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ETERANS BUREAL RATINS INPROVED New Compensation Schedule Year’s Greatest Move, Irwin Declares. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Nebr., June 23.—The most progressive movement by the Veter- ans’ Bureau during the past year has been the completior: of a new schedule of compensation ratings whereby hoth the pre-war vocation of the soldler and his present disability are considered in arriving at his compensible degree, Commander Frank J. Irwin ew York declared in his annual re- port to the convention of the Disabled American Veterans today The past vear has séen the accom- iment of much that the veterans . the commander said. He ring of higher ups in the ral office at Washington, inherlted from the Forbes administration, which had been working an injusice to the disabled,” had been shattered and that conditions in many hospitals are much improved. However, he said, there are still needs for certain reforma- io The convention was urged to take a positive stand_against the proposed merger of the Veterans' Bureiu in the Department of Education and Relief. He sald that such an arrangement would result in split authority. Representative Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota, chafrman of the House veterans' committee, recommended that the convention adopt a legislative program that would be fair to the dis- abled veterans and at the same time protect the Government COL. WALCUTT Ré:TIRES. Cavalry Officer Leaves Active Duty in Ohio. Charles C. Walcutt, jr., U. S recently on duty with the ion, Organized Reserves, at has been placed on the retired list of the Army on ac count of age. For several years he was stationed 2t the War Department as assistant to Maj. Gen. Frank MclIntyre, chiet of the Bureau of Insular Affairs. He is a native of Ohio and was grad- vated from the Military Academy in July, 1886, and afterward from Infantry and Cavalry School and the Army War College. Most of his regu- lar service was In the Cavalry arm. During the Spanish War and the Philippine insurrection he was suc cessively a captain in the Volunteer Quartermaster Corps and major of the 44th T Infantry. In the World War he was promoted to the grade of brigadier general, National Army. He has held the rank of colonel of Cav- alry since July, 1916 SHOT AND BADLY HURT. Colored Man Wounded in Row With Woman, Police Report. John Lyons. colored, 31, 1263 Third street southwest, was shot and dan gerously wounded in an altercation at Third and Van streets southwest with Edna Prince, also colored, 23, 1214 First street southwest, early last night. Three shots were fired, police reported, and Lyons, wounded in the chest and leg. fell to the sidewalk. 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Company_Phone Main 14 SOSORENE —-for use in gases in the stomach amd jntesfingy and unusual acidity of stomach. 62 o X S storee. . the | |TEXT OF PRESIDENT’S SPEECH BEFORE FEDERAL BUREAU HEADS Taxes Still omy Burdensome, Constructive Budget Econ- nly Hope of Further Cuts, All Waste * Must Stop, Coolidge Declares. ‘We have met this evening to take counsel together for the purpose of securing greater efficlency in govern- ment by the application of the prin- ciples of constructive economy, in order that there may be a reduction of the burden of taxation now borne by the American people. The object sought is not merely a cutting down of public expenditures. That is only the means. Tax reduction is the end. The direct beneficaries are composed of those who file the 9,000,000 tax re- turns. The indirect beneficiaries are all the test of the American people, who must and do make an indirect contribution to the payment of the enormous sum of more than $10,000.- 000 every day in the vear which goes out from the National Treasury. This i8 nothing more or less than a restric- tion upon the freedom of the people. This money has to be earned. Those who have earned it, instead of being able to retaln it for their own benefit, must necessarily turn it over to the Government. Less Taxes, Better Business. Because this gigantic task is self- tmposed. it is none the less a gigantic task. We are seeking to let those who earn money keep more of it for themselves and give less of it to the Government. This means better busi- ness, more of the comforts of life, | zeneral economic improvement, larger opportunity for education, and a greater freedom for all the people. It 18 in essence restoring our country to the peopie of our country. It re- endows them not only with increased materfal but with increased spiritual values It cannot be too often emphasized that the property of this country be- longs to the people of this country. The Government cannot touch a cent of it save for a public purpose. Gov- ernment extravagance is not only contrary to the whole teaching of our Constitution, but violates the funda- mental conceptions and the very genius of American Institutions. Tt is the high privilege of the people of this country to spend their own money. It is four vears since the holding of the first meeting of the business or- ganization of the Government. The Federal budget system had just been established and we met to dedicate our services to its successful opera tion and to reduce the cost of Gov- {ernment. That first meeting was held at the end of the fiscal vear 1921. During that fiscal year our expendi- tures, exclusive of the moneys applied to the reduction of the public debt and the operations of the postal service, amounted to $5,116,000,000, Our pub- {lic debt then amounted to $23,977.- 000,000. We are now nearing the close of the fiscal year 1925. The ex- penditures for this fiscal vear will amount in round figures to $3,035, 000,000, and the publie debt will stand at approximately $20,551,000,000. Billions Slashed Off. In the four years of operation un- der the budget system the annual expenditures have been reduced $2.- 081,000,000 and the public debt has been decreased $3,426,000,000. This | shows concretely what has been ac- comp! ed by the joint effort of the executive and legislative branches of our Government. It is an accom- plishment which has further tested our institutions. It is an accom- plishment which justifies the abiding faith of the people in our form of representative government. Full measure of credit is due the Congress, which, as representing the people, has supported and aided the executive budget. The history of public affairs will hardly show a parallel case of re- trenchment in the cost of governmept. Nor will such history show a mdre worthy motive. Back of this tireless, persistent, and drastic campalgn for constructive economy in Federal ex- penditure has been the relief of the people of this Nation from a great burden of taxation. It has been suc- cessful. Taxes have been reduced. The burden of the people has been materially lightened. But the reduc- tion has not vet reached the point where taxes have ceased to be a bur- den. It is to the reaching of this point that our efforts must be directed. While the returns are not all in, it is estimated that we will end this fiscal vear with a surplus of $200,000,000. It is estimated that our surplus for the next fiscal year will reach $290,000.- 000. The way has been prepared for further tax reduction. This T will recommend to the Congress in the next budget message. Replies to Critics. Economy in the cost of Govern- ment is inseparable from reduction in taxes. We cannot have the latter without the former. From some sources the statement has been made that this continuing drive for econ- omy in Federal expenditures is hurt- ing business. I have been unable to determine how reduction in taxes is injurious to business. Each tax re- duction has been followed by a revival of busine: It there is one thing above all others that will stimulate business it is tax reduction. If the Government takes less, private busi- ness can have more. If constructive economy in Federal expenditure can be assured it will be a stimulation to enterprise and investment. We adopted the principle of orderly funding and generous retirement of the huge public debt left us as a legacy of the war. In the last three fiscal years the reduction has been 2,726,000,000 and it is probable that the fiscal year just closing will show a further reduction of $700,000,000, a total of $3,426,000,000. Interest paid in the vear 1921 was $1,000,000,000, but interest this year will be only £870,000,000, or a saving of $130,000,000 a year. Here is a direct saving which 1s plain to every one. Strengthened By Debt Policy. Let us see the part which orderly management had In_effecting this saving. Our sound delt policy has progressively strengthened the credit of our Treasury- Bonds which in 1921 were selling much below par are today selling well above. As the price of our securities goes up, the inter- est rate which we must pay on new flotations declines. This month the Treasury offered a 3 per cent one- Jear certificate on which the sub- scriptions were nearly four times the amount of the offering. Of §130,000,- 000 of decrease in interest payments between 1921 and 1925, part of the saving came because there are less bonds outstanding upon which inter- est must be paid. Over thirty mil- lion of this decrease is due to the lower interest rates paid on our se- curities. These lower rates are the result of improved credit, secured by the orderly management of our fiscal affairs. Thirty million dollars a year is good pay for a sound policy. It shows how orderly management goes hand in hand with economy. Four years of effort have been marked by four vears of accomplish- ment. They have been vears of toll, but have yielded®a full harvest. You are justly entitled to a reward for your labors. What reward could be greater than the relief which has been given the taxpayers, and the prospect for their further relief? What re- ward could be greater than their faith in you? There can be no interruption in this effort for constructive econo: my in the Federal business. To this we are dedicated. It is an effort to enrich the lives of the people we serve. There could be no nobler purpose. Ours is a Governmeny of the peo- ple. To conduct the business of Gov- ernment 50 as to bring the greatest possible benefit to the people is to’ honor our constitutional obligations. Constructive economy in the business of Government Is for the benefit of the_neople. We are fast reaching the un® when we cannot look forward to appreciable reduction In the legitimate cost of Government. This Nation is growing, and in the normal course of events' we must face a gradual ex- pansion of its legitimate business, but Increasing resources and numbers will leave the burden on each of us dimin- ished. Even greater watchfulness, greater care over our expenditures, must be exercised successfully to cda- tinue this campaign. The task is be- coming more difficult, but the more difficult the task the greater is the reward of success. In this great busi- ness of the Government we are un- doubtedly continuing activities which are no longer essential or productive. The undertaking of new projects or lines of effort made essential by changing conditions should be marked by the weeding out of those no longer essential. 1 refer, of course, to those functions which are within your ad- ministrative discretion. Government Has Trespassed. Unfortunately the Federal Govern- ment has strayed far afield from its legitimate business. It has trespassed upon fields where there should be no trespass. It we could confine our Federal expenditures to the legitimate obligations and funotions of the Fed- eral Government a material reduc- tion would be apparent. But far more important than this would be its effect upon the fabric of our constitutional form of government, which tends to be gradually weakened and under- mined by this encroachment. The cure for this is not in our hands. It les with the people. It will come when they realize the necessity of State assumption of State responsi- bility. It will come when they realize that the laws under which the Federal Government hands out contributions to the States is placing upon them a double burden of taxation—Federal taxation in the first instance to raise the moneys which the Government do- nates to the States, and State taxation in the second instance to meet the extravagances of State expenditures which are tempted by the Federal donations. A This campaign for economy in Fed- eral expenditures has added greatly to the efficiency of the Federal service Constructive economy necessarily means efficiency. It is constructive economy which we have been preach ing and practiclng. You have your appropriations for the fiscal year which will commence within a few days. You have already prepared vour expenditure programs, and I trust that you have not overlooked the setting up of a reserve to meet unan- ticipated or emergent requirements. Remember always that every dollar you save will add to the prospective surplus. It #s my desire that the total of our expenditures for the com ing year, excluding alone the postal service, be kept within $3.375,000,000. This is $125,000,000 less than our es. timated comparable expenditures for this vear. Keep before you always the fact that we are not practicing economy for economy's sake, but for the sole purpose of reducing the ta burden of the people. Keep in mind how herofcally they bore the enor- mous burden of war taxes. Keep In mind the sacrifices which this re- quired. Must Give Relief. During the period 1917, to June 30, 1920, the people pald in extraordinary war taxes alone more than $10,500,000,000. This was nearly one-third of our total extraordinary war expenditures for the same period, which amounted to approximately $33,500,000,000. And they loaned to the’ Government the remaining $23,- 000,000,000 This was only the coni- mencement of their sacrifices. The burden of war taxes, though ma terially lessened in these last four years, is still with the people. Let us continue in our resolution to afford them every relief possible. Greater ultimate economy in Fed- cral expenditures can sometimes be attained by larger annual outlays on some of our existing projects. In fact, greater ultimate economy can in some instances be attained by undertaking new projects. I do not advocate the withholding of additional outlays on projects essential to the best interests of the Government. But our present objective s the relief of the taxpayers of today, and any proposed increase of annual outlay on existing projects or any undertaking of new projects should be scrutinized with this ob- jective in mind, and every doubt should be resolved In favor of the tax- payer of today who is carrying the burden of war taxes. Best Efforts Needed. For the next fiscal year the fixed pul debt charges will be about $1,- 315,000,000. Our other fixed charges, the amounts of which cannot be de- creased by administrative action, will approximate -more than $900,000,000. This shows that of our total estimated expenditures for 1926, $3,375,000,000, only approximately $1,160,000,000, or about one-third of the total, is in- volved in the expenditures over which we exercise administrative control. It will require your best efforts to hold the éxpenditures for next year within the limitation which I have men- tioned. The estimates for the fiscal year 1927 are our next consideration. It will be my effort to hold these esti- mates within a total of $3,080,000,000, exclusive of the postal service. This figure does not contemplate any en- largement of our expenditure pro- gram for 1927 over what is estimated for 1926. It contemplates a shrinkage of this program. To accomplish the objective which I have outlined for 1927 will require your fullest assist- ance and co-operation. Scrutinize carefully each item of your estimates before you submit them to the di- rector of the Bureau of the Budget. We are waging a fight for the tax- payers. We are nearing the time when constructive economy in the business of government will not find a reflection in continuing lessening yearly outlays. But the necessity for constructive economy in our opera- tions will ever be with us. Its en- from April 6. | forcement is our privilege and duty because thereby we serve the people. Warns of Surplus Personnel. T would like you to give most care- ful consideration to the matter of per- sonnel. On June 30, 1915, there were approximately 440,000 employes in the executive civil service. On June 30, 1924, the total number in the execu- tive civil service was 554,986, an in. crease of nearly 115,000 in the nine years from 1915 to 1924. Of this in- crease 46,000 was in the postal serv- ice. I am not unmindful of the fact that the annual percentage increase in the executive civil service for the two decades ending June 30, 1915, ex- ceeded that for the following nine years. The comparison is 5.2 per cent for the former period as agalnst 2.9 per cent for the latter. This, how- ever, does not mean that we need give no attention to the personnel now in the public service. I do not advocate an undermanned public service. This would be false economy and disastrous in its resuits. I do, however, advocate and desire the closest supervision over any surplusage may be prevented. Before turning this meeting over to Gen. Lord, the director of the Bureau of the Budget, I wish to restate my faith in the abllity, resourcefulness and courage of the personnel of the Federal service. I wish to restate my faith in your whole-hearted efforts to continue the campaign which we have been progecuting these last four years. ‘That we have accomplished what we have, and the record is most com- mendable, we have to thank you. The Chief Executive may preach economy, ‘but unless the ‘people in the service practice it the preaching is in vain, There are still reductions to be made. There are yet wastes to be eliminated. T expect you to prosecute a campaign of relentless economy to that end, not only In expenditures for 1926, but in the preparation of estimates for 1927. 1 am convinced that this way lies the welfare of the people of this country. Fidellty to our oaths of office admits of no other course. Wastrels, care- less administrators of the Govern- ment's substance, are out of place in the Federal service. They will not be tolerated. Sacrifice for People. If this policy means sacrifice, it is sacrifice for the benefit of 115,000,000 people. Their Interests are para- mount. Criticlsm by a few, who look askance at drastic paring down of spending, has little weight in the scale against the spontaneous commenda- tion of the millions of people who have had brought to thera with un- mistakable clearness the result of such economy. And, similarly, the sirongly urged desires of a class should have httle welght with you if adverse to the interests of the whole Dpeople. T wish aleo to commend to you the efforts of the co-ordinating agencies of the Chief Executive, including the | various interdepartmental co-ordinat- ing boards. These agencies are ap- plyving constructive co-ordination to the vast routine business of the Gov- ernment. The many Federal business associations scattered throughout the country are also applying constructive effort and co-operation to the work devolving upon them in the field serv- ices outside of Washington. It is a great work that you have been doing. It is a great privilege that_has come to you. To carry on the Worla War the people had to ab- dicate. The control of their property and even of their persons had to be intrusted to the Government. We are engaged In the restoration, the re- turn of the property, the freeing of the person. You will meetsthose who scoff at it, who cannot see and who do not know, rabid partisans who think they can aldvance thelr cause by perverting the truth to the injury of their fellow countrymen. But the great body of the people see and know. Their gratitude is yours. You are not engaged in something unim- portant, but rather in a great cru- sade. | ress. But not until you are done will American opportunity again belons entirely to American vouth, or the restraints and servitudes be removed which will leave America entirely free Your efforts are for the restoration, for the assistance of the fathers and mothers, for the relief of the children of the land, for the welfare of your country. The future progress of this Nation, its ablity to maintain our do mestic prosperity, its ability to do our share in the advancement of the civil- ization of the world. depend upon vour steadfastness and your courage. You must not, cannon fail Praise for Lord. 1 will now turn this meeting over to Gen. Lord, the director of the Bu- reau of the Budget. You have no bet- ter friend, no more faithtul adviser in vour efforts fer efficient public service. His broad grasp of the needs and re quirements of the Government, his patience in careful Investigation, his sound judzment and wise discretion have all been devoted to his country at a very great personal sacrifice. It would be difficult to estimate the help that he has given you and me and impossible to recompense him for the falthfulness with which he has suc- cessfully served the American people. He stands as an example of the hon- est, earnest, conscientious service which characterizes the Government of our country. He will glve you more in detail what has been done in | the past and what we propose to do in the future. $300,000,000 SLASH IN FEDERAL TAXES NOW SEEMS SURE (Continued from First Page.) increase expenditures, Gen. Lord said, and make increasingly difficult the task of bringing down the total to the desired goal of $3,000,000,000. “We will end the year,” he said, “with an expenditure not in excess of $3,035,000,000, exclusive of that por- tion of postal expenses pald from postal receipts and exclusive also of debt reduction. This is within $35,- 000,000 of our objective and $13,000,- 000 nearer than our last year's rec- ord.” Expense Cutting Vital. Discussing the possibility of tax re- duction and its relation to the activi- ties of the budget, Gen. Lord said: ““There has been a great deal in the papers regarding prospective tax modification. March income tax re- ceipts were responsible for prophecies that with the return of Congress fur- ther tax relief would be afforded a waiting and expectant people. What- ever the revenue returns may be, from whatever source, no matter how gener. ous and unexpectedly large, if Federal LLL17177 7007 T TIH 177 T 2T T T 77 P LT T2 77 The Safe SAVAGE | WASHER. end J. C. HARDING & CO, Inc. 720 12th St. N.W. ¥r. 7604 Koyal Electrie Cleaners NAIIIIIII122777 % LTI III LTI T T LAL LTI TI I LTI N 7Aerr 177, 2202222 I8 e it quant, apj mus- t. as only the world’s finest mus- tard seeds can give. Mixed with rich olive oils, vinegar aged in wood like port wine, spices from far seas. Gulden's new mild Saladrese- ing Mustard makes an in- comparable touch for salads, entrees, sandwiches. Deli- clous as a sauce for fish. An new SALADRESSING MUSTARD You have made mighty Prog: | 1 D. your personnel requirements so that|outgo marches shouider to shoulder with Federal income, if Government expenditure breaks the tape nose for nose with Government receipts, all talk of lower taxes is idle and worse then idle. “In all history there never wias a race in which so many people had such vital, absorbing interest as the race Wwhich is now on to a finish between Federal receipts and expenditures. It 18 our job, acting under the personal direction of the President, to so hold expenditures back that receipts may win by a sufficient margin to guaran- tee tax reduction.” Gen. Lord reviewed the reduction which had been effected -by budget control since the last pre-budget year, 1921, declaring that there had been a saving in the cost of Government of $2,191,232,994.94. This figure, he sald, would “stand in. the record for all time as an example of courageous re- trenchment unequaled in the history of governments.” The office of the quartermaster gen- eral of the Army was held up by Gen. Lord as an “excellent {llustration of constructive economy, where reduction in appropriations resulted in increased efficieney. “This important office,” said Gen. Lord, “had 19 separate record sys- tems, employing 120 clerks. Budget reductien of avallable funds compelled consolidation. That office today 18 jus- tiflably proud of ts improved, efficient, central record system, operated with 42 clerks in place of 120 clerks. Ex- pert inspection shows this new record system, directly resulting from cur- tallment of funds, to be one of the best, if not the best, in the Govern. ment. Another great and progressive agency, the Veterans' Bureau, is using it as.a model. Curtallment of funds gave two important Federal agencies improved record systems.” Saves Dollars in “Trash.” A messenger in the Navy store room here in Washington, Gen. Lord said, “imbued with the spirit of reai economy, saves several hundred dol lars of the people’s money by busying himself In his spare moments collect- ing from wastebaskets and other sources pins, paper clips and pieces of pencils and other property that would otherwise be thrown away.” The director of the Veterans' Bureau, Gen. Lord, reporting among other economy measures, some of them yielding savings of millions of dollars, “took In hand the matter of long-distance telephoning. In 1922 long-distace garrulity cost the Vet- erans’ Bureau and the long-suffering taxpayer $2,946.48," said Gen. Lord. “Last year, 1924, it costs $184.65—a {reduction in expense of nearly 94 per cent, a great saving in conversation and a real gain in efficiency Crab Bait Nets $20. The story of seven barrels of ‘spoiled, soused seal shoulders” from Alaska, unfit for consumption, was related by the director of the budget A market was found for them, he said they were sold for crab bait, yielding | the Government $20. soused seal shoulders,” said Gen Lord, “shipped from Alaska, took thelr place in the economy proces- sion along with electric lights from “And ‘spoiled, We Are Finding the * Market Vlery Active c Business and Residential 2 Properties Send Us Your Listings at Once 1f You Wish to Dispose of Them Moore & Hill, Inc. 730 17th St. Main 1174 Members Washington Real Board S A Beautiful Estate —overlooking Glover Parkway One of the most attractive homes in the outskirts of town. A Cente hall House in the midst of a gr of forest trees. An ideal suburban home—of eight rooms and bath. = A big Living Room with open fireplace Library. Dining Room. Kitchen and Pantry on first floor: four Bedrooms and Bath on second floor. Servants room and built-in_garage. 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President Coolidge had stated that these estimates shoyld not exceed $3,080,000,000, exclusive of refunds for taxes, other indeterminate items and the postal seryice. Little Things Count. Some of the Government officials, Gen. Lord sald, had opportunity to save millions, while others could save only modest sums. “If earnest intent to conduct Federal operations econom- ically,” said Gen. Lord: “if honest ef- fort to conserve the taxpayers' money, if determination to reduce Government costs and at the same time increase Government efficiency be parsimony and false economy, then let parsimony bé enthroned and false economy glorified.” Gen. 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Front and double rear porches, laundry tubs, one- piece porcelain sink, modern 6,950 Convenient Terms spacious rooms and . 1in every detail. Gallaudet Park—Two Blocks North of Ninth and Florida Avenue Northeast—Facing 103 Acres of Government Parking C. H. SMALL & CO. Members of Operative Builders’ Ass'n of D. C. 925 15th Street N.W. What You Now Pay For Rent Will BUY 5,650 PRICE £500 CASH $50 MONTH Open Till 9 P.M. a fine new brick home with oak floors, tricity, and all modern conven- iences! Take H St. car to 4th St. N.E, walk 3 squares north and 1 square west—or take Cap. Trac. car out Fla. Ave. to 4th St. N.E., walk 1 square south and 1 square west fo— elec- hot-water - heat Third Street BOSS Mo PHELPS HOME OF HOMES Main 9300 m\\“m\\‘“\\‘fi(\\\\s‘\“\_\‘“\“\“ e President Makes an Exception. [of that city at $850 per annum, from he operation of the executive order > t An order has been issued by Presi-|of January 17, 1873, prohibiting the dent Coolidge excepting Joseph H. Mc- | holding of Stite or municipal office Grath, who is serving as a janitor at |y Dersons in the Federal service. The 3080 pes it rederal Tap. |order in this case was recommended r per annum in the Federal Bulld- |}y i1,q Secratary of the Treasury, but ng at Lowell, Mase.. and also as @ |the Civil Service Commission said it member of the License Commission' was unable to concur in the order. S T T Columbia Park On 14th St. Car Line A Cool, Delightful Location High Elevation—Wide Streets—Deep Lots Price $6’950 TERMS, $500 CASH Inspect Tonight 5305 5th St. N.W. (Between Ingraham and Jefferson Sts.) Open Till 9 P.M. D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. 1319 N. Y. Ave. Quietude But Not Solitude F you seek a cool home haven remote from city noise and yet conveniently close in town—only 20 minutes by trolley from the Treasury, don’'t miss these Bungalow Homes Irving St. Between 13th and 14th Sts. | Five big rooms, porch, bath, pipeless furnace, laundry tubs in cellar, terraced lawn and oak trees! 10% Cash $6’500 $55 Monthly Go out Rhode Island Ave. to 13th St north on 13th to Irving St. N.E. WASEEN 925 Fifteenth Street Evening Phone Phone Main 9770 Pot. 2596-W Have You Seen the New Stone-Front Homes 1 )UR]EITH At 36th and R Sts. N.W.? The greatest of all values we have been able to offer—and that alone should be justification for your inspection. But added are the facts that these new types are LARGER throughout, have DOUBLE PORCHES, wonderful baths with SHOWERS, etc., etc., yet are priced but $10,750 Our Safe and Sane Terms GO OUT THIS EVENING Take the Burleith Bus Association of D. € Main 2345 Members of the Operative Builders 713 14th St. N.W. Will You Buy for $58 or Rent for $65? WENTY-EIGHT Washington fami- lies have a chance to be their own landlords and still enjoy the peculiar pleas- ures of living in an apartment. Apart- ments in the handsome, Warren-built “1435 N Street N.W., Inc.” Co-operative Apartments —are now open for inspection and purchase. Sale is on the popular tenant-ownership plan, which a salesman at the property will gladly explain. Under this plan, you can buy— An exceptionally equipped apart- ment of one room, reception hall, dining alcove, kitchen and bath, for $58.00 Monthly —after a first moderate cash payment. Own Your Own Apartment Down Town! 14th St. Trolley passes within half a square and 16th St. Bus within a square and a half of this building. Call at Office: 925 Fifteenth St. Phone Main 9770 Evening Phone Clev. 2839.)