Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1930, Page 25

INLAND APPRAISAL District Tax Assessor CitesI Variances of Experts in Condemnations. Bearing out his contention that as & blanket proposition the awards of condemnation juries or commissions are not an indication of land values in a community, William P. Richards, Dis- trict tax assessor, in a radio talk last | night, cited instances showing ‘“sur- prising differences” in values placed on Washington properties by so-called experts. Mr. Richards was discussing the “Tax Assessment System of the District of Columbia” as guest speaker during the Chamber of Commerce hour over Sta- { tion WMAL and classed condemnation procedure as one of the ‘“knottest” problems of his office. | Despite the fact that those who deal | 1n real estate or handle the most sales | “should have the basis for an accurate determination of its value,” Mr. Richards pointed out, it is not always that they can agree. “At a very recent condemnation suit some testimony was offered in court showing a surprising difference of opinion among so-called real estate ex- perts” he said. “A lot mear the in- tersection of two great thoroughfares was valued by one expert at $2 per square foot, and by another at $17, and another expert at $18 per square foot. Other Experis Differ. “At a recent condemnation in South Washington a square of ground used for & single purpose was valued by one expert at less than $1 per square foot, and by another expert at $5 per square foot. There is actually a communica- { tion on record, not more than two years | old, signed by a former owner, that places its value at less than 50 cents & square foot. In another case where land was condemned in the subdivision of Reno, one expert placed a value of 10 cents per square foot on ground which another expert thought was worth 40 cents.” "It may be said that valua- tions present almost as knotty a ques- tion,” he added, “due to different ideas 8s to a depreciation or absolescence. By absolescence we mean that a build- ing entirely sound has outlived its use- fulness because of the changed condi- tions of a neighborhood. “For example, the very substantial and expensive residence formerly occu- pied by Secretary Hay was torn down to make way for the larger and more modern structure now known as the Hay-Adams House. Likewise & ve; celebrated home on K street near Fif- teenth was removed to make way for &u_up-to-date office structure.” In giving an historical . analysis of what the growth of values may mean, Mr. Richards illustrated his point by Teferring to the price of average lots on F street between Tenth and Fif- teenth streets. When the District of Columbia had a population of 200,000, Be said, the best interior lots on F Street were worth $20 per square foot, Increase on F Street. “When it had - 300,000 people,” he #aid, “the same lots on P flrepet were worth $30 per square foot, and now since the metropolitan District has §7own to 700,000 people, F street lots | &re worth (omitting corners) from $70 Ul:BO gfrhsqunre foot.” . chards said it “may be pre- dicted that the center of weil(h, l{'(lr Fourteenth and G streets, is not likely %o move within the next 29 years very far from its present location.” He 8dded that it is a matter of interest that one-half of the taxes of the Dis. trict in land are paid by lang : :10]::: shcl‘oo feet of the cente; ealth, which area consti one;slx'f‘enth of the i “As the Distriet increases in s tion,” he said, “land values in I)Plgp:r will increase by the same percentage. He cited as an example of what high- class business property js worth v.hen compared with the average residential l'hel area of homes 1 Street and Four- feenth street and from Allison street to Nicholson street, comprising some .’,33 o’gf;"r”' wkich are assessed at $26,- ares within the business sec- ;:eserl and G, Thirteenth eets, nc declared, &t the same amount, : EOAD OF TIRES FOUND | TO CONTAIN LIQUOR| ‘Washington Man Fined on Trans- | porting Charge by Prince I Georges Judge. B85 & Btaft Correspondent of The Star, _ UPPER MA tr re‘vetled When it was testified that Ji Brinkley of Washington w-".h"mv[fx‘x’fii l:fl::r under the guise of transporting A truck, apparently loaded with tir and driven by Brinkley was stopped ;‘y Policeman Prince, who reported finding | geveral cases. The man was convicted | :é'&‘!ud‘ge J. Shew Sheriffl of iliegal | session an tra; H gn;d iom. nsportation and oseph Toliver, colored, was fined fotal of $101 for driving while ln!oxtt ted and reckless driving. The charges ere pr!frgnd_r by State Policeman er after oliver’s mac! collided with a truck. B MEDICAL HEAD TO TALK. Dr. William Morgan Will Address | Southern Maryland Physicians. * By a Sta Correspondent of The Star, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., March 1. =Dr. William Gerry Morgan, president. of the American Medical Association, will be the principal speaker at the semi-annual meeting of the Southern Maryland Medical Society, to be held | at Harvey's Restaurant, Washington, Tuesday at 1 pm. Short talks also will be given by other prominent phy- irlans_ according to Dr. Willilam s | eister, secretary of the society. i The organization comprises physicians { om Charles, St. Mary's, Calvert, Anne | rundel and Prince Georges Counties, | ith Dr. Fred D. Chappelear as presi- ent | —_—— | SKIPPER IS HONORED. | Von Hindenburg Gives Medallion te Hero of Shipwreck. NEW YORK, March 1 (#).—A medal- lion and a certificate signed by Presi- dent von Hindenburg of Germany today ‘Were presented to Capt. J. Bendetti of the American freighter Saguache, in Trecognition of the rescue by that ship on January 26, 1929, of all but two of the crew of the German freighter Roe- delheim, which sank off the coast of Newfoundland. 'sentations were made at the office of the German consulate by Act- ing Consul General Paul Schwarz, who also gave watches to individual members | the crew. sl 25 Bishop Ill With Fever. COLON, Panama, March 1 (P).— Bishop E. L. Waldorf of the Kansas | City area of the Methodist Episcopal | wChurch was slightly more feverish this | . Afternoon. but his condition was not | considered dangerous. The Bishop's 1ll- been diagnosed as typhoid “The Shak THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. INEQUTY S SHOWN GIVE PLAY espearean the School of St. Cecilia’s Academy, 601 East Capitol street. Conference and Shades of Shakespeare's Women,” a play to be presented Monday evening at —Star Staff Photo. HENS IGNORE TREND OF MARKET AND COST “BULLS” HALF MILLION Springlike Weather in February Forces Price Down Despite Effort to Corner Product. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 1—The great American hen had something to cackle about today—sort of a hen coup. Samuel A. Sugar, head of Sugar Bros., Inc, gave some of the details. He was a member of a group of egg dealers which claimed to have made a TV | quarter of a million dollars in recent weeks through their confidence in the Nation’s favorite fowl. % fli in February,” he said, “the ‘whol price of eggs ranked from 27 to 30 cents. Then the price broke to 26 cents. The ‘bulls, confident that prices would go up, tried to corner the market so they might control prices. “The trouble was that the hen kept right on turning out eggs. February was a month of Spring weather. Hens laid as they never laid before at this season of the year. As fast as the ‘bulls’ bought, new trainloads of eggs poured into town, The retail price went down to the lowest it has been since 1924.” Sugar estimated that the unwonted activity of the American hen cost the “bulls” on the Chicago market more | than half a million dollars. MARY E. TICER DIES. Funeral Services for Late Alexan- dria Resident to Be Held Tuesday. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va.,, March 1.—Mary E. Ticer, widow of James R. Ticer, died at her residence, 300 North Alfred street, late last night, following a short illness. Funeral services for the deceased will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late residence. Rev. Edgar Carpenter, minister of Grace Episcopal Church, will conduct the services and :nterment in Bethel Cemetery will fol- low. The deceased is survived by two sons and five daughters, as well as a number of grandchildren. She was a member of Mount Vernon Council, No. 1, Daughters of America, and of Liberty Rebekah Lodge, No. 16, I. 0. O. F. The Rebekahs will hold their services at the late residence Monday riight at 8 o'cloek, and. the Daughters of Americ: conduct their services at the grave. Fights to Retain Trees. BALTIMORE, March 1 (Special).— Claiming that the Bell Telophone which recently pany in ty, stroy two valuable trees on his prop- C h the local 3 !rtmelriwl tng of new poles. . N. y of Boyds, appealed to the State forester to save the trees. Iy Game-Killing Dogs Target of Warden, | Owners to Be Fined Specikl Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 1.—Dogs running at large in counties of the State were the target of a broadside fired yesterday by State Game War- den E. Lee LeCompte. ‘They destroy wild game, he sald, and, to begin with, it is illegal for dog owners to permit their pets to run loose between March 1 and September 1. The fine for offending owners is not less than $25 nor more than $100. An additional $5 fine may be imposed for each bird or game ani- mal caught by the truant. LeCompte said deputy wardens’ have been instructed to enforce the law strictly, : Woman Seeks Altitude Mark. ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., March 1 (#)—Elingr Smith, 18-year-old girl fiyer, today wired her mother that she was flying here from Newcastle, Del, in a new Bellanca monoplane in which she will attempt tomorrow to set a ‘woman’s altitude record. The present record is held by the late Mrs. Marvel Crosson, killed last year in the woman's cross-country air ' derby from California to Cleveland. (L) SPECIAL Introducing a new spring version of a popular style success MRS. LOUISE KELLY DIES. Herndon Resident Will Be Buried Tomorrow Afternoon. Special Dispatch to The Btar. HERNDON, Va., March 1.—Mrs, Arba Louise Kelly, 63, wife of Andrew J. Kelly, residing here, died at a Wash- ington hospital Friday night. She was born in Clarke County, near Berryville. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. She is survived by her husband and 12 children, Clarence Kelly, Mrs. W. P. Selwick, Mrs. Beall Baxter, Mrs. Louis McGarbock, Mrs. Andrew Brinley, Otto Kelly, Bernard and Roger Kelly, H. H. Kelly of Berryville, Claude and W. 8. Kelly of Washington, D. C. d Mrs. Charles Goode of Washi, New FREE Book On How o Raise Poultry for Profit will be se: 2 n rea of The ] & ury ur FREE copy. 4 A OULTRY INSTITUTE: Dept. 331 Washington. D. C- Low Fare ExcuTl;slons Aiken, S. C; Augusta, Ga; Mobile, Al ew Orleans, La.; Gulfport, Miss, and other Southern points. S R e 1o £ MARCH 14 and APRIL 19, 1930 B it ot liad b b B, Practically one fare for round trip. Stopovers permitted in each direction. Liberal limit returning. 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