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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
COLLEGE ACCEPTS NEW MUNGER GIFT
Widow Of Late Capitalist Gives S25,000 Request
 To Building Fund

Formal acceptance of a s25. 900 Kifa from Mrs. Mary C, Munger, widow of R. s, Munger. to aid the building fund. was announced Saturday by ths executive committee of the board on trustees of the Birming ingham-Southern college. This present is designated from the s100,)90 beQuest of the lata MT. Munger 70 rthe benefit of tha churches. schools. etc. according to the committee's statement.
 Additional funds from this beques6 q already have been designated for the enlargement of Munger bowl, to and otherwise beautifv the athletics field of nghamSouthern col -s lege. According to the statement, i'd is hoped to complete these improve ~ ments shortly after Christmas, in. ample time for the holding of spring g' track and field meets. Upon it's com - pletion. it is expected that the Nun -s ger field will be as fine and completS S, in every particular as any colleges athlete field n the south, or even in, the whole country the statement de- clares.
 The statement goes on:
 The trustees received a letter. from Mrs. Munger, authorizing ths s100.0OO gift made to the college iu June, 1921, by her and the late R. z. Munger to be allocated to the en- dowment funds of the college. mi formally approving this request, ths' trustees voted to apply S50.000 to thsI endowment of the Mory c. MunEeri department of English. and $50, ,0Oa| to the endowment of the R. s. Mun-; ger department of physical educa -I tfOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
TEN BUNGALOWS TO BE. BUILT ON SOUTHSIDE.
Block Purchased From Lennox
 Realty Company For $20,OO0

Ten new modern six-room bunga- lows will be built immediately ont Twelfth avenue, south. between St. Charles and Cullom streets, accord ing to an announcement Saturday by Chichester & Co.,, realtors who pur- chased the block owned by the Lem noX Realty company at a purchase price which was understood to have been approximately s20,000.
 Speaking in regard to the plans oe the company In erecting the new bungalows, J. D. Chichester stated they had made a careful study of conditions and have finally come to the conclusion that the moderate priced bungalow Is now the choice of purchasers and that the demand for west of Twentieth street locations, especially in the Glen Iris section, is greatest.
 He stated the property which the company has just purchased is cinity of the new school building. two blocks from three car lines, stores within two blocks. besides churches of every denomination. Building in volume. MT, Chichester said, as we have in the past, we make all purchases of materials in carlots, which effect a saving Of 20 per cent over the average builder. The company uses the best ma- terials obtainable and have estab- lished the name of building the best houses possible. We have our own architect and all building 1 sdone un- de- his supervision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Proposed Court House Site
 10 Cost About s Per Square Foot

not be used as site for a federal or municipal building. Nothing was said. in the deed at least, about what disposition should be made of the property in case, as at present, it should cease to be used as a court house. The deed was made out to the
 board of county commissioners as representatives of Jefferson county and states that they and their sue cessors in office shall have unlimited power to use or dispose of the prop erty whenever and under such condl-
 ttons as they wish.
 It seems to have been the usual
 thing at that time for owners of prop
 erty to give 1t to the county for pub lie buildings of various kinds. Ac-
 cording to Volume l of the records of
 deeds of Jefferson county, the Con
 necticut Asylum for the Education
 and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb persons, in 1921, received 1 cent from Ruebin Reed, William Quin, John Adams. John Cochran and William Prude, commissioners of the newly created Jefferson county. for slightly
 over eight acres of land, which the society specified should be used only for the county court house and jail at Elyton, the first that the county could boast of. A second deed, filed on the same date, granted an addi- tional 1884 acres for the same pur- pOse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
HOME PROPERTY |S CAUSING INTEREST
Care Should Be Taken In &c., lection Of Home, Says
 Claude H. Estes

There are many different kinds of real estate such as business, semi business and manufacturing" said Claude H. Estes of the Estes Real Estate and Insurance company, "but there is no doubt, however, that the kind most people are interested in at the present time in home proprety The majority of the people being neither rich nor poor, 1t Is the med ium priced home property that is most interesting. When this class of property is spoken at 1t applies to house and lot complete which sells fro from s4,o00 to $7,00o."
 Mir. Estes stated that in selecting lot on which the home is to be sidered and care taken. The first decision must be in what part of the city the builder wishes to live in, determined by the neighborhood, car service, schools, and roads leading to the city The lot should be large and Estes pointed out, and should be equipped with city Improvements. and convenient to the car lines. fire de- partment. While stores are neces- sities, 1t is not desirable to have them located on the same block, they SIlOulu DO All Oooy A~oSiA SN e'N property.
 A careful investigation into the people living in the same block should be made, MT. Estes said, for they are to be your future neighbors, and if care is taken your best friends.
 The medium priced nome now. with costs of construction as they are, can be pretty, substantial, comfortable and attractive throughout. tI should have from six to seven large rooms, with face brick foundation and good roof Arco1a hot water heat is the ideal system for the medium priced home, it should have hardwood floors tile bath, attractive plumbing and lighting fixtures and biult-in fea lures. The painting is important as Is also the outside design.
 Everything mentioned above, both as to lot and house. can be had in what are known as the medium priced home sections. There Is no doubt but that. with prices and terms for buy ing as they are at present. now is the time to secure your home. There are no business reasons for renting and there is no happiness like that of owning your own home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
APPRAISER MUST kNOW CONDITIONS
Real Estate Subject To Less
 Punctuation As To Value i
 Than Any Commodity ]

"It is trite to say that real estate is subject to less fluctuation as td value than any other commodity, said Jerome Tucker of the Jeromd Tucker Real Estate Agency, and i'd is because of this that loans mads on the security of real estate ard usually for a much longer period oe time than upon any other commod% ity.
 More experience and knowledg@ are required in appraisiug real esq tate than In any other lines of hu% man endeavor. Personal property fluctuates from day today, but it's market value is more readily ascer5 tained. However, an appraisal ia nothing more or less than an opinioH of the value of the property in ques@ ton, Its value is entirely dependenu upon the correctness of the oplnioR of the appraiser and hence the sound judgment of the appraiser is depend- ent upon his training and experis ence,"
 Mir. Tucker pointed out that som 9 of the methods of appraising may be- included as follows: Factors of value. long and short (depth) rules, unit values, corner lot rules, types Of im- cence or economic depreciation. The value of the entire property he stated, that Is. land and improve ments, will take into consideration physical value, market value, capital ized income and analysis of sales and rentals.
 The intelligent appraiser. Mir. Tucker said, must therefore take into | consideration recent sales, togetheP with those of more distant date, CO., ordinating the two in such fashion as will indicate if the increase or de- crease in sales value shows the true tendency of the land values, or is due to temporary and removable clauses. | The appraiser must be able to cor- rectly deduce present values from all 1 other factors indicated above and in | giving advice as to the desirability 1 of the property either for purchase
 or as security for loans must arrive
 at his conclusions with due delibera-
 tion. The appraiser, MT. Tucker ex- plained, must not only keep abreast
 of all developments. sale. contem-
 plated improvements, municipal reg-
 ulations, but he should have experi- | ence in actual selling, so that he may | intelligently appraise the comments | of prospective purchasers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

Jefferson county Is getting land for its new court house site in 1923 for practically the same price per square foot that it paid about 95 years ago for the small part 1t had to buy to form the present site.
 Deeds have already been filed in the probate office for seven of the eight pieces of property needed, the total cost of which amounts to s161, 900. The remaining piece belongs to Maj F. M. Tuthwiler, who has declined the price of s90.000 fixed by a special commission appointed by Probate Judge J. P. Stiles, It is impossible to estimate yet what price the board of revenue will finally decide to pay for it. But allowing $94,000 for this site, it may be seen that the total value of the property will amount to s275,- 900. The site is approximately l50 91,500 square feet. This puts the cost of the new property at approxi- mately $3 square foot.
 The total cost of $275,000 Is consid- erably higher than the cost of the present site, even if all of 1t had been purchased at the same rate as the county paid for strip to fill out the DOCK when the present court mousse was built. but the er-square- foot price is lower. Three-fourths of the site was given to the county without charge by the Elyton Land company in 1887. but the remaining plot, 90 by 300 feet, was purchased from the f4t. Rev. Jeremiah O'Sullivan. bishop of the diocese of Mobile. acting as the agent of the Catholic church. to which the property then belonged, for approximately s50.0o0. or s3.SS a square foot.
 o O O
 Restriction Placed.
 In granting their part of the prop erty to the county, the Elyton Land company placed only one restriction to their offer. namely, that the part not used for the county court house should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
F|F HI AVE WHITE WAY IS ASSURED
Enough Subscribers Have Been Secured For CompIe-
 ton Of Lighting Plans

Enough subscribers have been ob- tained for the completion of plans for lighting Fifth avenue from the Terminal station to the post office, according to statement Friday aft ernoon by S. E. Garrett of the Butler Garrett Real Estate and Insurance company.
 Artistic light posts will line both sides of the avenue, making Fifth avenue one of the most attractive streets in the city. It will not only add to the avenue. but will insure a proper introduction to the visitor who comes to Birmingham, arriving at the Terminal station.
 Another forward step" said MT. Garrett, Ifs the creation of a park board by the last legislature. This board will be of great aid for the development of the parks in and around the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
ONE OF THE NEWEST HOMES TO BE COMPLETED in the

 Forest Park section by the Smith Shuz Realty company The home is located in the b-dvson the intersection of Caon and of the Dutch Colonial design which finding much favor by builders for its beauty and permanence Seven with sleeping porch. baths and other embraced this modern type of home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
ACTIVE REALTORS

There are 65 members of the Bir- minRhnu Real Estate Board. accord ing to the latest figures compiled by Sam c. Starke, executive secretary of the board. Out of this number there are 36 members of the multiple among the real estate dealers during June of 1928. The members of the board are:
 "A. A. Adams & Go.
 'Adams Realty and Construction company.
 Aiabama Home Building and Loan association.
 sBarker. Henderson and Marks Real Estate and Insurance company. Walter E. Barnes.
 J. H. Berry Realty company.
 Bethea Real Estate and Insurance company. George Bilbe.
 Birmingham Realty company.
 Burger Kennedy Realty and 1n- surance company.
 .Butler-Garrett Real Estate and h. surance company.
 P. E. Cheek Real Estate and In surance company
 Ben Cheeseman. chichester & Go.
 .Clark- Gregory Blake Agency, Inc. sSmith-Cullom Real Estate and In surance company. A R. Dearborn & Co. Phil Dorn. U. B. Dryer.
 .Ellio it. Whilden Realty company. Enslen Realty and Insurance com pany. company.
 L. E. Ford Co. +Frey-Ellis Realty company.
 "A. A. Gambill Realty company. .Garland- Franklin Real Es- tate company.
 James A. Going.
 T. Winston Hale.
 R F Harvey and company.
 .Hazzard- Clark Mortgage company +Heineke- -Schuster Real Estate and Insurance company.
 enley-Spurgeon Realty company. Houseal-S -Simons Agency, Inc.
 Jemison & Go.
 .Kendrick -Chambliss Realty com pany.
 .King Land Improvement company. Lander Realty company
 sW. NJ. Leary Go.
 w. B. Leedy Real Estate ana ln- surance company.
 Levert George Realty company. .Lide Land company. incorporated George o. Mabry.
 sMacke Real Estate and Insurance company.
 D. E. Manasco.
 sR F. Manly & Go.
 Messer Johnson Realty company. Meyer & Engel.
 sMolton Realty company.
 Montgomery Real Estate and In surance company.
 'Moseley, Henderson & Davis Realty company.
 *McConnel- -White-Terry Realty and Insurance company.
 Robert E. Mccoy & Go.
 sE. R. McDavid. Jr., & Co.
 .Nelson Real Estate and Invest ment company.
 oliver Sh carer -Roebuck Realty com pany.
 sLouie Reese & Go.
 sSmith h-Throckmorton-S Schultz Real ty company.
 Stillman Realty company.
 sS. E. Thompson.
 Trustees System.
 sJerome Fuckers Real Estate Agency.
 w. A. Watts.
 'Whitaker-Hill Insurance and Real ty company.
 'J. l.. 1ancey Real Estate and In- surance company.
 '-Members of the Multiple Listing System.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

books. In cooperation with the Y. M. c. A. this board has done its part in the establishment of class for the study of real estate in which no small interest Is manifested. The year of 1923 las been marked by the large amount of appraising that has been done. This is a growing fea- ture of the boards work that should come to. be mere fully understood and appreciated by all of the citizens of the city and especially those who occupy fiduciary position in regard to real property and stand in need of an appraisal under seal The boards appraisals are signed by the appraisers, the president, and the eX- ecutive secretary and are stamped with the official seal of the organi- zation. In time these appraisals copies being filed in the cffice of the board. should prove a valuable store of information.
 So greatly has the appraisal work grown that the present appraisal committee has during the year ap- praised more property perhaps than was ever appraised during any year of the boards life.
 A new and enthusiastic depart ment has been inaugurated known as the sales division, which at it's WeGhly HSClll6S QiSCuSS LHe pTOD lems peculiar to the business of the man selling real estate. This has become one of the more efficient, practical and constructive activities under the patronage of the general board and goes far to cement the board into 8 closer unity, which at the same time, it trains the young salesman and tends to establish a comity among all salesmen.
 In June of the present year the new multiple listing system was started very largely due to the ef- forts of Jim Drake, H, H. Himrod and others. This system is really ethics and cooperation in practice, serving at the same time the real interest of the property owners. The system was originated in Toledo, O., about 1912. Since that time the growth and development of the sys- tenn has been tremendous, and is now operating in more than 150 cities, practically all of the boards being affiliated with the National Real Es- tate association using the system.
 Mobile was the first city in Ala bama to install the> system, with Bir- mingham close second. The move- ment toward putting the system in operation in Birmingham was started by w. E. Herren, field secretary of the national association. He pointed out the advantages of the system to the owner, the buyer and the realtor in such a forceful manner that a. committee was appointed to draw up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
HOMES IN GROVE PARK RAPIDLY INCREASING

English colonial and California style homes are finding much favor in Grove Park, according to A. F, Sloss of the Shepherds -Sloss Realty compa- ny, and since the company first be- gan development in July, more than 20 homes have been constructed by this company in this rapidly growing section. Many of the latest modern types have also been built in the division, MT. Sloss stated.
 Our wholesale buying power. with an architect on the job enables a home buyer to relize his dream home al the possible lowest cost" Mir. Sloss said. "Our purchase plan allows any thrifty person to get what everyone who is fair to himself and the com munity should have. a home"
 We intend to make Grove Park one of the leading home communities in the city, and judging from the way in which prospective home own CTS are buying, we should have little trouble in increasing the numbers of home in this beautiful subdivision to 100 at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
COLONIAL AND ENGLISH
 HOMES FINDING FAVOR
Hollow Tile And Brick Veneer Be-
 ing Used Extensiyily

Dutch colonial and English two- story type houses are finding much favor in Birmingham. and especially in the Forest Park section, accord ing to Mark Hodo. sales manager of t he Smith ThrockmortL Schultz Realty company.
 The public is beginning to appre- ciate a well designed and constructed home, both from beauty standpoint and for lasting qualities, he stated. Hollow tile and brick veneer con- struction is being used extensively throughout the city, with slate and tile roofs which give permanence to the construction.
 Another feature of the Forest Park section is that every home stands out to an advantage because 1t Is in keeping architecturally, and as regard to the cost, no two homes are being built that are anyways similar Mir. Hodo said, and Bir- mingham Is to be congratulated upon the large number of high class homes new under construction"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

rules and regulations to place the system in operation.
 About June 10, 1923, the multiple listing was started, with about 10 firms enrolling as members, Since that time the membership has grown and now comprises SC real estate firms in the city. The operation of the system is simple. An owner lists his property exclusively with one member of the system. This listing is at once sent to all other members on the list. The owner gets better service on the sale of his property, because the firm with. which the property is listed can afford to ad- vertise and show the property, to- gether with showing 1t to prospective buyers, and other members of the system cooperate with the listing office on the sale of the property.
 The buyer gets better service when purchasing through a member of the system because larger selection is offered him from which he can pick the home he wants at better ad- vantage, and the realtor benefits by being able to render a greater serv- ice to both the buyer and the seller.
 During the past summer the Bir- mingham board lost a very efficient executive secretary in O. H. Horton, who resigned after more than two the real estate business with one of the real estate business with one of the leading firms of the city.
 Work of refitting the new offices of the board located at 116h !Twenty-first street, north. has been rapidly advancing and S. c. Starke executive secretary, stated. when completed, the Birmingham board will have the most complete tffice in the entire south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

Among unusual occupations listed in the London directory are cocktail shaker manufacturers, 'hotel-kesp- ing instructors" and "preseryers of ferns and flowers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

A folding clothes drier that occu- pies little space, uses gas for heat and an electric fan for ventilation. and is expected to be popular In homes during the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Realty Transfers

c. L. Poston to Kate B. Blacklock lots 10 to IA, inclusive, In block IS according to the Woodlawn Realty company's fourth addition to Wood lawn. in probate office. for $6,S00.
 F. l.. Brownie to T. B. Waldrop, parts of lots and in blocks 655, ac- cording to plan and survey by the Elyton Land company. for $S, ,000.
 F. R. Schening to E. B. Sims, Sr part of section l, township IT, range ?, west, for $3,500.
 William H. Coleman to O. G. Jones lot 50 feet by 120 feet at Allen street and Sixteenth avenue, for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
BYRON FEARED OBESITY

HIstorians lind much to support the idea that Byron was in great fear of obesity. Enjoying the short sea- son of fame that was his, he stu diously refrained from eating heavy meals for long periods, then was quick to eat to excess in a short sea son. His poetic soul had a strong aversion to Ncorpulence and he pointed out some corpulent neighbors at times as types to be avoided, slaves to an overdeveloped appetite as he was wont to term them-Ohio State Journal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
TRIBE GETS DAY
OFF AFTER LAST
ST. PAUL BATTLE.
Indians Close With Champs
Today, Then Loaf Until
Saturday.
Rn Times SnecinE

BIZ Times Special
ST. PAUL, July 1S.-One more bat.
tie with the Champion Saints this
afternoon and the Indians will get an
off day before going to Mime
apolis to tackle Joe Cantillon's Millers
Saturday. Some of the Tribesmen
will spend Friday as spectators at the
Colonel Miller game and others will
try to hook a few fish in the lakes
close by.
1t was hot ball game staged az
Lexington Park Wednesday and the
Hendricksmen won it. to 8. Petty
and Merritt. southpaws, were the op-
posing hurlers at the start, but it was
necessary to send Bill Burwell out to
rescue Petty in the eighth
Harold Janvrin was the Tribe big
gun. In the seventh inning with two
mates aboard he lifted the ball over
the left field fence for a home run
and the three runs won the ball game.
It was a case of st. Paul strategy
going wrong. Merritt passed Kruger
to get at Janvrin and Harold promptly
knocked the ball out of the lot.
Old Joe RIggert nearly knocked the
Indians out with his terrific clouting.
but the feats Of Janvrin and Bur1VelI
robbed him of the days laurels. Rig
CERT collected a single. triple and two
home runs. Joe has been CARRIED in
ST. Paul uniform for many seasons
and he evidently means to stick around
for many more summers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
F|RPO'S DEMANDS
HOLD Up MATCH
WITH DEMPSEY
That's What New York Says
-BuenoS Aires EnthuSi-
aSm on the Wane.

BY Ontted Press
NEW YORK, July 19.-Demand of
Luis Firpo for more money than Tex
Richard has offered him is holding up
the making Of the Dempsey-Firpo
heavyweight championship fight, it
was learned today
Kearns is receiving fiocks of Of
fers for Dempseys services. Offers
came Wednesday from Tulsa, Reno
and st. Paul. Practically every big
boxing center is asking for terms.
Firpo, Kearns and Richard have
begun to change their minds about a
Dempsey fight in Buenos Aires, 1t is
said. FGrpo, Kearns and Richard held
a meeting Wednesday afternoon and
at the close of the session the pro
moter announced he believed he
would promote the Ffrpo-Dempsey
title go some where on the North
American continent, which means
New York or New Jersey. according
10 the views of Gotham boxing ex
perts.