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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
BANKERS HOME
 STARTS OCT. 1
Automatic Elevator Stop To Be Adopted By
 Builders '

Work of tearing down the building now occupying the northwest corner of Third avenue and Twenty-first street, the site of the new Bankers Mortgage Bond building, will commence at [ o'clock Wednesday morning. Small man-Brice, contractors, estimate that the structure will be entirely demol- ished before the end of the week.
 One of the novel features of the structure, adopted by J. H. Barker, president of the company, following ap inspection of New York and Chicago office buildings last week, will be an electric stop system for the elevators.
 By this invention button pressed on one of the floors will bring the car riage to an automatic stop there. The system also prevents movement of the elevator before the door has been securely closed.
 The building will be ten-stories high, of reinforced concrete, with head quarters of the Bankers Mortgage Bond company on the ground floor at the Twenty-first street entrance. Por- tions on the various floors are to be arranged to suit '-the tenants. The structure is expected to be completed by June 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
NEW QUARTERS
 FOR BETHEA co
Old Line Realty Firm Moves
 After P Years

After p years at 2027 Third avenue, q one-story frame building, which was first erected on the outskirts" as semi business property, the Bethea Real Es- tate and Insurance company moved Saturay to new offices at 2127-2129 Third avenue, north.
 New quarters will give the Bethea organization the additional room it has needed for some time. One of the of fees will be used to handle insurance and rentals and another, the sales end of the establishment. Six salesmen will be added by the company.
 The Bethea company is one of the oldest and best thought of concerns in the market. drawing it's reputation for stability and service from s. and John B. Bethea, the original partners who still remain actively in charge of the business. The company was first founded by s. and Gus Bethea, but aft CT the death of the latter, combine between the present heads was inau- gurated.
 Bethea's offices are another to be affected by the Bankers Mortgage Bond building, soon to be erected at Third avenue and Twenty-first street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
SEEK SUPPORT
 IN MOVING LAW
Realtors Asked To Aid In
 Enforcing New Ord ." finance

Real estate brokers will be asked by the Birmingham Furniture Dealers association to cooperate in the enforc- ing of the new city moving ordinance. Under the plans proposed an inspector will be employed to see that the terms of the law are strictly adherer to.
 The new moving ordinance, which was adopted by city commissioners at the request of the association, is in- tended to put teeth" in phrases cover ing the report of removals. Vague clauses, typical in the old law, have been revised so that now all moves must be filed under penalty of fine.
 The law chiefly affects transfer com panies since they are most concerned in the moving situation. These firms must turn in daily reports at the city hall.
 Purpose of the ordinance is to pro teet dealers who have sold furniture on which payments are not complete. Thousands of dollars have been lost previously, it is estimated, because all track of the buyer was caused through his move from one district to another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
Z4NnES .EKZ1W Sz9 C0Neo| FoAL
CITY FIGURES. > NOT ACTUAL ! BUILDING SUM

A LTHOUGH officially" Bir- A mingham construction for the
 first eight months of the year reached $12, ,249, ,222, as given by the city building inspector, the total ran far above that figure.
 Few instances have been ultim- ate expenditure. Builders usually file only a minimum estimate be- cause of taxes, while items as plumbing, heating and lighting in stallation, interior decoration, and outer structure, such as garages, are seldom included.
 One of the best means of ascer- taining the actual construction here is afforded by the F. w. Dodge report. The figures making up the total arc furnished the corporation district from the shrdlu cmfwyp mb direct from the contractors and the sum is much nearer to the real building activity
 In comparison with the city's re port Dodge places construction for the first eight months in Birming- ham at $1S,564, 1000. For August the inspectors record tabulated $1,744,9 ,959, whereas Dodge set the amount at $2,054, 300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

judgment, unbiased by your personal preferences"
 "A careful reading of the above rec concentrations to the public shows at once their simplicity and common sense. An article of some length could be written on each of these simple recom- mendations. Take number four for in stance. how manifestly unfair it is for a layman to put realtor in the em- barrasSing position of offering a prop erty at a higher price than the owner will sell it for direct. A disregard of an ordinary principle of fairness in. volved in this proposition is fatal to the realtors efforts to sell.
 Guidance Needed
 Tt would seem that recommendation number 6 need not be made to any man who wanted an honest and expert opin. ion in regard to the value of his prop erty that is. so dear to him. And yet it is not at all improbable that many a realtor has lost friend because that friend did not appreciate the honest opinion he had asked for when it proved disappointing and very much out of line with his hopes.
 Recommendation number ? is quite interesting. The public has been trained to pay for experience and opinion in the medical profession and in the legal profession But there is a woeful lack of general appreciation on the part of the public that real estate mans experience and his opinion of values constitute his stock in trade on which he must rely for n living The Ma tional Association of Real Estate boards s. to hnltN rnn1torey from expressing Offhand opinions in re. gard to real estate and making what are facetiously termed horseback" ap- and experienced opinion in regard to the value of a property the safest and best way to get it is to pay for it, and to pay a fair price for it.
 Appraisal Committee
 The Birmingham Real Estate board has it's appraisal committee consisting of nine men of experience in real estate. These men are called on to make ap- praisals. The official appraisal of the Real Estate board is made out in reg ular form signed by three appraisers, the president of the board and execu- tive secretary. and is issued under the corporate seal A copy of each ap- praisal is kept on file at the board s offices.
 The time has come" concluded the secretary, when the public must come to realize that the managing, buying, and selling of real estate is rapidly changing from the old-style real estate business into the new real estate pro- fession. Men are being educated and trained for this profession. The word realtor has rapidly forged to the front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
POWER COMPANY Q. KS HISTORY
 BUILDING PLANS
Structures To Be Launch- ed Within Next Few .
 Days

Reports of the progress on plans for the new Alabama Power Company building, published at various times by the Age-Herald in the last three months and subsequently, denied by officials of the company, were subStantiated Sat urday by a statement from Thomas w. Martin, president of the organizatio
 According to this announcement the structure will be 12 stories of steel and brick, and occupy site 62 by 140 feet on the northwest corner of sixth avenue and Eighteenth street. This construction program is to commence so soon as details are worked out with the plan, to have the building ready for occupancy on October 1, 1925. Cost is roughly estimated at slightly under a million dollars"
 The decision to start construction of the bc;laing immediately, was reached Ut conference between officials of the power company, Warren, Knight and Davis, local architectural firm, and s. Nesselroth, New York architect who was brought here expressly to aid in drawings, at headquarters in the Brown-Marx building Saturday morn ing. Designs call for building which will not only be distinctive but one which will serve the company efficient ly.
 Space Needed
 Building steps are now being taken, the announcement asserts, because of lack of room in the present quarters of the organization. The company now occupies several floors in the Brown-Marx building, the annex in the Thompson building, the Ledger buildf ing and even by this arrangement space is at a premium. Besides this reason officials feel that the eompany's ope- ration will be expedited to great de- gree if the force is retained in one building.
 The new structure is to be occupied in it's entirety by the company with the proposal to place all departments hay ing close relationship in the most feas- ible proximity.
 The site for the company's new building was purchased over year ago through a, Hand company, which acted as agent in the transaction, and at that time it was admitted that a new build ing would eventually be erected.
 Launching of the Alabama Power Company's building program will give Birmingham her seventh new structure to rise ten floors or better. These buildings, when they are completed next fall, may be expected to alter the sky line considerably and change, to an ex- tent, the character of the downtown section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
FIFTEEN TRACTS
 PUT ON MARKET SINCE JANUARY
Absorption Of Lots Aug urs We'll For Future
 Expansion

With the possible exception of local ities in California and Florida, where the exploitation of vacant lots is looked upon as the principal industry, it is declared that no city in the half mil lion population class offers so much subdivision development as does Bir- mingham.
 In the last six months no less than 15 new acreage tracts have been divided and opened for sale. These roughly. represent 600 acres of land, considered large amount to be thrown upon one market in a years time.
 Cause for this, as pointed out by the realty nrakers, is that for some years up to the fore-part of 1924 but little unOccupied property of any size had been developed for residential use. Sec tions had built adjacent to the vacant territory and there was dire need of room for additional expansion. When the first of the subdivisions was opened this year demand was found excep- tionally strong and other firms quickly entered the market.
 The demand is evidence at that time has apparently held up. Ruffin A. Smith. subdivision expert, who was brought here by Jerhison at the ad l has seen few instances in metropolitan growth to equal Birmingham's absorp- tion of rough property. Just how long this sale will continue Smith does not say, but he declares it will re- main steady until residential building has caught up" From signs in the market this is we'll along in the future.
 Prices Touch $3O,OOO
 Prices of the lots in the subdivisions vary. being based upon loca tion, con venience, and surroundings. The sur roundings," consisting at times of an | excellent view, add as much as $10,000 10 the valuation of a site. Sales have been made from $500 to as much as $30,000. Although the latter figure seems high, and is rare in the local market, one owner is reported to have refused an offer of $400 q foot for a vacant lot in one of the recently opened subdivisions.
 The trend in subdivisions is most pronounced to the south where it has extended to the crest of Shades Moun- tain. There has also been, however, remarkably active market toward the west and north around the industrial districts
 From though the subdivision market has its speculative tinge the largest percentage buyers are home builders This fact affords basis for the belief that Birmingham's unprecedented con struction program will contiue for some time to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
ELLIOTT-HAMM 7 MOVES OFFICES
Combine Goes To 406 Fist For
 Additional Space

The Elliott Hamm Realty company, one of the younger rapidly growing brokerage concerns of the market, re- moved it's offices last week from The Age Herald building to 406 Twenty first street. north. in the new Caldwell building.
 With the removal, the combine plans a reorganization and expansion. Under the new order, J. w. Hamm, a close student of real estate values and one of the authorities on downtown prop erty, will head the investment depart ment. H. G. Elliott, who has met with considerable success in the residential field, is to devote the major portion of his time to that end of the business.
 J. M. Dewberry will operate real estate mortgage business in the same offices, it was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
FORMER RAILROAD
 OFFICIAL IS HELD
Turner Charged With EmbezzIe.
 ment Of $5,OOO

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 27.-E. H. Turner of Leaksville, Miss, was placed under $5,00O bond today when he an swered federal warrant charging him with embezzlement.
 The charge against Turner recitel that he was acting as superintendent of the Alabama and Mississippi railroad, now in bankruptcy, and that between the date March 1721 and the time the indictment was returned, he embedded funds of the road amounting to $4,- 457.S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
STONE MOUNTAIN
 MAY HAVE RIVAL
Borglum Investigates POssibili- ties Of South Dakota Rocks

RAPID, CITY, S. D., Sept. 27-Gut- zen Borglum, noted American sculptor, engaged in executing memorial to s2e Confederacy at Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Ga, was in the Black Hills today to investigate the possibilities of memorial here on scale similar to that of the Stone Mountain project, and expressed a belief that rock for nations aboHt Harney Peak, near here. make it an ideal site for such pro- iAof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
AUTOBITUARY

He drove without chains,
 Through snow storms and showers Forget the reproaches,
 Just say it with flowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
ZONTNG PROJECT
 ALREADY STARTS PROPERTY STIR
Many Complaints Are Re ceived By Commission
 Members

Although Birminghams zoning com mission is still in a hebulose state in fact it's very existence seems pre- carious-members have already become the bumper for scores of complaints.
 Few days pass in the business of the five members that some sort of request is not received from property owners regarding the subdivision of the city into districts"
 While this practice at times proves irksome to the commissioners, since they are at present vested with no au- thority to act in anyway, it is de- claPed to be for the best interest of the ultimate shapnig of the Zoning law. The complaints and requests afford the commission some idea of what the peo- pie want in the line of property boun- daries.
 However, just now it appears to be by no means a certainty that Birming- ham will have zoning ordinance, at least no assurance of one in the near future. The cost of such a measure IS estimated at $20,O00 and city hall ob- servers declars that should any fur ther shortages arise in the accounts, the zoning idea will be the first to suffer in next years budget. They point out that the plan was not adopted by an entirely harmonious commission and two of the members still openly oppose it.
 Prepare Plan
 Members of the commission, John Adams, w. B. Hillhouse, H. H. K. lief ferson, J. B. Drake, and H. K. Milner are working assiduously in shaping some tentative plan for adoption and in case they are called upon they will not be in the dark as to the proper way of procedure. A study of zoning Ordi nances in other cities. is now being made at the expense of the individual member of the body. while data con corning the local situation is rapidly being collected by Mir. Adams. chair man of the commission.
 Commissioners, in the formulation of the ordinance plan to make the most of all available data and surveys of Birmingham. In this work the South, ern Bell Telephone company, the Bir% mingham Electric company, the park board, city engineering force and oth CTS will cooperate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
Public Should Understand
 Real Estate Profession
Old Order Gives Place To New Ethical Stand
 ards, Starke Declares

Tt is a regrettable fact" remarked Executive Secretary Starke of the Real Estate bobard, Saturday, that the public at large has a very hazy idea about the ethics of the real estate profession both insofar as these ethics should govern the realtors and insofar as they are predicated upon a respon- sibility on the part of the public to deal fairly with realtor.
 Tt is patiently true" he continued that q realtOr is not excused from holding himself in duty bound to ob- serve the ethics of the profession, and this in the fact of the strong tempta. tion to waver from a high standard on account of frequent endorsements and complications brought about by a laymans rather loose conception or ig- norance of his obligations as buyer or seller of real estate. Public miscon- ception of the layman's obligations as buyer or seller of real estate is one of the most fruitful sources of ciriti- cism of realtors.
 In line with this subject it was ex- plained that the central office of the Real Estate board recently sent out to it's active members a number of copies of the code of ethics adopted by the National Association of Real Estate boards at it's seventeenth annual con vention in June, 1924. Starke stated that the local codes of the various Real Estate boards coincide very largely with the national code with such modi- fications here and there as seem ad- visable.
 Code Outlined
 Tt is interesting to note," said Starke, the following six suggestions to the public which appear on the back of the pamphlet in which the national code of ethics is published
 "O) Your relationship with a real estate broker should be considered con fidential; it is unfair to broker for you to quote to others the terms and properties which he has offered you in confidence.
 "(2) Competent counsel in connec- tion with real estate training and study; it should not be expected gratis
 "(4) By retaining the services of a single broker and placing your confi- dence in him. you enable him to render you more intelligent and satisfactory service.
 "(4) Do not injure your property nor your brokers chances of serving you by quoting one price to the broker and another to a prospective purchaser.
 "(5) Do not list your property un- less you are willing and ready to sell
 "(6) When you ask realtor for an opinion, you should expect it to be rendered in accordance with his best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

and is now known throughout the United States as standing for a diff ferent order of things. This calls for a higher conception of duty to the public on the part of the men engaging in this profession. It likewise calls for far more enlightened conscience on the part Of the public in it's relations with the men of this profession. It
 is up to the realtor to protect his pro- fession by honest dealing. It is up to the public, not only to expect fair deai. ing from a realtor. but also to uphold him by dealing with him wIth equal fairness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
FEW FEATURES
 MARK REALTY Pending Deals Lend Good Tone To Weeks
 Trading

The weeks realty market witnessed little trading of sensational nature al- though brokers reported that the act ivty prevalent in previous periods was still in evidence below the surface A number of transactions running well over q half million dollars were de clared to be hanging fire with signs pointing toward their early material ization.
 I. One transaction or fair size devet- oped in Saturdays market when an other piece of Third avenue between Twenty and Twenty-third street was sold at a consideration near $40 GOO.
 This piece, bought by w. C. Panoff from G. w. Greer. has a frontage of 90 feet and depth of 40, and is to be improved as business property, it is said. The deal was handled through T. w. Quinn, of the Motion Realty Go.
 Trading in residential and sub-diviS- ion property was reported lively, al- though the peak in the market for the former is believed tO have been reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
NAME ANDREWS MANAGER
Succeeds Sellers At G. l.. Miller & Co.
 Birmingham Headquarters

K. D. Andrews, for several years Florida manager for s. W. Strauss, New York, has been named branch manager for G. l.. Miller & Go. An drews succeeds Ira J. Sellers, who resigned.
 The Miller organization is at present the most active bond house in the promotion of buildings here. Among the Miller projects are: The Red mount hotel, Martin office building. Athletic club, Altamont and Claridge Maner apartments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
LEAVES REALTY BOARD

LEAVES REALTY BOARD
 Wallace Hopkins, for the past year assistant secretary of the Birmingham Real Estate Board. will join the Realty srevice corporation in the Brown Marx building, October l. Hopkins has been appointed acting sales manager for the corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
WOIII.n,T DO

She-While you are asking papa for my hand I'll play something lively on the piano.
 Held rather you didn't, dearest. You know, some people cant keep their feet still when they hear lively music. --Answers-London.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-03-20

Mesdames A. Henriksen, N. c.
Petersen, L. A. Paulsen, H..
Petersen, Miss Sine Sorensen and
Miss Valborg Flint went to
Hinckley yesterday to take an
other lesson in the home econo-
mics division of the Farm
Bureau.
Mrs. Carl H. Degn who has
been i'll with pneumonia, was in
a critical condition Saturday
night, but the crisis has now
passed and she is resting easy.
Three of the Degn children,
Anna, Hans and the baby, all had
pneumonia at the same time, but
are now all improving.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-03-20

Mrs. Niels Serritslev became i'll
last week with gladstone trouble
and has had very painful attacks.
Viggo Jensen has been en-
ployed by Christensen Bros. and
commenced working on the dray
wagon yesterday.
County Agent W. F. Hammar-
gren was in Askov Monday max
ing distribution of carload of
sodatol.
Carl Miller was taken i'll Tues
day night and was obliged to re-
main in bed yesterday, which
kept Jacob Hansen very busy at
the store, being there alone.
Jacob Jensen and his oldest boy
which is nearly two years old, are
both i'll and confined to bed at
their home northeast of town,
Mr.. Jensen's brother, Marinus,
and his father are attending to
the chores in the meanwhile.
Harald Petersen, who has been
one of the instructors at Dane
bod folk high school, Tyler, the
past winter. returned to Askov
yesterday. He stopped off for a
visit with his sister in Minneapo-
lis and also drove up a Ford
Tudor sedan for the Askov
garage. He has been engaged to
instruct at the summer school for
girls at Danebod and evidently is
making good at his work, reports
from the school indicating that.
Officers of the Askov Cow Test
ing Association met Tuesday eve
ming and re-engaged Thorvald
Andersen as tester for another
year at SITS per cow per year,
the fiscal year of the association
beginning June LIST. To date 81
herds with a total of $40 cows
have been signed up for next
year. It is left with the tester if
he desires more cows in the asso-
citation. New officers will be
elected at the meeting on April
10th at which time also the MEM
bership fee of 81 per farmer to
defray running expenses, may be
paid.