Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1926, Page 21

« ¢ couch, one REAL ESTATE. PROPOSALS MADE FOR TAX REFORMS Uniform Real Estate Laws Taken Un in Four Far- Western States. A constitugonal amendment that would permit the classification of property for purposes of taxation is urged for the States of Washington, Oregon, Tdaho and Montana in resolu- tlons which have just been adopted by the Pacific Northwest Real Estate Association af its annual convention held in LaGrande, Creg. The Legislature of each State named is urged by the association to submit such a constitutional amendment as the first step in a more equitable spread of the tax load by widening the tax base. The present antiquated systems, which came into use when intangible property of all kinds was not a considerable item of the national wealth, puts the tax burden very largely on real property, the associa- tion points out. Owing to the existing diversity in the redemption laws of the varlous States the association recommended to the Legislatures of the four States which it covers the passage of uni- form mortgage foreclosure laws and of uniform laws pertaining to the re- demption of such foreclosed property and of property sold for delinquent taxes and assessments. Tt indorsed the stand taken by the National Asso- ciation of Real ate Boards at its recent annual conventlon urging a uniform mortgage law and calling for necessary changes in the Federal rev- enue act or in the regulations to be {ssued for the administration of that act so as to permit the making of in- ecome tax' returns consonant with actual and not merely paper gains in certain well established types of real estate business practice, The changes asked would permit the making of in- @ome returns to be so adjusted as not to be a handicap to the carrying out of a real estate business where the business is carried on through a syn- dicate or _joint adventure. or where it is carried on through deferred pay-\ ment eales not on an installment basis. A city planning and zoning commis- sion for every city in the Pacific Northwest is the aim for which the association urges its local member boards to use untiring efforts to bring into realization. *“No greater service to real estate owners can be given than the securing of such a city plan- ning and zoning commission in every municipality,” the resolution states. DAY BED SHOULD PROVE USEFUL IN SAVING ROOM Modern . Method of - Furnishing Makes Spare Chamber Serve Many Purposes, Seldom does one find in the average home one room set aside for sewing and nothing else. Usually the sewing room is in combination with a bed- room or den, which Is really a very sensible idea, for sewing is not a dail task. With the introduction of da: beds this room may be furnished ve: attractively and made to serve three purposes instead of two: that is, as a sewing room, den and an extra sleep- ing room. Keeping in mind the variable char- acter of the room, considerable thought mu!lggns\n to the furnishings and lightd The furnishing® should be such will enable one to make it sufficiently roomy for cutting mate. rials, sewing and fitting, and when not used for sewing this room may y be made into a cozy, intimate h will be conducive to its other uses.as a den or a sleeping room. The furniture in the sewing room- den usually includes a daybed or a straight-back chalr, one comfortable ‘mchair, a combination table-desk, a bookcase if there is room, a pler mirror and an electric sewing machine. ¥For a room which will be used more as a den than as a sewing room. the electric sewing machine, inclosed in a decorative cabinet, will be appropriate. Will Fix Fire Liability. Effort is being made by the Asso- clation of Commerce of New Orleans to have the State Legislature enact a law fixing the personal responsibility for preventable fires. Encouraged by The building trades unfons “have no desire to retard building, but they are going to held their ground and to maintain to the utmost of their. ability the wage scales and condi- tions which have required so many vears and hard efforts to obtal writes William J. Tracy, executive secretary, building trades depart- ment, American Federation of Labor, in the "August lssue of the Miller Builder-Economist, published by G. L. Miller & Co. Mr. Tracy sald that the building trades unions were enjoying “a won- derful period of peace and pros- verity” and “there is not a single building craftsman in the country who cannot find a job at good wages.” His article follows: “International unions comprising the building trades department have added more than 80,000 new members since the first of the year and are today enjoying a wonderful period of peace and prosperity. “I cannot recall a time when affairs in the building industry were running more satisfactorily. This applies to both employer and employe. 8o far as I know, there is not a single bullding craftsman in the country who cannot find a job at good wages. All wage agreements that expired during the months of May and June at an increase over lasi year. “Building permits indicate that the total for the United States this year will pass the $6,000,000,000 point, the highest ever recorded in the industry. And modern methods of construgtion, measured by volume, durability, floor space and efficiency of the workers, make building operations today cheaper to the investor than ever before. “In the Southern States there is a greater amount of new building this vear than last. There has been no slowing down in Florida with the coming of Summer, and the opera- tions there continue on a vast scale. In the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and more new structures are under \uy right now than at any previous time. “All this means plenty of work and increasing prosperity for that section of the country—a prosperity in which the wage earners participate in a larger degree than formerly, because they are better organized. “Out on the Pacific Coast, partic- ularly San Francisco and Los Angeles, where boss contractors, at the urge of big business and the banks, at- tempted to inaugurate the ‘so-called ‘American’ plan of ‘company un- lons,’ open shops and low wages, the building trade unions have success. fully weathered the storm and gre in writing regular wage contracts. The same is true in -Chicago, where it was sought to establish the ‘open’ shop under terms of the Landis award. Today the unions have con- tracts there calling for a higher wage scale than has ever hitherto pre- vailed. Of course, the reason in each instance is that the bullding craft unions held their ground and refused to surrender what they had gained through years of struggle. “The building trades unions have no desire to retard building. but they are going to hold their ground and maintain to the utmost of their ability the wage scales and conditions which have required so many years and hard efforts to obtain. Wage reduc- tions are out of the question. Those interests which are clamoring to.re- duce wages or opposing reasonable wage advances appear to fail to take into consideration that ail of the con- struction work now in jprogress or which has been constructed during this period of prosperity in the building industry would be immediately brought down to the level] of cheaper construc- tion if wage reductions and low labor costs were to prevail. In order to make the point clear, a bullding lo- cated on a certain plot of ground, on one of four corners, costing any- where from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, would only be worth the same amount of money in actual casb» as one that cost 10, 15 or 25 per cent less, if wages of the building trades me- chanics were reduced in proportion, hence I fail to see the logic of the financial interests, bankers and oth- ers, who at all times seem to insist on low wages and oppose reasonable wage advances. “Then again, the average byilding is construcigd through increaked ef- ficiency on the part of labor and through modern building construction methods, in approximately half the time of former years, which in,itself recent court decisions in severul States this idea is spreading fast. gives to the owners of the bullding an opportunity to get the revenue A “Shade” Better You don't have to jerk or pull on the window shades we make to raise or lower They are guaranteed to work eas- Only the best of materials are used. them. ily. Factory prices. Best New Homes in Most Desirable Location for Colored Modern in every planned—and exceptionally well built 148-156 W St. N.W. 6 Large Rooms 3 Big Porches Big Closets You Haven't Seen Such Homes Anywhere for the Money Price and Sheere, Inspect at once—Open overy day 712 “Kenyon St. B. B. PINN Ouwner's Exclusive Representative People respect—specially have been renewed, and most of them BUILDING TRADES UNIONS SEEK TO HOLD PRESENT CONDITIONS William J. Tracy Declares Organizations ;Are Enjoy-' ing Era of Peace and Unemployment Is Unknown. - AR B from the rent of this bullding and save untold amounts in interest on money that he would of necessity be compelled to borrow. “All of our jurisdictional troubles are being satisfactorily meaning agreater solidarity of building trade unions. Low wag and bad conditions of employment ca not long prevail where the workers of an industry unite their efforts in a forward and upward movement. “There are today nearly 1,000,000 organized workers in the building in- dustry of this country. What they receive in wages arnd spend for the necessaries and luxuries of life—yes, we now enjoy some things that were formerly termed luxuries—are a big factor in keeping the wheels of other industries moving—thus adding to the general prosperity of the Nation.” REALTORS PLANNING - SURVEY OF DAYTON, 0. Canvass Will Ascertain Needs in Housing and Office Facilities. A detalled survey of the city's real estate market is planned by the Day- ton (Ohio) Real Estate Board, to in- clude data concerning housing opera. tions, the percentage of vacancies in all_types of dwellings and in business and industrial properties. The survey will be made annuaily to give an esti. mate of the real estate activity of the city over a period of time. The Canton Real Estate Board is considering the establishment: of a similar survey. This action follows a recent suggestion lssued to all Ohio boards by the Ohio_Association of Real Estate Boards. Officers of that organ- ization point out that in the near fu ture they will be in a position to con- duct an annual survey of market con ditions on a State-wide basis, Busines nctivity during the first half of 1926 has been sustained at a higher rate than that indicated at the beginning of the year. The present slowing up, however, fs more than seasonal. Indications are that the vecession will carry through for some months. It may be possible for prices in the stock market to be marked up still higher, as no one can tell what can be done in a market so largely professional. If this s done it surely will be a hazardous *undertaking. It is an interesting experiment to watch adjusted, [+ at a distance. — Miller Analytical 2 LT T Pl 7R Handsbme Bath Hot-Water Heat Electricity - Terms Appealing and evening. Including Sunday., Col. 5817 R . 2 e 72707 hllllw to s hom M this TR i bl Tord so, finme iy werv foduce hy 'lufl Exclusive Agents 919 15th Street N.W. [ R A L T T o, Was $22,500—Now $19,750 Beautiful, New Detached Home in " Chevy Chase No. 7 Leland Street Open Daily From 9 A.M. te 10 P.M. WASHINGTON, . D. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, ORGANIZED LABOR GAINING IN CANADA == unions now numbers 99, an increase |- Some Groups Lose While In- creases Come to Others, But Total Is Higher. According to the fiftesnth annual re- port on labor organizations in Canads, being for the calendar year 1925, the trade unions operating in the Domin- ion consist of the following groups: 1. Local branches of international craft ors-muusn. hl\ln: headquar- ters in the United 8 Local branches u! th Industrial ‘Workers of the World, with headquar- ters in Chic 3. “One Big Unien,” an interna- tional lndultrul body, with headquar- ters in Winnipeg. 4. Non-international cnn organiza- tions, with headquarters in Canada. 5. Independent trade.union units. * 6. National and Catholic uniena. Union Group Decreases. ‘The international craft unien greu; : although losing 43 branches and 17 908 members, occuples first place as te numerical strength, having 1088 branches, with & combined member- ship of 172,578, 'lPhe Industrial Workers of the World maintained its six branches, with & reported membership of 10,000, a loss of 1,800. The repon from the: ““One )!lf Union,” which is the first received di- Massive Stone Residence For Sale Exceptional Terms 3702 Chevy Chase Parkway (Ons square west of Cenn Ave. One Wouth of Harrisen Bt Inzpection lule Sunday rect since 1919, the yoar of its forma- ization to have 53 local units in the Dominion, with 2 combined membership of 17,286. The non-international organizations had gains of 43 in branches and 12,309 in members, now having 311 branches, combined membarship of 34,070. national and Catholic group of of five, but the reported membership is the same as in xf?f viz., 25,000 Big Growth Since 1911, The above figures indicate that there are 2,494 branches of all classes unions operating in Canads, with a combined report and estimated mem- bership of 271,004, an increase of 65 in branches and & #ain, of 10,421 in members, The membership of all clagses of or- e mon 0!' e 18 years, has bn’n“u o . Ot the 89 international bodies oper: 1926, ating in Canada 65 reported disburee- ments in 1925 for one or more bene- fits, .the combined expenditures being $17,397,271, & decrease of $2,903,093 as compared with the previous year. BUILDING OPERATIONS DECLINE IN BALTIMORE July Permits $800,000 Behind Those of June and Lower Than Record for Month in 1825. Spacial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 7.—Building operations in Batimore are slowing down, according to the value of con. struction for which permjts were i5- sued during July. New improvements, additions and alterations last month totaled $3,617 760, while the total ‘for Jyly, 1835, was §3,647,400. A decline of $300, 000 from the total for June was registered, however, the total for that month be. ing $4,443,948. 'he filgures are from the mentkly report of Charles H. Osbourne, head of the bureau of huildings. 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