rooms, 3 baths, hot-water heat, electric lights, Instantaneous heater, hardwood floors throughout, garage and a large sleeping porch. Located on one of the best blocks in Chevy Chase, one-half square cast of Con- necticut Avenue. Moore & Hill, Inc. 730 17th St. N.W. Chevy Chase Corner Reduced to $16,500 | | ‘REAL-ES NEW YORK SPENDS MILLIONS TO DANCE 653 Licensed Halls Take in $6,- 000,000 Yearly—80 Per Cent of Places “Good,” Survey Shows. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, March 1.—New York spends $6,000,000 each year for danc- ing in 653 licensed halls, in 80 per cent of which conditions are good, according to a report read o the Woman's City Club today by a com- mittee which investigated dancing for four months. mzl complaint charging drinking nd improper dancing was made against two places. The report stated that 14 per cent of the men and 10 per cent of the women In New York betwesu the ages of soventeen and forty visit dance halls once a, week and that dancing had become one of the most important_industries of the citv. It condemned Greenwich Village resorts. Mrs. Henry Moskowltz, in dress before the club, said the worst element in th situation was the “closed dance hall,” where, she said, no woman guests were dimnitted, where the patrons were orientals and where the girl employes were obliged to dance &8 many as seventy times in one night to earn $20 a week. There were twenty-one such places 4139 Nev Hamp:hre Ave Price red‘:l':T:k l::l:flfllly for an ad- | TATE, 23 DECLARES REALTY FIRM - | WILL MEET CONTRACTS | President of Sunshine Homes Com- pany Tells Courts He Will Pro- vide Structures Sold. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 1.—The Sun-} shine Homes and Concrete Products Company is “morally and Jegally bound” to provide the portable struc- tures for which customers have con- tracted and intends to carry out con- tracts, said Robert C. Lafferty, presi- dent of the company, in testifying yes- terday at his trial for grand larce Lafferty and two other officers of the compuny are c¢; ged with having pock money nt the concern yin slderation “Sunshine” | house: Lafferty declared that the good fn- tentions of the officers had been frus- trated by a conspiracy to put the firm out of business, “Did the fact that one of your pur- 4 tened to shoot you Lafferty was asked. Jthing scares you?” “Only threat to steal my me,” replied Laffert, good Moskowlitz declared. 10 men o week. The described under received no salary, anc Located on Beautiful New Hampshire Ave. Near Grant Circle A twenty - two - foot colonial front brick. Each floor contains three large rooms, pantry, com= piete tiled bath and large closets, making it available for two families if desired. The house in excellent condition throughout, nicely planned, well ventilated and bright. The owner has used an unu mall amount of coal u s time, show- substantial construction hot-water heating Attractive electrical floor plugs The lot is 140 Roberts’ cement ing and system. fixtures an throughout. feet deep to alley ideal Garage, tlooring. h Open for Inspection Sunday. Raxiny CKEEVER ~GOS TRE A L/TORES Account Owner Leaving City No. 3941 Legation Street, two blocks west of Connecticut Avenue. 140 feet on Legation Street. hollow tile construction, with buff stucco exterior, eight large outside rooms, tiled bath, front and side porches, hot-water heat, gas and electric lights, oak floors and trim, garage. Reasonable cash payment. 5214 feet on 4lst Street b shrubbery Quinter, Thomas & Co. Terms. Open Sunday 2 io 6 Exclusive Agents » Real Estate Financing 819 15th St. N.W. Beautiful yard and Brick and Main 8416 Woodward & Lotheop " MNow Is the Time to Think - of Screens Fly time is coming—it’s time now to think of screening your home securely and comfortably. so satisfactory as screens \ You will find nothing quite ~ Made to Order by Us For we use Pure Copper Screen Cloth, which lasts longer than ordinary cloth and requires no painting or patching. And the other materials, as well as the workmanship, are of that high quality which is your guara ntee always of satisfaction. Esti- mates are cheerfully given. Phone Main 5300 and representa- tive will call. Woodward & Lothrop Manufacturing Plant South Capitol, Canal and D Streets S.W.