Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1925, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. BETTER HOMES DRIVE | ‘CARRIED INTO SCHOOLS Promoters Want to Encourage This Fea REAL ESTATE. THE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY - 21, - 1925. BILLS UP IN 38 STATES AFFECTING REAL ESTATE Licensing, Taxation, Assessments, Mort- gages, Emergency Housing and Other Questions Involved in Measures. EVENING S8TAR, - WASHINGTON, HOUSE PLANS FOR HOME PLANNERS House With Garage Profitable Investment ‘D, C, ture, Holding Movement Important to For Large Corner Lot in Country | or Suburb, Has an Imposing Appearance and Comfort. S States are now | the State's resources. The California ) vk fous bills affecting | Real Estate Association sponsors the real estat ides proposed meas- | bi ures in the National Congress affect- Ing Washington, according to a re- Younger Generation—Good Result BY JAMES FORD, cial prize of Executive Director Better Homes in| Which conducted the demonstration et | on St. Helena Island, S. C. There the pupils, their teachers, of Article 1V. the Penn > 1. Industrial and Ag- ricultural 1 planned. ‘built, fur. shed lemonstrated a school Legislat $200 to the commlittee consideri i We have a new idea in America. A An_appropriation -of State funds| . iiace is not merely a pretty, tiny for advertising the resources of the | °t!ME i TrS DRl ¥ cent investization by the National|State of Oregon is provided for in a | little house with roses outside and tion of tate Boards. bill now before the Oregon Legisla- | nothing inside but inconvenience. ren ol bill for the | ture. The expenditure would be un- Arserican. cBttane. b el g Lefore Congress, the[der the supervision of the Oregon ; o fas considered in the States in- | State Chamber of Commerce. & RIACUTL,; Sy omioy clude proposals for the reform or con- [ “Bills for the protectbon of the pub- | and convenient. It must have a com-' trol of taxation. the equalizing of tax | lic agalnst unscrupulous or incompe- | fortable living room with an open ass nte and the licensing law. | tent real :‘:Alr;‘lflbr‘nkmlfi through S | 41 pigce, bedrooms always of course, Ing law proposed for 3 estate license requirements are |, "ani maid's room when a maid fngton and effective in 18 States Is|before several legislatures. In : > now being 1 five State|dozen other Sta simliag,bills are | 00 Dbialtorded torsfpunde Weiats W being conside ive § zen other States similar b SreHEYS o8 VillasTn. his doGntey and of houses—desolate farm houses. We want real homes, large or small, and legislatures being prepared. we want them for everybody. In @ review of the lesislative situa- A3 Sireanihen Lava tion outside the Capital the natio 3 . i it th ! natlgualy New Hampshire, North Short Five Million Homes. are short about five million association says Carolina, Oklahoma and Cadifornia Minnckota | Gontedl il are States where new license mea e “Minnesota will have before it the| ures or amendments to strengthen | homes in America, and every man has adoption of & plan for Sta rol | existing measures are already before B 4= G phnd!t rs eim AL Eolihals s et : his own ideal ‘of a home. Home ARy > ¢ : 5 building can no longer be an adven- which has 1 found advantageous| “Missouri real estate hoards within | pUIdINE can no longer be an alven in Indiana, where a State tax commis- | the national assoctation have recently (4T 10 Teal cstate, Tt 15 the bulld/ng has the power of veto over all | held a meeting for the drafting of a | Ul ©f SO = and local tax levies and bond | real estate license bill for Missourl. | investment, to be sure, and a delight- o = ful place to live in as a result. The house shown in the illustration that accompanies this article was de- The Pennsylvania Real Estate ciation has license bill for signed to be built in the country, or at least in a village or town. It that State. achusetts Asso- cilation of Real Estate Boards has ita would be quite as lovely in a city, but it has a wide frontage, that can- bill ready to present. “The Texas bill, which is sponsored not often be had in a city lot. It is essentially a house that requires by the Texas Association of Real the ornamentation of flowers and the The campaizn for hetter homes which _ended with Better Homes | I week, May 11 to 18 last, saw more | Practico house for continuous use i than 1,500 communities having dem- | CORBection with The onstrations or programs in one formn | Central o " N of ter Homes or another. Cities, towns and rural | 0 America is cazer to enc :- the communities all took part in the,most | “OnStruction of school p, successful campaign for better Nomes | it connection with throughout the 43 States than has| domestic sclence yet been witnessed Practice houses for high schools and “In aw prizes for the best| collezes have demonstrated their high etionst There ware weveral | importance as agencies of training classes considered. Among the cities | [0T Wie world's largest profession Kalamazoo, Mich,, recelved the first | Bome-making ) award, with a demonstration ho! An element of particular interest which was especially built for the| ¢Onnected with the school pr. purpose and a comprehensive pro-|l0Use of the Penn School is that the gram of lectures, contests and ex.|i51and, Which is about 18 miles long hibits. The home was demonstrated | 200 4 or 5 wide, is populated almost throughout the week by a committee | ©XClusively by negroes. Possibly 50 headed by Dr. Caroline Bartlett whites live on the island, while the The first prize in this classifi negroes number between 5,000 and was a cash award of $300. This w 6.000. the second succ year that a| In the 1924 Michigan demonstration was found ty | homes on St. Helena Island the housa be the best by the committee of | Plans were drawn by one of the Judgan, Port Horon naviimrieee® o | pupils ‘of the Penn School com- first award in 192 vletion of the is a separate closet for cooking uten- In a later article I shall deal more v“-‘;’"""flw n New sils and a place for the ice box in the at length with the excellent feature ;" ]”"‘ g . [«nm.x» tech- > ' entry, close to the service porch. A 1 of some of the prize-winning demon- | 2i¢al changes in the plans before tate Boards, would put the enfor roomy pantry, equipped with shelves strations. Hending them ack \,h“"x- -r;v“vvn(.y}.. ment of the proposed law in the from floor to ceiling, is between the ki | o f Sthde me oy State Land Offce. The bill would re- | operation in the matter of finish. The | ing nook from the dining room e ° 2itew auire a 31,000 bond for the protection{ Sl iy’ especially fine, for the | desired timate which el e et o o [ Numibase anatver: seemsiitoditt into it e o e G censo within & period of gix months|the &if with 2 jovous swing. It Is much of it, was made the school after the license has been issued |SYMmetrical, with plenty of windows pupils in their carpentry classes, and calto <lahoma, through the | would be made possible under pro- [ANd & pleasing roof line, and yet not | Vs donha o b5 evcalant dasin s Okl Homa weociatton, | posed amendments to.the present Thi- | [OTmal ienough to be repellent ~ | ment of the rooms upstai v ey ottt e wha visited the demonstration. Once are asking the pre ate Legisla- | nols license law which have just been | | Mny peoble tike to have i RArage | greatest practical use of given space, his family, was valued at the furniture was made and stained ture for tax revisions and new laws | drafted by the Ilinols Association of [ 5 & Part of the house proper. To|the entire plot being cut up as little The South won another award and upha ed, the girls of the ws Real Estate TBoards. The amend-|COmPly with fire laws, such a house | 55 possible with wall spaces. This this division, as Greenville, %chool took their turn at the practice ments would provide for a bona for | VCUld have ‘to be bullt of hollow | akes a simple layout and @ conven- ceived the third prize. This commit- | hoUse by making the furnishings and licensees, and make additions to the | tle and stucco or brick. Hollow tile | jon¢ one. Every room: is abundantly tee was headed by Mrs. Robert 1.|decoration was done with ex- list of causes for which licenses may | *Pd stucco are especially good for | guppljed with closets and there are Woodside of the women's bureau of this type of construction. The house | ;1. tyo closets in the hall for line the Greenville Chamber of Commerce r Homes could be built on a corner lot and | i tWO ¢1OCts i THE B L entrance to the garage made directly 1001 courses > homes ching of and home economics, campaign for better i to permit the enactment mortgage recording tax law and sccured debts tax law will come before Missouri Legislature. The endment would provide slature may make a sep- lass or classes of intangible Al property, and may provide vates different from other personal real estate and tangible personal property subject to taxation should be taxed in propor- tion to its value, and that local spe- elal taxes may be levied for road and bridge pu level, over which are arranged cabi nets for dishes and food. There Second Prize to The cond prize demonstrations went tee in Atlant R, by AMrs. their among tt « house to the commit- which was heade < Win. Mrs, | had bpen - by the Wing's comm decided to demon. | Probable cost ¢ owner's room, there are three bed- strate three houses. One cost more| rooms and a large bathroom for the [* than the committee of judges eared members of tl mily, and a m to consider, the second cost $£5.000, room with private bath d : and the third, which was designed & it at Ivinig to tr all Upstairs, addition to a large Revision of In, Tax Law. “A revision of the State income tax law, the State inheritance tax law &nd the cash-on-hand tax law; pro- vision for quicker real be revoked. week “The Oklahoma Rea prac- th FPage) Facovery. .on ciation and the Ok ¢State mortgages; for @ law putting | ptate Commission are 4 ie taX assessor on a straight salary | o 1k . ¥ [ amendments to the present Oklahoma and abolishing the office of ferret, | Jidenze. law providing that none ‘but and for a new landlord-tenant law, | Anierican citizens be eligible to li- S0 that the tenant's property in stor- ; closing -existing lpopholes for a premises shall be liable resident brokers posing as own- age on the for unpaid rent or damages to prop- from the side; or a private roadway could run from the street front, with enough swing in font of the garage to admit turning the car. One can enter the garage from the porch, and as this passageway is under cover it would be of special benefit to the owner in inclement The mald's room could be used as a sewing room or a child’s room, in which case the extra bath could be done gway with and thus the cost of the house reduced. However, if future sales are to be considered it would not be a bad investment to install this second bath, even if It were not to be Massachusetts requiring licensed brokers to dis ign designating their place of and adjusting license fees. Park Washington’s most beautiful residential section of detached homes. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. erty “An amendment for the classific tion of property and a bill to do aw. with double taxation of real ate Yt o mortgages will come before the West ’ Virginia Legislature. The legislation 1925 Changes” Forecast. 18 expected to release money from tax- ‘hanges in the North At- exempi securities and t < it back States to be fourd in ip- into circulatic for mo a dustrial buildi which promises to Further nuance of the emer-| Le considerably less in 1925, and in geney housing Ia ' Aassachusetts | oilice bullding, which indicates a con- Lerahly ater activity. In th is opposed Ly th sachusetts As- sociation of Real F € ards. The | Southeastern States most building | association holds that present housing | types are comparatively the same ditio] not warrant a comtinu- | except churches, where greater Rnce the activi is promised, and in the small dwelling field, which evidently is to| A study of the floor plans shows be moreiactive that the workrooms have been seg- i regated with a view to making the housework eas well as creating Church Building Gains. a sense of separation between the Church bullding has for the last | Forking and iivine quarters of the Le Mmoo jithre Fanraasone, on ‘”“."“ but hall opens into the smaller | needs to be installed in this d serve their New Year that for se estab-| 1 Nalwae~—staigst bty The kitchen is roomy. [ For information as to uring eral weeks just before the time, a bill now be-| as normal. The year end is given over to a |the building pla which was late in January, business The bu-flemats olne orkipg shelves, all on on. end a sta d | slowed down. wphlets on n any preced = S = 3 2 R SRS RSA T RS ILTR | First Impressions Are Lasting! SEEING 1S BELIEVING The Following Cut Will Give You a Good Idea of the Attractiveness of These Homes used, as a house with two or more baths is coming to be more and more desired. The planting around this house should be carefully thought out. To make the most of the whole design it %eill need to be a bit formal, as the | character of the house suggests. | The house Is 56': feet wide and 43 | teet deep, and will need a lot of 750 L ’ et fdniage a1 ‘maller 1ot | Note the convenient entrance to the garage from the porch, the cheerfulness of would dwarf the design entirely and the room arrangement and the economy of design. | put its splendid diznity at an unfair | . advantage. A wooded 1ot of 1arge Pro- | gnyelope to the Real Estate Editor,| portions is the ideal setting. fienseions Since the prices of material and la- : bor vary so materially in different (Copyright, G localitles, we do not attempt to glve | Next an estimate as to costs, but suggest | ¢o that you consult your local builder, who can give you detailed tion as to the costs of vour exa S0 weather. From the hall a full view of the living room and dining room is had at a grance, and a large arch gives entrance to the sunroom. This gives light from three directions, for there is_an abundance of windows through which the sun will shine cheerily. The effect of brightness and cheer is further enhanced by the fireplace, There is Toom against the side walls for piano or book shelves; in fact, the room lends itself easily to pic- turesque arrangement of furniture. Housework Made Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral enues. Over 200 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 huilt and under con- struction. Actual improvements and home values exceed $8,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d St. and Cathedral Ave. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTARLISHED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 Hotel Erection Drops. in hotel building in and South- es has diminished con- siderably. While in the Southeastern States school building is evidently to be less, it will be considerably greater in the Southwestern States. On the other hand, in the Southeastern States there will be mork residential buila- ing than last y laws any. The both western Zoning Proposal tn ¥ St enent nactment of an enablinig act to | permit communities t jopt zoning ordinances is asked of the Florida | Lezislat by the Florida Associa- tion of 1 listate Tic w of real csts ould b orida. g0 Matthew Adams.) the Southeastern week—“An Interesting Cot- S house. A seriously do the Chinese ob the large kitehen hall church g vear 2= building First Time Offered Another Row Just Completed and Ready for Your Inspection These MODERN HOMES in Petworth, adjacent to the new Sherman Circle, merit your immediate inspection, and will undoubtedly convince you that they are the best buy in the city at— NCW Tapestry Brick Concrete porches Seven Rooms Tiled Baths With Built-in Tubs & Fixtures 4400 Sixteenth ‘ s E ACH time you view our beautiful St N W' Ample Closets Seven-Room ¥ 3 Baths | i “Homes of Comfort™ Hot-Water vou are impressed with the fact that they H at increasing]y command your admiration. (2 M ANY discriminating buyers attest to this fact—when they strong‘ly recommend their purchase to close friends whom they desire as neighbors. 10 Room leeping Porch 2-Car Garage Large Corner Lot Open All Day Sunday and Monday Front Porch Brief Description THREE LARGE BEDROOMS AMPLE CLOSET SPACE TILED BATH WITH SHOWER LARGE BRIGHT CELLAR LAUNDRY TRAYS SERVANTS’ LAVATORY TEN-FOOT-WIDE REAR PORCHES CONCRETE FRONT PORCH MANY OTHER FEATURES High Class Plumbing TWENTY FEET WIDE SIX LARGE ROOMS HARDWOOD FLOORS HOT-WATER HEAT ELECTRICITY ONE-PIECE SINK WHITE ENAMEL RANGE KITCHEN CABINET AT every contact — with prospect or buyer—we have had the satisfactory as- surance that these splendid homes contain all the practical refinements required for maximum comfort and convenience. 3 $9.950 TERMS Exhibit Home, 819 Delafield Street, furnished through ' courtesy of W. B. Moses & Sons, is open, heated and lighted until 9 p.m. (Our Downtown Office Is Open Until 9 P.M.) KAY-SCHNIDER-KAY CO., Inc. OWNERS AND BUILDERS Investment Bldg. Franklin 513 and 514 ArtisticFixtures Can Now Be Bought For the Very Low Throughout Figure of - $47,500 L-E Breuninger &Soxs BUILDERS and REALTORS 706 Colorado Bldg. Sample House, 4702 Fifth St. N.W. Open, Heated and Lighted Every Day Until 8 P.M. »Sha'piro-Katz Realty Company - Builders and Owners 1409 L St. N.W. Main 9111 TS Deep Lots EAITTIITES TR B R RS TTRT o3