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KELTON ter Work “ Painting Melek Work KELTON & ROBSON, Inc. } Building Alterations and Repairs General Cpntenctora & North qe Bl Westinke Avenue GA rtid-6450 co) LOAN c A Very Popular Five- Rov wv -~ omen We do not hesitate to say that the plan shown herewith will fill the requirements of a great number of prospective home builders and provide a very attractive and convenient home. It is a type which has proven its popularity in many ways and has been built all sizes and in a great variety of materials. This one, as designed and built by Edward the grouping of the remaining rooms about the hall are the features we know will appeal to all. We doubt if a bette arrangement of the floor plan could be made in a ground space of this size. Plans and specificatio vere prepared by Edu lward L. Merritt, architect and builder, Seattle Renewing Your Old House With a Coat of Stucco A Variety of : B Texture and Color eautiful Effects Gives occurred to the home ¢ ‘ apled to the tris t bullding Ma | on the me ES makes tho old ‘0 as an exterior sh has de-jcompletely imbedded tl 4 vartety of texture and co In mixir © one land ceme h gives the W or remod- | F a viee from f of sand, fis number of artistic and beat ydrated tir xing must be thoro| tiful effects. ‘The home builder and|to eliminate streaky surface | the architect can ea agree on To make good portland ceme tuceo as idea} | stucco, and base coat the maximum | must and beauty. | f will choose the texture|the ¢ The owner a desires, and the are must \ t how best to produce | tied togeth Kach the artistic effects demanded thoroly before the ne Details of construction of a stucco | plied Real Estate Is Sound — 7 Venture Now: Babson Statistician Advises Prospective Home Owners on Policies ABSON PARK, Maas,, M buy just before we enter such a | A record volume of real estate| period because you are tying transactions, together with a con-| Your money up for # few years with little chance for ment of value, “So far as increase { the latest figures on assessment values and thelr trend between 1912 and 1922 show an increase 9 por enhance- new bullding tinued building boom permits were 11 per cent higher for March than the same month last car—hag attracted much attention to the real estate market as an op concerned portunity for Investment cont for the United States during Roger W. Babson's analysis of | these 10 years, or an average gain the present real estate situation was | of about § per cent a year. made public today “Real estate may or may not be a good investment,” says the statis tielin, ‘Fundamental conditions and the his increase, however, was not | steady, but probably took place in three or four of these years. The rest of the timo values stood still, ppdalecrttOr’ evrierhl (huibihéas ate’ oF “The present situation and Hist tinportanes because they con-| oulook for general business is trol both. the price and marketabit.| sound and the absence of nega: ity of property, As we taco im-| fve or threatening factors fa- provement and the outlook in xound,| Vore real estate as an Invest real eatate values tend to climb and| ment. building i rotive "Comparative position of the oth | and recede | er “As we pass a peak Investment fields, is also favor toward depression values in the real} able, Stocks and honda are selling estate field tend to freeze rather| at relatively high levels while real than actually decline, It is not so] ostate in general how not export much the fact that the value of a] enced any such sudden boom, Kelas} piece of property actually declines, | tively, Foal estate in more of a ur but that ft ia impossible to sell it} gain than it wow last summer becatiwe no one Ie buying “The conditions surrounding each | “It is poor business, then, to [individuas investment, howevermunt PLANNING FINANCING BUILDING — Samuel Andersen, Builder oom Home i Building Them Better } J y “BETLER HOMES” SINCE 1902 SAMUEL ANDERSEN Peoples Bank Building MAL A Paint That Keeps Itself Bright and Clean ‘ainted with BARRELED SUNLIGHT vurfaces literally hemselves clean,’ SLED SUNLIGHT t face thi as easily as tle. The fink white imaginab’ 1 enamel, produces a smoc nd dirt. It h, white lus- washed resists dust can be ARRELED 8U Ideal for requires LIGHT is the 1 woodwork. coats and ts whitest Costs easier to fewer apply. Ready mixed in cans from half-pint to five-gallon size, May be tinted where desired. meow omermie oon cH Homesites s himself that he insist that the lan renting. So far NORTH BROADWAY— do if he 82,0 Very desirable vard North, lot on Har- as investment 7 near Hamlin were go the two should be con-| Street, 50 by 100 to alley. even (A-1044) CAPITOL HILL—83,000 Questioned regarding the method excellent homesite on of selectin n home a invest i e Dd in best follow: | > Hill, 60. by ment, Mr, Babson gave the er Fy MOUNT STAR R—S25 uggestions It is very difficult to lay down 60 by 120 lot In fine loc blanket rules for buying real estate | yy yy ata because localities differ and cach| ff case must be judged on its merits, | : are myeog verage man's first real the average man I would| rapidly. being built-up, Dandy homesite. (A-1000) 1¢ Doesn't Pay You to Buy a Cheap Lot! estate purch venture is probably the © of a home. Th - es of homeowning are many, and the economic side of Judging his prospective pur on three points ‘Kirst, he should try to ascertain | the direction of the growth of his | the transaction is probably less | city and be sure that he ts ch important than several other | ing property in line with it, Then considerations such as conven he should lyze the zoning laws | ience, comfort, and peace of or probable zoning laws and see mind how they will affect the value of | Judged entirely from the cold-|the property he has in mind. Fin ded investment angle, however,|ally, he should remember that the the owning of a home still has its marketability of his property will BUILD A HOME and pay for it with the rent money. Our Financing Plan makes it easy to save the cost of a cozy attractive home. (STo Buildin o eatti Castles Over twenty years’ experience build- ing attractive, convenient homes, has established the Merritt - Built Home as a standard in workmanship, style and beauty. Edward L. Merritt Architect and Builder of Homes That Stand the Test SEATTLE Save Money With Our Plans We havo over 1,000 stock plans, priced at $10 to $30. Special cost, New Plan Books, 75c and $1.00 Plans made to order at reasonable 660 Empire Bldg. MA in-3243 FREE COOKING SCHOOL MAY 4-9, Inclusive rom 2 to 4 each day in our Model Kitchen, the Wleetrie Building. The Cookery Expert uses the HOTPOINT BLECTRIC RANG which we are now selling for $976 DOWN and the balance on y easy terms, You are cordially invited to attend, Puget Sound Power & Light Company Huy NOW Electric Bldg., Seventh and Olive MA in-5000 Thia Dy portunity THERM op In yours for Mio ONL The Seattle Star | MA in-0600 | Classified Advertising Rates TRANSIENT RATES lor - ‘ bad ’ 8 cer | ‘ , t ) cents BUSINESS SERVICES Attorneys-at-Law Optician and Optometrist EDM bi Vrase Paterson € ptometriat, optician 1206 Piano Tuners John BA at-O851 Attorneys Attorney. Pat- ed and sold. Seattle, Wash- nee, estab= and booklet Surgeons 4 midwite (state | idence 2240 East~ CA pitlh-4682 1ite 400 Pantages Bid, nen's ailments, disorders. 1 FUNERAL NOTICES JOUNSON—OF 6% | JOHN B. JOHNSOD 4 brother ¢ 4nd uncle o | announc Undertaking Co, | 2 CARD OF THANKS John Colb: ement later, sh to expres thanks and appre many kindn ses sh loss of our daug and Alice M rs. Patrick Hennessy eph Moreau | WE wish to thank our friends for | their kindness and sympathy shown during our recent bere ment; also for the beautiful f1 offerings CORIN | _PEGGY PERSONAL d everywhere. CO.. EL jot-1670, 2 Alaska Bide. _ Ere mr as mares | Vital Statistics | | BIRTHS Births in thelr households are ree |ported by the following men: |Humason, William M, 1624 N. 53r@ ‘E AMES DOBSON pencer T., 908 E. 72nd st, | cibert James, 7041 1th ave. Ne iF . 20th ave. N or Aauniusetre 46s. Dayia pig . girly Rainier aves ood, Ruthford Franctsy 708 Ni 47th | st.. boy |Jenkins, John E., 4526 47th ave. Ne E., boy. , Floyd J., 1510 Third ave. George, 4927 50th ave. Sy H R . son, Leroy William, 1363 Alki (9) . bo U L B OS., INC. a: \5 . Wesley William, Route 1 511 Union Street EL iot-7530 FJ |Goodspeed, Cyril Herbert, Ne Ty | .,s7th st. ‘boy = Fit re: Christen,” Paul, 10401 Greenwoog Shaw, 40th ave. N. boys ages. Careful studies of they upon the relative por . eu pene in several ead me 16 Kind of house he is buying ri ; ee c eve that own is as cheap] 6. puyitai Ham, Charles Vance, Snoqualmie : Itho eaper #0 far Fails, boy. sigikne 'axGa Sua tnbeaberel Cettols ‘austo, 4008 24th ave. % Frank, 7601 Rainier avey Schuchle, Martin, 9316 Seventh ave Edgar, 1502 Ey 8. girl. Fletcher, William Olive st. boy. Ohsrich, Otto, 3842 36th ave. S. Wy boy |Haverfield, John Calvin, 4109 W Morgan at, boy. » Jack H., 2046 26th ave. Ng wirh -y, John, 1132 19th ave., girl vr, Charles W., 1603 22nd avey girl. ton, Erick G., Tillfcum, girl. oth, “Alfred R, 2211 Second av@ Ww boy. tl Morris, Docton, b Yuji, 123 Second ave. Sy y \Yukawa, Ezio, 657 King st. boy. |Harada, Shinaichi, 819 reser way boy. ; MARRIAGE LICENSES Name and Residence Gamble, Elmer W., Bothell.. DesCamp, Mary C., Bothell ; Russell, Geo. A., Seattle Weinrich, Theresa Emily, attle Senshen Legal Johnson, Norman o Coamonolts. ‘ Boll, Ernestine V. Wis, .. Larsen, Jack T., jNewton, Berth R., Edmonds Sato, Mikitaro, Seattle , Hara, Ruth K., Seattle . Zeigler, Wilbur B., Seattle . - Legal “lorence Jone, Seattle. Legal Beaver, Cairns, Ernest 8. Seattle .,,.Legal |Townley, Ethel May, Seattle ..Legal Kramer, Jos. E., Pt. Tow pete! 30 Wanamaker, Anne Belle, Townsend . Culbertson, John B., Seattle Lucile, Portland Milton C., Seattle ....... n, Hazel B., Seattle . Duncan, Carroll William, Fort- son Motz, Roberta i, Seattle legal DEATHS hy ick Wy Jossic, 29, T11 N. Gist sty 27, 2500 Rainier aveg Pt leaner Stary May 3. Taylor, 8 Andrew, 69, 5136 Augusta at. y ton, Robert. My Ane age given, 508 40. 912 27th avay Allen, Archio Ka 76, 124 Dexter ve, May 1, Condon, 2104 John Hastings, 61, Highland dr, May 2. Armatrong, John, 59, Toronto, Onty May 2 Demorest, Jennie, 48, Port Angelem ;. May 38. [tater Cla 65, May | Mel aki Xi wh el Seventh av Adams, Curt 124 Fourth ave 69, 2432 10th avey mond Clarence, 10, 1527 ity Wostlake May Arthur, 43, Cataract hoteky ge D., ‘May 1. Olson, Oxcar H., 61, Lynden, May & Divorce Complaints Annie @ ova. Melville M. Milleiy cruelty, Anna va. Clayton Marrar, desertion 0 va. Vora A, Svane, desertion. Mima M. va, Charles A, Wilson eruelty. Lenore ©, va, George W. Trahey, ind compatibility ‘ona ©. va, Lawrence A. Brokome shire, nonsupport. | } i 5 i