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The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
REALTOR BOARDS
PROTECT OWNERS
Aims of Real Estate Groups
Are Disclosed by
Journal.

While the following reasons as
to why property owners should join
the Real Estate Board were promul-
gated by the Buffalo Real Estate
Board. they do not necessarily ap-
ply to Buffalo only" says the Ma
tional Real Estate Journal.
They are applicable to the prop
erty owners in every village. ham,
let and city in the United States
and Canada. where there is an ac-
tive real estate board. which. Ike
the Buffalo board. is putting forth
It's best effort to safeguard present
and prospective property owners in
real estate Ntransactio~, and also
participating actively in lighting
legislation and taxation which is
inimical to real property. In unity
there is strength. and property
owners can only find relief from thu
tax burden by active affiliation with
the real estate boards. who at pres
ent seem to be the only ones who
have accepted the gage Of battle
in an ende4vor to protect real prop
erty against unjust legislative and
tax measures:
Il. Legislative and administrative
officials pay little heed to requests
owners.
80 Public officials know that they
have nothing to fear from the un-
or-snized tsx-pay'n- class.
49, All business interests. trades
and professions are thoroughly or
ranized.
"a. The only organization fighting
the battles of property ownership
locally and In the State and nation
is the real estate board. CNow com
posed Of active realtors. dealers In
real estate).
"5. Your local board is af,liated
with the New York State and the
National Associations of Real Es-
tate Boards. which maintain legis-
letive research bureaus at Albany
and Washington respectively. They
Investigate all legislation affecting
real estate.
IS. Property insurance is just as
important as fire insurance.
'7. You insure the titles to your
real estate. You insure against ac-
cidents. You insure your automo-
bile. You even insure your plate
glass windows.
rs. Membership in' the Buffalo
board carries with IL membership
In the State and national bodies
without additional expense to you.
Through these combined agencies
real estate owners will be enabled
to assert themselves as a unit In
the protection and furtherance Of
their interests.
's. We are supporting a bill to
license real estate brokers', which
will protect the property owner and
the general public from unscrupu-
lous and fraudulent dealers"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
lumber Demand
In u. S. Compels
Prices to Go Up

CHICAGO. May 27.-In its review
of the lumber market. Lumber. the
national lumber paper. says today:
Heavy demand for the structura!
woods in virtually all sections of
the country has been reflected in
sharp advances throughout the
lists in Douglas fir and yellow pine
Buying is very active and buyers
are insistent, showing in many
cases a virtual disregard OF prices.
provided deliveries can be assured.
Reports from all sOftwood pro-
ducing sections emphasize the
shortage, of stocks in items in
greatest demand and the further
upward movement of prices seems
certain.
"A disposition on the part of
manufacturers to avoid extreme ad-
vances and to guard against devel-
opment of a runaway market Is re-
ported from the West and the
South. but there have been greater
advances this week than in any
similar period since the activity
began and speculative buying Is
again considerably in evidence.
The upward trend of the seven
important softwoods is clearly
shown in the movement of Lum-
ber's softwood price index, the in
crease in that index during the last
month being 10 per cent. OF this
advance nearly half Is accounted
for this week. an increase of AZ
per cent over last week being
shown.
The hardwoods continue to show
betterment. The common grades OF
oak are in excellent demand be-
cause of heavy purchases by oak
flooring manufacturers. most OF
whom are heavily oversold and are
producing under high pressure.
Elm. poplar and chestnut are other
southern woods in good demand
and virtually all of the Northern
species are moving more freely.
with prices stronger"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
ASTOR LOTS LISTED
FOR AUCTION BLOCK
First Property in History
OF Family Ever to
Be Sold.

For the first time in the history
of the Astor family. vacant lots in
the City of New York belonging to
direct descendant of John Jacob
Astor. are to be sold at public auc-
tion. about the middle of June. at
the Hotel Astor. The property has
been ordered sold by the executors
of the estate of the late william
Waldorf Astor. who was the first
Niscount Astor. The sale will be
conducted by Joseph p. Day and j.
Clarence Davies, agents and auc-
tioneers.
The property consists of some
thing less than 1000 lots in the
i;ronX. between the Westchester
avenae subway. the New York.
Westchester and Boston Railroad.
and the Bronx subway. at the lSOth
and Bronx Park stations. the Bronx
River Parkway and East l77th
street. just north of the congested
Hunts Point section of the East
Bronx.
John Jacob Astor first landed in
New York a poor boy in 1888. In
sixteen years he had amasSed a
fortune Of s250.000. and in 1850 was
reputed to be the only millionaire
In America. At his death in 1S4S
the value of the Astor real estate
was estimated to be about s2O.0O,,,
600. When his son. Will am Il
Astor died. in 1876. the Astor real
estate was estimated to he worth
sl00.0O0.o00. No one today know.
what the actual value Of the Astor
realty may be. as at present it -
divided among the many and vari-
Gus branches of the family.
The late Lord Astor was born in
lS47. son of John Jacob Astor. 3d.
Not only did he make his mark In
law, literature. politics. DIP omacy.
archaeology and journalism: Ne
served in the New York State leg
islature and was United States Min
lister to Italy. Ii was ne who built
the Waldorf and Netherlands hotels,
together with large number of
store and loft buildings. private
dwellings. office buildings, etc, in
the City of New York. He died in
England in 1919.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
BUILDING GUILDS
SHOW EXPANSION
Rules of English Unions
Differ With Those
In u. s.
(CD Harris & Ewing

The role being played by the
union labor building guilds in the
work of supplying the people of
England with houses is summar-
lied as follows in the annual report
of the National Gilds League. print
ed in the Guild Socialist on March
%:
I'm l92O-21 building guilds were
in many other parts of the country.
based directly on the local organi-
zations of the National Federation
of Building Trades Operatives and
the trade unions concerned in the
industry. This year we can reco'
the successful consolidation of more
than $50 local building guild organ
izations into single national
guild. which has already upward of
2.500.00O worth of work in hand.
The growth of the building guild
movement during the past year has
been astonishing, and ii would have
been more astonishing still but for
the obstacles placed by the ministry
of health in the way Of its free de-
velopment. II all the contracts ac-
tually accepted by local authorities
had been sanctioned by the minis
try the volume of guild work would
already have been double what il is
today.
Up to the present the great bulk
of the work done has been work on
public housing schemes. but con-
tracts have also been executed for
trade unions. cooperative societies
and private persons. ard the under
taking of private work on a large
scale is the most recent phase of
building guild development. The
quality of the work done has been
universally praised the only COM
plant being that il is too good for
work ng class houses The econ
omv to the public from the employ
ment Of the guild is also undoubted.
and II has been shown. so far as
the limited period for which the
guild has been IN operation allows,
that mon will respond with better
work to the stimulus of knowing
that the work is worth doing and
that the responsibility for it rests
directly upon them.
Al present the most pfeSSlnG
need Of the building guild Is capi-
tai for development II the guild is
to eXpand ii must purchase plpnt
and CONTINENT on n large scale and
be prepared to undertake any kind
Of construction or repair work in
any part of the country. The guild
appeal for loan of fl5O.0 is be-
fore the public. and the National
Federation of Building Trades Oper-
"tives has shown its belief in the
guild method nv calling uron its
affiliated societies to provide the
amount required.
"a basic prinCinle Of the guild
system has always been that all
'"rild workers rnuet receive CON
t'nuous nav and not he D'n"ed Mt
the mercv NJ had weather. sickness
or temporary SUSPENSION OF work"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
New Yc~k Gains.
New Pocord in
Building Works

Greater New York will he sup-
piled with an adequate quota of
buildings in short time IL labor
VIII stay reasonable and those who
control prices of building materials
10 not advance prices to such a
poirt that builders will be COM
pelled to shut down.
This Is shown conclusivelv in the
fact that nearly s79000.OO0 worth
OF building construction. principal
ly housing. was placed under con-
tract during Ar-il. This total. ac-
"ording to the - w. Dodge Com
many. IL 81 per cent greater than
the total Of contracts let in March.
which was nearly three times as
large aa the figure for April. 1921.
The tpril record was made up OF
ss7.es5.so0 for residential buildings
St.t0e. 100 for public works and
utilities. s1164s.000 for business
buildings and a.s7t.oo0 for educa-
tionaI buildings.
The records show that during the
Nrst four months Of this year struc-'
turai propositions placed under con-
tract amounted To soi1.+07.200.
THIS sum represents n 7no per cent
ircreate over tho building work
contracted for during the nrst
quarter Of 1891.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
FIRE REGULATIONS
UNDERGOING HUGE
CHANGES in CITIES
o.
Loss During 1916 to 1920
Equals Cost of 334, 900
Houses.
DISCOVERS CAUSES
Find One Fault to Be Lack
OF Efficient Roofing
Materials.

During The Ave years 1916 to 1920
Americans have been burning up
property at the rate Of s33A544.S35
a year. according to the National
Board OF Fire Underwriters which
has been making a study Of more
than 100000 fires occurring within
that time. The total loss for the
period Of s1,s72.722.s77 would. ac-
cording to engineering authorities,
Re sufficient to build $4,000 dwell
ings at $4,000 each-enough housing
to care for 100000 persons. This
Is equivalent to the combined pop
ulation of Connecticut. Nevada and
Wyoming.
The figures show that the value
OF property destroyed by nres COM
municated through the roof was
s223,0oo.o0o. Study Of these and
similar figures are leading to dras-
tic changes in fire regulations in
many cities of the country. Roof
hres are among those considered
easily preventable and steps are
being taken with that end In view.
Fire department records in many
cities show that about 40 per cent
Of all conflsgrations have resulted
from sparks and flaming embers
carried by high winds to the roofs
of nearby buildings. 1t is declared
that II proper care had been exer-
Cised and fre-resistant roofing ma
terials used when these buildings
were erected most of the losses
would have been averted.
In the early part Of last year the
citizens of Indianapolis. Ind. began
a campaign of fire prevention. Be-
fore the campaign was launched
city officials Joined with represen-
.tatives Of the indianapolis Chamber
Of Commerce in gathering informa-
tion. A fire prevention campaign
had been conducted in Cincinnati.
Ohio. where II was found there had
been 1.s72 fires during 1920. In
dianapolis had suffered 3.465 con-
fagrations the same year. notwith-
standing that the Hoosier capital
was then only half as large as Gin
cinnati and had approximately only
one-half her property valuation.
Cincinnati had only fifty-six roof
fires that year. while Indianapolis
had l.4OO. The net result Of the
Indianapolis campaign for nre-safe
roofs was a reduction in 1921 of
s55O.0OO in losses and $50 in the
number Of fires. OF 1.l99 fires in
Indianapolis reported by Fire Chief
o'Brien Of that city in 1922. $50
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
REMOVES Limit
ON MEMBERSHIP
New York Real Estate Board
Now Has 400
Members.

The Real Estate Board of New
York has voted to remove the
limit placed on the number of
active members. Last fall the con-
stitution was amended to allow $50
active members. This was the
third amendment of this nature
made in the constitution since
1913. when the board had 1876 ac-
tives. Since last fall there has
been waiting list sufficient to
swell the active roster of the or
ganization to 400.
At the members monthly meet
Ing last week the subject of ad-
mitting new members was brought
up. The general opinion was that
this should be done without delay,
that the organization was for real
estate men and no limit should be
placed on its membership. A vote
was taken and the result was the
amending of the boards oonstitu-
tiOn to read:
ANY citizen of the United States
professionally engaged in the bust
ness of real estate as broker,
mortgage loan broker, agent. man.
ager or appraiser, whose main Of
nee is In any borough OF the city
OF New York, either in his own
name Or as a member of a firm or
officer of a company or corporation
shall be eligible for active mem
hership. Applicants shall be re-
ferred for action to the board of
governors in the order of their ap-
proval by the admissions commit
tee and II elected. shall be elected
in that order except the hoard of
governors shall determine other
wise"
This means that any one who is
professionally a real estater Is en-
titled to active membership in the
board.
1t was also voted at the meeting
to increase the annual dues for
membership in the active class
from SIS to 500.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Metal Experts
Start Building
Service Bureau

The Copper and Brass Research
Association announces the opening Of
its building service department for the
purpose Of supplying information to
architects. contractors and the public
1t is conservatively estimated that
the amount of money spent by home
owners in this country annually on
repairs and renewals to its approxi-
mately 21.000.o0o residence buildings
is sufficient to provide the carrying
charges on 100000 residence build
ings bsting $4,000 each.s
To assist in the abatement of this
tremendous annual waste the Copper
and Brass Research Association will
issue a series Of publications for home
builders. The first Of the series has
lust been published under the title
How to Build q Better Home" The
book contains twenty drawings in
which the different parts of q house
are detailed and named. the purpose
being to enable prospective builders
to discuss plans for building with the
architect and contractor in correct
building Technology.
Other publications to follow will
cover exhaustively the subject Of
roofing and sheet metal work, plumb
ing and hardware.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
ANNUAL REALTY FIRE LOSS, $334,544,535

were still directly chargeable to In
iammable roofing. New York City
and Chicago were the only cities
leading Indianapolis In the humber
of fires.
In the year 1871" says Fire
Chief O'Brien, Indianapolis had a
ire loss Of somewhat over 100000
and a total OF less than 1.7oo nre
alarms. This FIRE loss increased by
leaps and bounds year after year.
until we reached a loss Of more
than s1.soo.ooo In 1890. with a
grand total of s.4ss fires" The in
crease In nres. he says. necessitated
the constant enlargement OF the
FIRE department until the cost of
maintenance reached s1.000,000 a
year. An ordinance has been intro
duced in the Indianapolis city coun-
ell providing for the elimination of
all wooden shingle roofs within
eight years.
Fire-resistant shingles are usual
bash. Ind. show that of thirty fires
In that city from January 1 to
March l, this year. twenty-five
were due to wooden shingle roofs.
As In Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
many old shingle roofs in Wabash
are being covered or replaced with
asphalt roofing.
Fire resistant shingles are usual
ly manufactured of rag felt. thor
oughly saturated with asphalt.
On top of this is placed a heavy
coating OF harder asphalt which
thoroughly waterproofs the shingle
and into which Is rolled mineral
matter, such as crushed slate or
feldspar. rcolored green. gray, red
or brown as desired. This roofing
is much less inflammable than the
wooden shingle and its use Is now
permitted in restricted districts In
which wooden shingles are prohib-
tied by the fire regulations.
Asphalt shingles are extremely
nre resistant and "noncombustible
and take the same rate Of insur-
ance as slate. metal and tile. Slate
weighs from $50 to 500 pounds per
100 square feet while tile weighs
between $50 and 1900 pounds. The
asphalt shingles average 22O
pounds per 100 square feet, or about
the same as wooden shingles. Pre-
pared roofing in rolls varies frsm
thirty-hve to 100 pounds. Asphalt
shingles wear for ten to fifteen
years.
OF the cities and towns in this
country now requiring hre-resist-
ing roofing within their fire limits
practically all sections of the coun-
try are represented. Among them
are Birmingham, Ala. jacksonville.
Fla: New Orleans. La; Hoboken.
n. j.: Paterson. n. j.; Perth Am
boy. n. j.; Allentown. Pa: Trenton.
y. j.: Reading, Pa; Easton, Pa:
Paris. Tex: Montgomery, Ala;
Tampa, Fla: Newark, n. j.; Jersey
City. n. j.; Cambridge. Mass; Law
renee. Mass; Chelsea, Mass; Fall
River. Mass; Somerville. Mass:
Salem, Mass; Lynn. Mass; Will
mington. Del; Columbus. Ga: Au-
gusta. Ga: Savannah. Ga; Charles
ton. S. c.: Newton. Mass; FL Paso.
Tex: Lexington. Mass: Norfolk,
Va. and Portsmouth. Va.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
INVESTORS DELAY
BUILDINGS BECAUSE
OF LABOR TROUBLE
New York City Construc.
ton Projects Only 60
Per Cent Manned.

Speculative building. which in
cludes the major portion OF the
housing construction now in prog
ress. is suffering because Of the
building labor crisis. and although
the brick shortage is a large factor
in the builders difficulties. IL is
evident that were brick obtainable
in large quantities. the shortage Of
bricklsyers would hold back con-
struction programs.
throughout New York City and
ITS onvirona. construction projects
ARE bare,y so per cent manned with
bricklayers. In a large number Of
instances, where ten to twenty five
men are normally employed. but
three TO ten are actually al work.
"Snowballing" strikes continue in
Queens. and the cost OF construction
in that borough has advanced 20
per cent. while practically every
type of building is being DELAYED
in the Bronx and Brooklyn. With
public school construction suffering
greatly on account Of the Condi
tions.
In New Jersey. according 10
survey by the Record and Guide.
the same situation Is prevalent
New2rk. Hudson county ana Tren-
ton being retarded in their build
ing program by the shortage Of
bricklayers and plasterers. owing 20
strikes pending wage adjustments.
Elizabeth has stopped work on
number of important projects as a
result Of a plumbers strike. follow
ing which other trades have been
affected. II is reported that about
fifty union lathers. carpenters and
electricians were taken OF their
jobs and non-union men installed
by members Of the Master Plumb
ers' Association As plumbing con-
tractors are bringing in non-union
workers. IL is expected that SYM
pathetic strikes may occur causing
further delay to residential and
commercial construction in Eliza
beth. Eoselle and Elmora.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
PRODUCE MARKETS
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. May ,7.-Eve poui-
try-spring chickens. pound. 5oa55c;
mediums, 45a5oc: small and white
ieghorns 35a4sc; young winters.
4oa45c; old hens. 2sa3o: small and
white leghorns. 16a2s: old roosters.
lsc: dtcks. 2oa22; small and poor.
i6a1sc: pigeons. pair. s5af0c.
Eggs-Loss on. native and nearby
firsts. dozen. 25ha24c: Southern.
22a23c.
Butter-creamery. fancy. pound.
3sc; prints. I1a42c; nearby cream
cry. 35a37c; ladies. 2ea2sc; rolls.
23a25c: store-packed- 25a2s hc: dairy
prints. 2sa25c; process butter. 27a
2Ac.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28

BALTIMORE. May 27.-wheat--
No. l red winter. spot. no quotation
No. . red winter. spot, sl.36Ls: No.
red winter. garlicky. sl.35i..
Corn-Cob corp. old, yellow. s3.5os
$50 barrel: contract corn. spot.
6eizc: No. corn. spot. 6sc: track
corn. yellow. No. domestic. better.
72c.
Oats-white No. 2. 4si7c asked
per bushel: No. 3. 4sc asked.
Rye-Nearby. 90cas1.o5 per bushel;
No. Western. spot. sl.l3.
Hay-Receipts. ll6 tons; good
hay. sIS.Ooa220O.
Straw-No. l tangled rye. $3.50;
No. wheat s11.00: No. l oat. NOM
inal. l.00all.50.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO. May 81. - Cattle -
Prime steers, ss.50as.35: choice
steers. sT.5oas.6o: feeding steers.
ss.Bea77s; heifers., ssas-4o; year
lings. fair to choice, s7as.5o: plain
to choice steers. s5as.75; plain TO
choice cows, s4.5oa7: Gamers. s3.oo
a3.75.
Hogs Choice light butchers.
sie.soa1i: mediumweight butchers.
SO. 70a1o.e5: fair to fancy light.
sl0.25a11; heavy butchers Slo-2oa
1885; heavy packing. ss.15alo.2o:
rough packing. ss.3oas.75; pigs. ssa
$50.
sheep-Good to choice lambs. Nl
a13.T5; spring lambs. sl3al5.75:
yearlings. s9a1050: wethers. s6g
SIS; ewes. s4.00a7.25.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.


Live Poultry-spring chickens. IN
10 lbs, b5a60c: spring chickens.
smaller. 5oa55c: chickens. winter. zoe;
Leghorns. chicken springers. 4oa45c:
hens. large. over s lbs. &c: hens.
small. 27c: roosters. 16atsc; ducks.
young. lbs. each. 20c: ducks. old.
young. lbs. and over. 45a50c; tur-
Dressed Poultry Hens. 2sa30c;
roosters. 1sa1sc; hen turkeys. goa
32c; toms, 25a27c; spring chickens.
1 " lbs up. 53a55c; market steady.
Livestock - Calves. choice. l0hc;
calves. undergrades. SAFE; lambs. top
spring. 15a16c; nndergrades. 5a6c;
sheep, tops. safe; market steady.
Hides-Salted hides. sha7c: green
salted hides. bull, &c: caifskins, Sc:
horsehides. each. S1a1.50; wool. free
OF burrs. soc; wool, bury. l5c.
Butter-Fresh stock, 20c; beeswax.
S2c: tallow. &c: walnut kernels. dry
and clean. 4oc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
tConpiIed by the U. 8. Bureau Of
Markets and Crop Estimates.)
Sales from Wholesalers Direct "a
Retailers.
Cabage-Vfrginia, crates, pointed
type, $l.5oa200.
Onions = Texas. standard crates
Crystal White Wax. commercial
pack. mixed. Nos. l and 2. s2.0os
2.50
Peaches-Georgia. skies. Mayfiow-
ers. $3.50a4.0O. North Carolina,
skies. quality and condition fair,
many small. hard. Sz.50a3.Oo.
Strawberry-North Carolina, 3z-ai
crates, various varieties. wide
range quality and condition. best
s5.ooa6.0o: poorer. s3.0Oa4.O0. Home
crowns, 32-Qt crates. various varie-
ties. best. $S.00as.O0: poorer. s5.50s
700.
Watermelons-Flor Tom Wat.
sons, 26a2s lbs, average, 75a9oc; 81
- lb average, mostly around soc.
Sweet Potatoes-Georgia. 5-pecl
crates. Porto Ricans. kiln dried
s125a1.5o.
White Potatoes-Old stock. New
York. 15o-lb sacks. round whites
No. /, s3o0s3.25 per sack: New stock
South Carolina. cloth top slat bar
rels. $5.5Oas.00: few s6.25 per bbl.
Grapefruit-Flofda, boxes. 500
OranCes-Florida. boxes. $500
California. boxes. s5.00as.00.
Tomatoes Florida. basket
crates. ripes and turning. wrapped
supplies of good stock light. wide
range quality and condition. many
overripe. wasty. fancy count best,
sI5oa5.oO poorer. s3.OOa4.0O: choice
count. best. s3.25a3.5o; poorer. $500
a3oe.
String Beans-South Carolina,
hampers, wide range quality and
condition. best sl.50al.75: poorer.
Sl.0oal.25: some ordinary condition,
25a75c
Cucumbers South Carolina.
hampers. s2.O0a2. so: poorer. sl.Uo.
Peppers-Florida, crates. wic.
range condition. sl.5oa25o.
Egg Plsnt-Florida. crates. 5000
a3.0o.
Peas-North Carolina. hampers
best. s3.O0a3.5o: poorer. s2.ooa2.50:
ordinary. $l.00al.5O. Nirginias. ham
pers. best. s3.0oa3.5O: poorer, $500
a2.So: some ordinary condition low
as soc.
Blackberry-North Carolina. scot
crates. 25a30c per qt.
Sales To a. m.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Boudoir Lamps Popular.

Softly shaded electric lamps in
quantity stained glass nodded in
odd shapes and mounted upon
wrought brass and bronze bases.
with a pocket in the shade into
which perfumes may be poured to
evaporate slowly under the heat of
the electric globe. are distinct now
elites for the boudoir. which are
becoming popular.