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Evening star., 1922-12-02
HERE ARE TIPS" BY EXPERT
ON SCIENCE OF HOUSEKEEPING
People Give More Time to Preparing for
Vacation Than to Home Purchasing.
He Says.

dltlon. its appearance. whether the
foundation walls are firm and the cell
lar dry. and whether 1t has settled
badly. Settling is often shown by long
diagonal cracks in the plaster and
cracks in the corners of the rooms.
If the roof is not tight or if the
plumbing and heating equipment are
not in good shape you may be faced
almost at once with large repair bills.
The best way to be sure of noting
such points in buying a house is to
examine carefully the house you are
living in now. and the houses of your
friends. Try to find out what has
caused expensive repairs. Without
some forethought il is almost impos-
sible to remember to look after these
all-imDortant details when you are in
specting house.
You should always bear in mind
that the house you buy will be the
home in which you and your family
will live. and if you have children
that they will be brought up in the
surroundings you choose. From the
standpoint of children you should
think of them going through their
daily and weekly routine, at all sea-
sons of the year. Is there good
school nearby? Is there particularly
dangerous automobile traffic? Is there
grass to play on? Is the neighbor-
hood well kept and are the neighbprs
good class Of citizens?
Questions for Housewife.
The housewife will want to know
whether the kitchen is we'll lighted
and conveniently laid out. and if it
will be comfortable in hot weather
Are there good arrangements for
washing and ironing? Will the house
be easy to clean and dusto Is there
wall space for the bedroom furniture?
Are there enough closets? Are the
lighting fixtures well placed? Are
there enough electrical convenience
outlets? Will the living room be an
attractive place, where she and her
husband will want to spend their
evenings, and where the children will
like to see their friends as they grow
older?
Can the shopping he done econom-
ically without spending too much time
in going to and from markets and
stores?
The head of the family will want to
know how conveniently he can get to
his work. and if other firms in his line
would be too far away if he should
want to change his position. Is there
space for a vegetable garden, whcre
he can put his spare moments to use?
In every case there must he COM
promises and you will have to balance
the good points against the bad when
you make your choice.
Very often new houses are buIlt
with ornate fireplaces or sun porcnes
or other features that may seem very
worth while a first appearance. While
such appointments are attractive yoI
should always remember that they
will cost you good money which might
better have been invested in; Sounder
construction. or which you would
rather have free to spend as you wish,
perhaps for screens, piano for the
children. or toward life insurance
Never forget that what you want is
a home. Be sure the location is right
and that the exterior suits you. 1'he
construction should be durable and
the interior should be satisfactory.
and. above all, be sure You can pay
for the house you choose.
Evening star., 1922-12-02

south, and, to some extent. the west.
are looking better as the raw ma
terialS group begin to struggle to
their feet. Car surplus has changed
to car Shortage-rctlecting and meas
uring the revival of the lranSpurta-
tion group.
But the final stage is still before
us. We have yet to witness fun re-
sumption among the great rank and
file of retailers who constitute the
final group of the big four. the trad
ing group.
Therefore, l estimate that improve
ment is not yet general. and that The
best is Yet to come. when all .hc big
four groups shall participate in
prosperity. Those who appc-h"nd
that the bull movement in the stock
market is at an end might well ques-
ton whether recovery can in any
sense be complete with the enormous
distributing group still to be heard
from.
1t is true. of course. that the stock $
of the so-called trading cor1rr..t IONS
show Il Substantial advance. This
is partly because the stock rlal ks t
discounts the successive steps in
business revival. But a more impor-
tant reason is that the trading cor
porations, so-calied. with their i'm
mcnse national ramifications tend to
part company with the smaller midi
retainer anu iti'N = lil''l = iii ial =
mony with the other groups
IF you are Il retailer don't get dis
courased if your sales . eclE to ias
behind general business. This is
merely the working out Of economic
laws. Your turn will c"me-and he
who laughs last sometimes l:u-hS
best-so far as the long swing is con-
cerned-will not finally culmlnate
until improvement is general. I'm
provement cannot be general until
shared by the millions of big ard
little retailers in cities and cross
roads throughout the entire nation
General business is holding It's re-
cent Improvement. The index of the
Babson chart shows general activity
about 3 percent below normai-lhe
same as last week
Evening star., 1922-12-02
Finance and Trade Conditions
By Roger ". Babson--
of
article industrial and investment problems

sion, it appeared first among shoe fac
tories. textile mills and other fac
tories In broad way these are con-
centrated in the northeast section of
the country, and it was exactly in this
region that trouble first appeared.
This was entirely characteristic. 1t is
what happened also in earlier periods
of business depression. Far-S lighted
executives foresaw long in advance
that this would be the first part of
the country to weaken. because it is
the home of the manufacturing group.
Then comes the next act in the
drama of depression. AS the logical
result of curtailed manufacturing. We
get Il slump in the raw materials
group. When Il shoe factory shuts
down. orders for leather shrink.
When n textile mill closes. demand
for cotton and wool dies down. So
the initial weakness in the northeast
spreads to the west and the south.
The west and the south are the home
of the raw materials group.
LAS traffic in finished goods and
raw materials subsidies. there is les
sened activity for the transportation
group The railroads fall into line
on the downward march.
The tragedy closes with tn. last
act, namely. the downfall of the dis
tributinS group. numbering the great
mass of retailers scattered through
out the entire country who are caught
with high-coSt goods. The economic
curtain falls on a land SUNK III almost
universal depression.
I'VE have just seen all this enacted
before our eyes With mis- sequence.
of events still fresh in memory. bus
mess man is blind. indeed. who cannot
foresee the pageant of etuInints
prosperity. Manufacturing activity
has been resumed The northeast is
well advanced on recovery The
Evening star., 1922-12-02
by JOHN NJ. CRIES.

Chief. Division of Building and Hou~-
ing. L. ). Department of Commerce.
While most people buying a house
for themselves would like to know as
much about it as a real estate man.
an architect and a builder combined.
the fact is that they only buy house
once or twice in a lifetime and there
fore are not experts on all points.
Home buyers should school them
selves in advance to make up as far
as possible for their lack of expert
ence. The more they learn the surer
they will be of making right deci-
sions and the more likely they will
be to obtain sound advice from banks.
building and loan associations, real
estate men. builders and architects.
Yet many people buy house with
to their summer vacation. which lasts
only a few days. Nearly every fam
lily going on vacation knows about
how much it can afford and how much
it is going to spend: its outf1t and
schedule are likewise made up with
great care. There are few who wait
until they get to the station window
before they decide where or how far
they are going, or who do not consult
hotel rates or count their cash in
advance.
Take Big Chances.
But when it comes to buying
house many people sign on the dotted
line and afterward congratulate them
selves on their wise purchase-or
perhaps bewail their bad luck or
rather bad judgment
Owning a house is something to be
prepared for Systematically. First
Of all if you want to own house you
should put every penny you can lay
your hands on into your savings ac-
count. The more cash you can lay
down toward a first payment the
easier you will find it to buy and the
less likely it is that you will have to
pay bonus or commission for OBJ
tanning "A loan for the remainder of
the purchase price.
Next you should decide how much
you can afford to pay for home. II
YOU bind yourself to pay too much
you will be faced with a dscouraging
struggle and find that you are not
able to maintain your standards of
living in other ways. or perhaps you
will be forced to take in uncongenial
dodgers. You should plan to retire
any loans or mortgages by regular
payments. for in case of misfortune
or death your equity in the property
will be greater. and you will be ac-
quiring the habit of saving in any
event.
Home Ownership Expenses.
Among the expenses of home own
ership there may be mentioned: In
terest on the loan. payments on the
principal of the loan, taxes, insurance.
improvements. repairs and deprecia-
ton.
In buying all old or even a new
house the quality and state of repairs
will have a good deal TO do with the
cost of maintaining it. The value of
a house is affected by its general con-
Evening star., 1922-12-02
HOUSING PROBLEM
THEME OF REPORT
Secretary Hoover Tells of
Systematic Steps Taken to
Meet Conditions.

Systematic steps taken by the De-
partment of Commerce Recently for
solving the housing and building
problems were summarized in the an
nual report of Secretary Hoover just
made public.
''The shortage of some 1 100000
dwellings as a result of suspended
construction during the war led to
widespread demand for federal Iegis-
lation and assistance" il was stated.
Under an appropriation from Con
gress an investigation Of the situa
tion and possible remedies was made
by this department. During the proc
eSs of the inquiry numerous confer
ences We're held with the various
branches of the building industry and
with representatives of municipal and
civic bodies. II appeared that the
retardation was due L" CA the acute
credit situation, tbD high prices of
material and labor. tcD unsavory
business ethics in certain localities.
td) wasteful practices in their con-
tribution TO costs.
Departments COnclusiOns.
ut was concluded that the first Two
causes would in the main cure them
selves by the general fall in prices
then in progress. The third could only
be cured by vigorous action of the
federal and state authorities, large
measure of which has been accom-
plished. II WAS concluded that emer-
gency legislation or government
finance was not desirable and that.
except for Il vigorous support of the
purely cooperative service indicated
below. the government should keep
out of the housing business.
1T was considered on all sides that
real service could be accomplished in
a general aid by the department TO
the creation of, and assistance to. the
already existing voluntary bodies
permanently engaged in developing
home ownership. A small division
was created in the department the
purpose of which was to stimulate
such local activity by acting as a
clearing house of ideas and informa
tion. one result has been the crea-
tion of voluntary bureaus in many
municipalities for advancement OF
home ownership and where advice on
finance and aid by furnishing dc
signs and specifications of small
houses could be obtained at nom
nal charge.
Systematic measures of co-opera-
ti"E We're set in motion in trade and
civic bodies for the eliminating OF
waste in various directions. and thus
a reduction of construction costs.
Typical among the latter activities
was the appointment of a committee
from repreSen entativeS OF the important
professional and civic associations I"
formulate standard building code.
as it was the general consensus Of
opinion that the varying regulations
in force in hundreds of different mu-
inequalities. founded as they Were
without scientific study, had imposed
an unnecessary cost upon building Of
from 10 to 20 per cent.
Before the drafting Of the recon-
nnended code for small houses. "A larg-
amount Of experimental work was
carried on in the bureau of standards.
and suggestions obtained from over
100 different municipalities.
Evening star., 1922-12-02
Washin9t0ns Growth Reflected in Real Estate an
REALTY
SALES REPORTED

Residential properties aggregating
in value about $4,000 were sold dur
ing the past week through the office of
nounced
detached home recently completed
by Taylor & Hedges, at 1906 Garfield
street northwest, which overlooks the
grounds of the Episcopal Cathedral
was purchased by Gen. Eli a. Helmick
L. S. \. This home is modern in all
its appointments. 1t has ten rooms.
tfree tile baths. sleeping porch, hard
wood floors throughout and "A large lot
with garage
Mrs. Irene Il. Lyddana purchased a
modern eight-room and bath house
3ooI Cambridge place northwest. from
Mrs: Ethel T. Lloyd. 1t will be occu-
pied by the purchaser.
One of the houses recently COM
pleted by Wallingsford & Connor at
No lnSraham stree: northwest, was
purchased by Leroy W. Hoskins. This
house has six rooms. tile bath. front
and two rear porches and d built-in
heated garage.
Richard A. Allen purchased a semi
detached two family apartment 316 A
street southeast. from Mrs. Miriam d.
RAYMOND. 1t contains two apartments s
OF fve and six rooms each. and has
hot-water heat and electric lights
Another one of the houses completed
by Wallingsford & Connor. at SIS
lngraham street northwest. was pur-
chased by Clement y. Giebel. 1t has
six rooms and bath.
Miss Mary f. King sold her home.
3lD3 18th street northwest to Mrs
Mary y. Rice. This is d colonial
style. siX-room .house with tile bath
and double rear porches.
\ local investor purchased the
three-story brick dwelling, 1921 La
mont street northwest. from Mrs.
o. II. Haywood 1t has eight large
rooms and bath and is heated by hot
air.
William F. Willoughby sold his
home. 1871 Lamont street northwest.
to Mrs. Gertrude f. Price. This is one
/ of the houses built several years ago
by kennedy * Davis. 1t contains ten
rooms. two sleeping porches and three
complete baths.
An out-of-town investor purchased
premises 45o-52-54-56 Neal street
northeast and 13i2-ii Union street
! southwest from Miss Evelyn +. Nash.
/ \ three-Story brick dwelling 1866
Columbia road northwest. was sold for
Mrs. Abbie X. Walter 20 Mrs. o. II.
baths. electricity and hot-water heat.
y colonial type house, 3546 New
Hampshire avenue. was purchased by
Mrs. Mary y. Rice from George w.
Combs. 1t contains six rooms, tile
bath. breakfast and sleeping porches
and has room for a garage.
The IngleSide apartment house, 1857
/ Lamont street northwest, was pur-
chased by local investor from Miss
| EVELYN +. Nash. There are twelve
apartments of two to four rooms each.
Evening star., 1922-12-02

just what volume these services will
have to carry when a district is fully
built up. Then the right size can be
laid in the first place. In an unzoned
city the safe thing is to err on the
side of adequacy, and to lay pipes
larger and more costly than are likely
to be needed. because this waste is SO
much less than the waste of relaying
pipes a few years later.
The work of the police and fire de-
partments is simplitied in zoned
city. \ conglomeration of gas tanks.
lumber yards and warehouses offers
infinite possibilities for trouble. This
kind of congiomeration also adds to
the work of the health department
both on its preventive side ana its hos
pital side.
Evening star., 1922-12-02
zON|NG PLAN AIDS
GROWTH OF CITIES
American Municipalities Have
Adopted Modern Idea for
Expansion.

American cities within the last few
years have begun to pay considerable
attention to coming. Their rapid
growth has made this subject eX-
trepiely Important.
The home owner particularly has an
interest in znl,ing. because the resi-
dence which cost from $4,000 to
sl5.o00 loses half o5 its value when d
store is opened next door: and loses
even more ii its new neighbor is a
manufacturing plant or a garage. The
retail store. too, is concerned. as it
loses trade when neighboring prop
crty is occupied by business or indus
try objectionable or diStur rbing to Gus
toners. And the industry which has
residences for neighborS is almost
sur" to be handicapped in operation
a." expansion.
Well known Facts.
These facts have been recognized as
long as men have lived in cities. The
eldest towns had their different quar-
i'rS. or hazarS; the butchers tended to
'"nSr"sate in the same districts, as
I'D the jewelers. and the cloth mer-
'uautS. because experience showed
that this was best for business. Pres
'nt-d;ay coming simply utilizes this
-tge-old experience. and applies it losi-
Tally and in orderly fashion.
Fire losses are among the great
l'reEentab!e wastes of America. They
are. increased by jumbling different
Kinds of occupations together and by
vroWding buildings too close to each
other. In American cities business
men usually pay higher insurance
rates than they would ii there were
wider spaces between buildings and ii
business houses We're not mixed with
residences. This is Il constant and
unnecessary tax, and coming reduces
1t.
Ioning also reduces that other tax
the tax paid into the public treas
uries. Public taxes for public i'm
rr"vemsnts are real item to every
home owner and to every owner OF
BUSINESS property. and to the renter.
Too. because he doesn't escape them.
Figures from eight American cities
SHOW an average per capita tax of
nrarly So. The chief items are: Edu-
|'.tion. S1.a"i highways. 81; police.
Ssh; fire. $3.50; health. S1.33.
All of these are affected by ZoniuG.
A large proportion of the country's s
expensive school buildings are of
doubtful value because of the environ
!nent that has developed about them.
Many VIII be scrapped before they are
worn out, simply because of the char
actrr of the neighborhood.
Streets and highways are costing
I.Iorc and more. If Il highway is built
I" serve a miscellany of uses or with
"dt any clear idea of the character of
us district, il is sure to cost more
than it should. Wide and heavy pave
Ilent. suitable tor trucking. costs
!uuch. IL should be built with a view
10 the most pressing needs. Narrow
er and more lightly constructed road
ways are adequate for thinly populat-
ed districts off the main lines of
travel.
Cost of Sewers.
The cost of sewers and water mains
is an item of consequence. In a prop
sriy zoned city it is possible to figure
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-05-25
IN A SOCIAL NEWS
MISS NANCY LEE POLLOCK


Mrs. Mary Taylor and Mrs. J. R.
Deavours entertained with a six o.
clock dinner at the home of Mrs.
Taylor on Monday evening for the
Smyrna members Of the Marietta
graduating class. The large table,
beautifully appointed in every detail,
had in the center a large basket fill
ed with Dorothy Perkins roses. The
guests included Misses Victoria and
Colene Reed, Allene Matthews, Will
ma Martin, Maud Pair, Emaline Ham
by, Mary Sue Pollock, Judith Rice,
Martha QuarIes, Suzette Heath and
Catherine Hunter, of Atlanta.
Mr.. l. c. Gilbert, of Macon, visited
his mother, Mrs. E. A. Gilbert, last
Friday.
The friends of Misses Eva and
Ruth Prina, of Stafford, Arizona, will
regret to learn of the death of their
father in an automobile accident.
Misses Prina attended Lucy Cobb In
stitute, and often visited relatives
here.
Miss Ella Dunlap, of Atlanta, spent
the weekend with Miss Martha
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-05-25

Quarles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Pritchard are
spending the week in Atlanta.
The Smyrna Social Club met last
Saturday afternoon with Miss Leila
Gilbert and Mrs. George Daniel, at
the home of Miss Gilbert.
Mrs. Gid Morris, Jr., was hostess
to the young matron's club Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carson an
nounce the arrival of a fine boy, AL
fred Lamar, on Sunday, May q.
Miss Katherine Moore, of Thomas
ton, was the weekend guest OF Nan
Icy Lee Pollock.
Mr.. Ben Roberts, of Atlanta,spent
Sunday with Miss Katherine Moore
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L,
Pollock.
Mr.. Frank Hasty returned to Muir
ply, n. c., Monday after spending
the weekend with his parents.
Mrs. Hunter Dunn entertained at
her home on Loves street on Tues.
day afternoon in honor of Mrs. J.
Carter Magill, of Macon.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-05-25
WEAK, NERVOUS,
ALL RUNDOWN
Missouri Lady Suffered Until She
Tried Cardui. Says "ResuIt
Was Surprising. Got Along
Fine, Became Normal
and Healthy.

Springfield Mo.-"My back was so
weak could hardly stand up. and
would have bearing-down pains and
was not we'll at any time" saws Mrs
y. V. Williams, wife of a weli-known
farmer on Route 6, this place. 81
Kept getting headaches and having to
go to bed" continues Mrs. Williams
describing the troubles from which
she obtained relief through the use OF
Cardui. MY husband, having heard
OF Cardui, proposed getting it for me
saw after taking some Cardui
that l was improving. The result
was surprising. l felt like a different
person. O-'
Later l suffered from weakness
ana weak back, and felt all rundown
l ola not rest well at night, I was 81
nervous and cross. My husband said
he would get me some Cardui which
he did. 1t strengthened me NV
DOCTOR said | got 'ong fine. was in
good healthy condition. I cannot
say too much for it,"
thousands of women have suffered
as Mrs. Williams describes. until thew
round relief from the use of Cardui
since It has helped so many Won
should not hesitate to try Cardui II
troubled with womanly ailments,
For sale everywhere. Es3
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-05-25

with which to match it, so the whole plan
is delayed.
When the bond issue for good roads,
which the Georgia Good Roads Associa-
ton is championing, is passed, and the
state highway system completed, the noun
tains of north Georgia as we'll as the
plains of central and south Georgia will
become a playground for the thousands
of tourist who would come to this eli
mate the year round, to the mountains
in summer and the southern sections in
the winter, and would enrich our state
with the money they would spend.
The West long ago recognized the value
of permanent ali-the-year- round roads and
of inviting the tourists of the nation to use
them, so that section spent money lavishly
on road construction What is the re-
suit? Thousands and thousands of peo-
pie go West every year, spend millions of
dollars, and, come home singing the praises
OF a country that has been progressive
enough to build good highways.
Georgia can issue bonds in the sum that
can be retired by the automobile license
fees and gasoline tax and build the $500
miles in the state system without extra tax
alton on the people. Would it be worth it
TO the state to have these roads?
This is question the next session of the
Legislature will have to answer, and if they
will free Georgia from her limitations and
permit her to issue bonds to build these
roads, in ten years the state will have de-
veloped beyond our tondest dreams.