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will feel that you are to be a per-
manent addition to their community.
They will want your cooperation in
many civic matters in which your
ownership of a home will give you
voice, and they will welcome you
wholeheartedly.
But II all these reasons were not
sufficient. you should own your home
for the sake of your children. A
happy memory OF home life may
shape the entire future Of your chill
dren-make or mar their success.
Children who are moved from one
rented abode to another are to be
pitied, for they grow up without at
tachment to any particular spot, any
particular neighborhood. without any
friends that they can know and with
whom they can grow up as the years
pass And aside from this Is the i'm
portance of your children's health.
In modern times the renter usually
lives in the city in fiat. His chill
dren are deprived of fresh air, sun
shine and place in which to run and
play Own your home SO your chill
dren may be sturdy and grow up into
useful citizens.
There is no satisfaction greater
than that of making yourself indie
pendent. and the first step to real in
dependence Is to own your home.
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That the age of permanency in
building construction is dawning. and
that 100 years from now our Children's
great grandchildren will be working
and living in the same steel, brick and
concrete Office and apartment build
ings that today are towering 20, 40,
81 stories above us, was the prediction
made by Col. John Reed Fitzpatrick Of
New York City, vice president of the
George A. Fuller Company, speaking
before the fifth annual convention Of
the American Construction Council at
Cleveland. Ohio.
Arrangements on the roofs of our
buildings for heating and lighting by
harnessing up the suns rays, and the
bottling up of Winters blasts for cool
ing our buildings during the warm
months, may not be far distant, &C
cording to Col. Fitzpatrick. AS vice
president Of a company which is car
rying out at present in % cities Of the
United States and Canada q building
program of moro than 500, ,000, 900, he
stated that he voiced the general
opinions Of leading engineers and
financiers in this field.
America is now IN the age OF per-
manency In construction, just dawn
ing" Col. Fitzpatrick said. land far
ahead Of any other country In the
world. 1t was American-built build
ings that successfully withstood the
Japanese earthquake in TOXIC in 1924.
The modern f1reproof steel and ma
sonry buildings, intelligently planned.
completely designed and honestly built
In Florida, for example, were not dam
aged by the terrific hurricane two
months ago. ! am proud to say that
none Of the many structures built by
our company. 3 In Toxic and 21 in
Florida, including a number that re-
ceived the full force Of the hurricane
in Miami, suffered other than trifiing
damage, confined to broken glass and
water damage resultant therefrom.
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HOME & GARDEN
REALTY OFFICE MANAGEMENT
PROBLEMS ARE DESCRIBED
Albert E. Landvoigt Tells Y. NJ. c. A.
Glass of Factors Entering Into
Successful Executive Job.

The complex business Of conducting
a weIl.run real estate office was ex-
planned by Albert E. Landvoigt. who
addressed the y. NJ. c. A. real estate
class on Real Estate Office Organi'
zation" at the second lecture of this
course last Monday night.
With the registration jumping from
66 to approximately 80 students. con-
siderable interest was manifested by
those taking the course in this par
ticular subject.
The lecture was followed by a quiz.
which resulted in the class staying
considerably overtime because OF
questions asked. Prior to entering
into the technicalities Of office manage
ment, the lecturer drew the attention
Of the students to the many problems
which confronted those entering the
real estate business and pointed out
the necessity of q proper understand
ing of these problems in order to sue
cessfully give service. He pointed out
that q knowledge of many things was
required by those entering this busl-
ness. which included the ability to oc-
cupy an executive position. to have
q proper RnOWledSe OF Feal estate
law, for the benefit of not only them
selves but their clients. and an ade-
quate understanding of titles. In
surance, both fire and casualty, zoning
laws and valuations of all types were
part of the general requirements, he
explained. Not only is It necessary to
study these very definite problems,
but the question of construction values
in regard to various types. ranging
from frame cottage to large modern
fireproof buildings, rental problems
and systems and proper knowledge
of construction and building practices
are highly important.
Normally, a general real estate Of
fee is divided into seven distinct de-
partments-the rent department. loan
department, settlement department.
sales department, insurance depart
ment, accounting department and
building department.
In this connection. Mr.. Landvoigt
pointed out that In the law and med
ical professions. there is a general
tendency to specialize. but in the real
estate profession, an executive has
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Brick Office Building.

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CENTURY OF LIFE FORECAST
FOR MODERN CONSTRUCTION

Col. Kirkpatrick TOOK exception to
the statement made by Frank
w. Skinner at a recent convention OF
the American Institute Of Steel Con-
struction that the average skyscraper
outlives it's usefulness in u years.
with this I disagree most emphatic
ally" he stated. Were this state
ment to be taken out of its context
and accepted as a truth an owner
might well stop to consider very care
fully before embarking on q building
venture. Should he consider the i'm
provement of his property practically
a. permanent one, or should he en-
deavor to scale down his initial invest
ment by Skimping the construction
and finish of his building. so that 1t
would Just last out the q years OF
useful life allotted to it? This would
be ridiculous, even granting the cor
rectness Of the 27-year obsolescence
theory, which I most assuredly do not.
Fortunately we need not accept
this theory. While in this day and
age II is dangerous to attempt to fore
cast what changes the grouping OF
population and modes Of living Will
bring about, will make the prediction
that our modern buildings Will be
faithfully serving our great-great-
grandchildren 100 years hence.
That the present trend Of city and
town planning is wholly toward per
manency in construction. Col. k1lpat-
rick pointed out. He likened our big
stabilized cities today TO the capitals
Of Europe-Paris, London, Rome
100 years ago. at the time OF the HeVo'
luton.
Compared with the Old World cities
the life of important American cities
is measured by decades rather than
by centuries. Since 1875, over a pc
riod Of so years, the growth In popu'
lation of our cities has been such that
we have far surpassed our foreign
rivals. the capitals Of Europe. Now
we must begin to build for the indef-
mite period--for permanency, FOR sta
bility. No longer is 1t fair for US to
assume that because so few OF our
Revolutionary day buildings are still
standing, or, for that matter. build.
ings built 80 years ago, that 80 or 150
years hence a correspondingly small
percentage Of our present day build
ings will be still serving useful pur-
poses. I believe that they will be.
The history of well built old buildings
in Europe's capitals will only repeat
itself in our stabilized cities OF Amer
ica'
Referring to the possible changes in
design Of buildings which may come
with the development Of air transpor-
tation, Col. Fitzpatrick drew some in
teresting comparisons. Perhaps sew
eral blocks Of modern buildings will be
razed to provide for O. towering aero
plane or dirigible landing stage high
above the housetops." But he does not
believe that new buildings Of the fu'
ture or our present-day buildings Will
generally be altered for private aero
plane landings. AS has been the case
with railroad, trolley and new auto
mobile bus terminals being located in
selected accessible centers in our
cities. Col. Fitzpatrick contended that
aeroplane landing terminals-f1elds or
elevated stages of the future will
likewise be fixed locations.
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REALTY INVESTORS
WARNED BY BOARDS
Bay State Dealers Urge Appraisals
Before Buying-Tax Issue
Held Paramount.

Warning that conservative and
sound appraisals are the only solid
basis for investments in real estate
mortgages, the Massachusetts Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards. at it's
annual convention just closed at
Worcester, calls the attention of in
vestors. savings banks and other
financial institutions to the necessity
for such appraisals to guard against
the possibility Of overfnancing in
real estate.
The uutsta nding problem before the
people Of this Commonwealth Is the
growing burden of local taxation"
the association pointed out ''It is
hamperinG our industries in compe-
tition with those in other States and
is placing a crushing load upon the
investor in real estate and the owner
of q home.
Extension of the law permitting
county planning SO that il will apply
TO any county in the State desiring to
undertake such planning will he
asked Of the State Legislature of Wis
conSin by the Wisconsin Association
OF Real Estate Brokers.
Development of technical education
in real estate was made a ma jor part
of the Wisconsin associations pro.
gram for the coming year by action
taken at its annual convention tust
closed at Re- cine.
Evening star., 1926-11-13

A conference to formulate requests
of real estate boards over the country
for modification. Of the Federal rev
enue Act of 1925 is being held in Chi
cago. The meeting was called by the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards through it's committee on Fed
eral legislation and taxation. 1t VIII
go into the whole matter Of the pres
ent income tax situation In regard TO
real estate sales, will study recon-
mendations which have been made to
the committee at its request by mem
Der boards Of the association through
out the country and will draw up sug-
gested changes held necessary to re-
move injustices. inequalities or uncer-
tainties resulting from the present
statute and the Treasury Department
regulations. which have been ISSUED
under 1t.
Changes to be considered are held
not only to involve millions of dollars
in tax returns. but to be Of serious i'm
portance in real estate selling in vari-
Gus sections of the country, and to
have an important bearing upon the
encouragement Of home ownership
through vitally affecting longtime
payment sales Of residence lots and
homes.
The committee plans to present to
the joint committee of Congress on In
ternal revenue taxation some time in
December a request for notifications
in the revenue act in accordance with
the findings Of the conference. In ad-
dition to changes which may be asked
in the revenue act, the conference will
consider any other requests which the
association and it's member boards may
make at the coming session Of Con-
gress.
Robert Jemison of Birmingham.
Ala, president Of the association; c. G.
Hieatt of Louisville. preSident-elect,
and other officers Of the association
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REALTORS GATHER TO OUTLINE
APPEAL AGAINST REVENUE ACT
Dealers Meeting in Chicago Plan to Seek
Modification of Measure Passed in
1870 Conduct Survey.

will meet with the committee TO con-
slider the formulation of a national
legislative program in regard to real
estate matters. Real estate boards or
communities where the Federal tax
problem is a serious one, due to the
large interests involved, have been in
vfted to send representatives to the
conference. 1t is expected that approx
imately IS member boards in the
larger cities of the country VIII be
represented. Henry Zander Of Chi
cago, chairman of the committee on
Federal Legislation and taxation. Will
preside. The conference is expected
to require at least two days.
The present law, especially In refer
ence to installment sales of real prop
erty and in reference to so-called syn
dicates for the financing of real estate
DEVELOPMENTS, is in its wording so NAL
adjusted to the actual conditions In re-
gard to the time when profits accrue
as TO be in effect a serious handicap
upon certain types of real estate sell
ing. particularly upon the selling of
homes. the association has already
pointed out.
The association states that in re-
porting sales of personal property
effected on the installment plan the
taxpayer is required to return only
such portion Of the profit as is in due
ratio to the amount Of the purchase
price actually received by him during
the year. In installment sales OF real
estate, it contends, on the other hand,
if the taxpayer receives during the
year more than 25 per cent Of the
purchase price he must pay taxes not
on the portion Of the anticipated prof
it which he actually received in that
year, but on the whole amount Of the
anticipated profit, even though later
payments may be defaulted, and the
transaction as a whole may, as a mat
ter Of fact, not loss rather than profit.
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under his immediate control thesN
seven highly specialized departments
with which he must be thoroughly
familiar.
The lecturer insisted that a special
list should be placed In charge Of each
department and the head of the or
ganiZation should not be required To
carry out details. but should be given
an opportunity to engage in civic
work and become as much as pos
sible. interested in civic activities and
other organizations. which will not
only be Of benefit to him in his Office.
but will give him an opportunity 10
study the needs and desires OF his
community. A head Of the organiZa
tion however, should cary as much a.
possible, details of his business AT
his finger tips, and familiarize him
self with the workings Of his organ
ization, so that he may create the
policy and study the future course
of his business. This contact between
the head of an organization and
his various departments should be
brought about through reports and
accountings of the activities of each
department. These reports should be-
such as to give the head an adequate
idea of the work of the department
so as to enable him to see whether or
not, 1t is profitable and what remedies
are needed to handle certain Situa
tions that might arise.
One Of the most important neces-
stiles of highly developed and de
partmentalized real estate office. said
Mr.. Landvoiyt, Is coordination be
tween the various departments and
the executives so that the office as
an entirety may work together and
be in q position to supply such service
and information to it's customers as
1t is called upon to give.
The rent department, said the lee
turer. has to serve as an information
department to the incoming customers
and therefore should be so organized
as to direct clients and customers to
the department or the proper person
who can take care of his needs. He
stressed the functions Of the sales
managers position and the fact that
tho sales department Is the big in
come producing department of most
real estate offices and that the buf1d-
ing department Is the merchandise
production section.
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S725,0DO BUILDING
PERMITS FOR WEEK
One Dwelling to Cost
S15O,000 IncIuded-Many
Repair Jobs Listed.

Building construction in the District
totaled $725, 900 during the past week.
Permit was granted for one $l5O,OOO
dwelling for Edwin B. Parker.
Other permits granted by the ONCE
of the building inspector during the
past seven days were:
Poretsky & Silver, owners and
builders; George T. Santmyers. archi-
tect: to erect seven 2-story brick
dwellings, 1462-74 Holbrook terrace
northeast dots 175 to 181, square 4065);
to cost $4,000.
l.. E. Breuninger & Sons. owners
and builders: H. L. Breuninger, archi-
tect; to erect two 2-story brick dwell
ings, 1907 and It'll Twelfth street
dots Al and AS. square o95s); to cost
$4,000.
l.. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners
and builders: III. l.. Breuninger, archl-
tect; to erect two frame private gar
ages. 77O7 and I'LL Twelfth street
dots Al and As, square 295S): to cost
81 900.
Anna r. Shoemaker, owner; Julius
Wenig, architect; c. A. Campbell
builder: to erect one 2-story brick store
and flat, 904 Tenth street dot s2l,
square 343); to cost $500.
and builder; to erect one 2-story frame
and stucco dwelling, 81S Alabama
avenue southeast Got l, square 594S);
to cost $500.
John c. Let's, owner; Warren Spen-
Ger, builder; to erect brick private
garage, 5000 Ellicott street Got 500,
square 2035); to cost $4,000.
Israel Mensh, owner; r. L. Gator
builder; to make repairs, 3218 Georgia
avenue DOT S79, square 2892); to cost
$1,000.
DR.. Fl. II. Kerr, owner: Metropoli-
tan Construction Co., builders; to
make repairs, 2400 Tilden street north
west (parcel 56-33, square 223D; to cost
1000.
Edwin B. Parker. owner; Wyeth &
Sullivan, architects; c. A. Langley Co.
builders to erect one 2-story brick and
tile dwelling. 2O01 Twenty-fourth
street dot 20. square 2522 to cost
$3.50, 900.
Kenneth A. Shaw, owner and archi
tect; Leroy H. Harrison. builder; to
erect one 2-story cinder block and con-
crete dwelling 3941 Legation street
0ots II and IS, square 1749) to cost
$4,000.
Rose Greeley. owner and architect;
f. ]. West Co., Inc, builders; to make
repairs. 3131 o street Got 804, square
1850: to cost $4,000.
Mrs. jeanette Brooks, owner; Walter
Case, builder; to make repairs, 1927
Montcllo avenue northeast Qot 801,
square 4063); to cost $3.50.
V. w. Kramer, owner and builder:
to erect one brick garage. 1901 Eighth
street Got sos, square 315D; to cost
$500.
Brick Office Building.
United Clay Products Co, owners
and builders; Harris & Harris, archi-
tects: to erect one 2-story brick Office
building. Eighth and jackson streets
northeast (parcel 1883, square 1886;
to cost $1,000.
Sylvanus u. Hamlin, owner: Charles
Hewlett. builder; to erect one frame
shed. 1908 Fiftieth street northeast
DOT as, square 5173); to cost $500.
Terrell & Dinger. owners. architects
and builders: to erect one frame gar
age, 3032 Stephenson street Got 144,
square '2335) to cost $500.
Terrell & Dinger, owners, architects
and builders: to erect one 2-story
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Making UP for Loss.

from the Arkansas Gazette.
Psychologists say women are grow
Ing larger bones. Which. no doubt.
will compensate for the loss Of their
rags and their hanks of hair
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-08
Police Thugs
AGAIN ASSAULT
STRIKE PICKETS
Indignant By-Standers
Stone Bosses Tools
Especial e The paiIy worker)

PASSAIc, N. j., April 6--Passaic pc.
lice thugs viciously assaulted 1000
textile strikers as they tried to cross
the Wellington ST. bridge from Wall
ington to Passale. The police used
their clubs freely on the strikers.
Many Of the strikers were badly cut
by the vicious blows Of these tools Of
the textile barons.
Strikers Push Forward.
The strikers seeing that the police
were determined to keep them from en-
tering Passaid began to push forward
Police clubs wsYe taken away and
thrown out of the reach of these thugs
The strikers began to defend them
selves againstfthe vicious attacks. Fol
a number of times the police have
used the most brutal means against
the strikers and. this time the strikers
began to defend themselves.
onlookers Indignant at Police.
Onlookers who saw the police at
tack the pickets began to express
their indignation with the actions o.
the police by throwing stones at these
hirelings of the bosses.
Ten strikers and onlookers were ar
rested by the police. Among then
were Jack Rubenstein, Lena Cher
neko and Nancy Sandowsky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-08
WORKING WOMEN
FEED 800 STRIKE
CHILDREN DAILY
Funds Urgently Needed
in Passaic, N. J.

PASSAIC, April = The United
Council of Workingclass Housewives
is feeding 300 children Of the Passaic
textile strikers every day with whole
some food. This kitchen must be
maintained for 300 children-and
other kitchens must be opened to feed
more of the strikers children. In order
to continue this good work, money
and food are urgently needed.
Send Donations.
Send all checks, money orders, and
food for the kitchen to the United
Council Of Workingclass Housewives
so East 18th St., Room 422, New York
City. Or to Mrs. Raskin, secretary of
the U. C. w. H.. in care of General
Relief Committee for Passaic Strikers,
743 Main Street, Passaic, N. ]. Women
who want to help to collect food and
money may communicate with above
mentioned addresses, and will be as
signed to committee.
Mass Meeting.
All working class women in Passaic
are invited to attend a great mass
meeting to be held at Kanters' Audi
torium on Friday, April 9th. Admis
sion is 10 cents.
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TO DELAY
Debt APPROVAL
GAINS SUPPORT
Move to Return Bill to
Committee GrOwS
Especial to The Daily Worker,

WASHINGTON, April 6. - Hopes
of the administration for an early
ratification of the $2,o42, 900, 900 Itai
ian debt settlement plan are fading.
The motion of Senator Robinson, de.
mocratic floor leader, for sending the
proposal back to the foreign debt com
mission with instructions to secure
additional information concerning
ItaIys national resources and ability
to pay, is gathering strength.
The motion, if carried, will post
pone action at least until Congress
convenes next winter. The insurgent
republican group has combined with
the Democrats in support of the mo.
ton.
Masons Oppose Settlement.
Interest in the political side of the
Italian debt issue was stimulated by
Continued on page 81
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ARMORED trains
Halted BY GUNS
OF KUOMINCHUN
Big Armies ManeuUer
for Attack on eking
Especial to The Daily wOrker)

PICKING, April - An artillery
battle broke out today at Huang-Tsun,
twenty four miles from Picking, when
an armored train of the attacking
forces of General Chang Tso-Lin at
tempted to run the line of the peo-
pies army. Appearance of defending
planes above Picking has apparently
intimidated attacking bombers, no
raids being reported today.
The American minister and repre-
sentatives of other powers today pres
ented a protest to the Chinese foreign
office against the warfare now going
on in the vicinity of the city. The
protest declared that nationals of the
powers are being endangered by the
air raids upon Picking and are placed
in general jeopardy from the con-
tinued hostilities. The very danger
to which the powers object has been
brot upon them by their own con-
tinual intrigues in China. Bearing this
fact in mind it is remarkable there
have been no outbreaks here.
Maneuverinu for Position.
Meanwhile the armies of Chang Tso
Lin and his allies, estimated to num-
Der 100000 men are maneuvering for
position in the approaching battle.
The defenders number over 100000
and are commanded by Lu Ching-lin,
q subordinate of General Feng.
The plan of attack seems to be that
of terrorizing the civilians by airplane
bombardments preparatory to gen
eral assault. In accordance with this
strategy, bombs have been dropped on
the city. The evident object of firing
the Kuominehun barracks and killing
the officials by letting bombs fall into
their midst has not been achieved
Aside from the destruction of pro
perty, little damage has been done.
Rumors of all kinds are circulating
in the city regarding agreements be
tween WI Pei Flu and the Feng forces
against Chang Tso Lin, and splits
among the anti-nationalist allied lead
ers. Owing to the strict censorship
imposed by all groups it is impossible
to know whether these amount to any
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