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ON A WIDE AvENuE FACING PARK. :,
R0-FT. GROOM AQME--3WWII,TTH11 GARAGE

This splendid colonial brick home. 20 Il.
wide with covered concrete front porch. on
The WI Unusual rental Of only ,$75 a month.
6 large rooms. tiled bath with built-in tuo
Concrete con- cellar. garage. Hardwood floors. at
tractive decoration and Lighting nxtnres;
Condition throughout.- Hot-water heat. cleo;
tricity instantaneous hot.water heater; eater. CAL
North 34B7-J for appointment 70 inspect.
1R00RT END-DETACHED: 1400 KEAR-
ney Nst.-6 rooms. bath: h.-w.h.: garage:
@o BErToSokland-Detached: 1901 jackson St
rooms; bath; h;-wlhs gsra ngnea SS..oSs; .m,.
Brookland. 1441-1443 Monroe sSaTESemA'
oet BToeSian nj" 1904 r. L. ave:-BunSalow;
large corner lot modern: rooms. oath: ga
BrooRlSnd. 1918. R: L.. ave-Bunsslow'
modern: s rooms. bath: SOB; ,sA-D. A.
ranged for two families $685..
S11 Monroe ne.-5 rooms CONS 30.
Pot. 1887. 2703 18th St.. Brookland.
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We consider this Of the attractive and we'll
planned homes in this refined community, and located on
lot 7Ox115, with garage 1t contains six excellent
and has every uptodate convenience and appoint
rner1t. 80 49, .ss.rs@ ~
''.' ILLUMINATED FROM UNTIL PM
Drive Connecticut ave- to Shepherd st. and turn
right square and inspect it.
McKEEVER & GOSS,
Main 4752. 1415 K ST. NV.
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Neutrality-suspicious..

err. who has sold thousands of lots. per.
sonally desires from OWNER tracts OF land
sale: larger profits to owner than he would
otherwise receive. Address Box b2-V. Star
office,
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BUNGALOW BARGAINS.
rooms oak floors. INV H. full foored attic:
corner lot: 800 cash and $55 per month
New 4-room modern, bungalow; good lot.
half square off paved street; So $50: S10O
cash and S42.50 per month: only one left.
Inquire of L: H. NIX. 352 s. Dakota ave.
ne. North 1850.
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wATER FRONT PROPERTY.

90 ACRES. GALEsvfLLE WEST RIVER;
1000 81. water frontage. house, barn
81. 800. Address Box 37-Y. Star once. IL
COTTAGE Ar NORTH BEACH FOR RENT
By week or month: reas. Col: 1913: IL
COTTAGE. NORTH BEACH PARK. FULLY
furnished: accommodate 8. Call Line. 1878.
WATER FRONT ESTATES.
CHARLES. r. LEE.
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COLORED.
14e You st. n.w.--6 rooms. ...... 500. 00
223 z st. n.e.--8 rooms. .:.asso oO.00
1112 Euclid ST. Phone Col. $500. IL
FOR RENT TO COLORED.
226 End ST. n.e.-Come see this house
week days after pm. or any time sunday.
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i-35 COLUMBIA RID ROOMS. BATH.
steam. cleo. gar. Just of 18th ct; In excel
lent condition. Can be seen anytime. nea-
eonable.
1917 Eye ct. rl.w---9 rooms. bath, NV a.
Alec: newly decorated: excellent location aor
fooming house: $40.
1o,7 ouehec pl-8 rooms, bath: ami;
rar. In excellent condition: $66.
1911 Buchanan ct. n.wSo rooms' os'n'
Ami. lust of 14th ST.: 500.
1477 Monroe st. n.w.-6 rooms. DAM
Anil in excellent location: S65.
a. Rhode Island ave. n.w;-S ooms. oesn'
am gar in splendid condition: 500.
1A17 sDS'W' Main $500:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05

Many building projects ready to be
started here this week were subject
ed to forced postponment due to eX-
haustion of supply of building permit
blanks in the Office of the District
building inspector. In several pressing
cases, letters authorizing construction
work were issued by Col. John w.
Oehmann, the building inspector, to
avoid delays that would have proved
costly.
A new supply of permit books mo-
mentarily is expected to arrive and
issuance of permits may be renewed
today or Monday.
Due to Confusion.
Exhaustion of the supply of permit
books was due to confusion and delay
in the placing of orders for new
supply. The building inspectors Of
fee places the blame with the audit
or's office and the purchasing depart
ment.
1t seems bids were advertised and
an order approved by Col. Oehmann
in December, but that the requisition
was lost and the purchasing officer
consequently failed to supply the low
bidding firm with an order. Discover.
ing the fact some time later, Col
Oehmann asked that duplicate form
be drawn, but was told, he says, that
bids again would have to be adver-
tised. This was done and a contract
ultimately was awarded q Baltimore
concern.
The following permits, totaling 1892
925 in value, were issued Friday and
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sylvania, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia.
The shipping trade on the upper
Potomac centered about Georgetown
and Alexandria. Time was when the
leading English merchants had branch
offices in the great American port of
Georgetown, which was equipped with
three customs houses, the income
from the smallest of which was esti-
mated at $4,000 a year, and when
there were 100 ships owned in this
thriving American port. Georgetown
and Alexandria were running neck
and neck as maritime ports back in
these early days. BY 1896, Alexan-
dria's exports had increased to over
81 900 900 in value
1t was soon realized, however, that
reliance could not be placed entirely
upon foreign trade. It was the vision
of George Washington to make the
Potomac region the commercial CEN
ter of the United States. AS this was
before the days of the railroad, he
took the initiative in sponsoring a
canal along the Potomac. Also, in
early plans for the development of a
national capital at Georgetown, due
provision was made for shipping and
commercial facilities. In fact, Cen
Washington stated he expected the
National Capital to become 1.-The great
est commercial emporium in the coun-
try"
In addition to the canal venture
which at first was successful finan.
cially, there were other attempts at
manufacturing The Foxhall Iron
Works made the cannon for the War
of 1912, and it is stated that Mr.. Fox
hall was able to found five churches,
including the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church, from the profits
which he realized. Other ventures in
cluded wooden mill at Little Falls
and copper and silver mines were sue
cessfully operated for. time at Great
Falls.
However, these early attempts soon
were overshadowed by the appeal of
land speculation in connection with
the founding of the Federal city. Tt
was felt that as the result of the
creation of the Federal district, land
values would increase very rapidly,
and so profits from tobacco growing
and from ocean commerce were, for
Continued on Twenty first Page)
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The new tax law of Virginia is
strongly commended tc the study of
other States engaged in the problem
of undermining their tax systems, in a
comprehensive report on State legls-
lative enactments affecting real estate,
which has Just been adopted by the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards.
The association further urges liberal
ization of the ancient so-called usury
laws, the enactment by the various
States of uniform laws with respect
to real estate conveyances, mortgages,
liens, acknowledgements and foreclos-
ures and the adoption of State acts en-
abling the entire metropolitan area
surrounding a city TO form itself into
a unit, Notwithstanding it's separating
municipal boundaries, for control over
the laying out of streets, the installa-
ton of public utilities and the devel-
opment of new subdivisions. 1t asks
as basis for tax adjustment in the
various States the general revision of
every class of property. tangible and
intangible, into payment of a fair
share of the tax burden.
The associations platform OF leg1S-
lattve action held needed in the vari-
Gus States in matters touching real
property was presented by its COM
mittee on State legislation and taxa
ton, Guy S. Greene of Detroit, Mich,
chairman.
Wants Study by States.
In adopting the report of it's COM
mittee, the association voted to ask
every member board to take up at
forthcoming meeting study of the
recommendations from the point of
view of the most important legislative
needs of it's own state
The new Virginia State tax system,
which became a law in March of 1926,
has changed the condition of the State
treasury so that, whereas on March l.
1926, an actual deficit of $1,509, 1888
existed, the auditors report for No
vember estimates an actual surplus In
the treasury on March /, 1927, of $125,
672.96, according to q statement of
Gov. Harry Byrd of that State quoted
in the committees report.
1.-The wiping out of the deficit in one
year under the tax reform and simpli-
fication program is only one of the
benefits Virginia is now enjoying from
the new tax laws Gov. Byrd says.
"A substantial reduction direct to the
taxpayers in taxes on intangibles and
capital in business, already effective,
Is stimulating industrial development
and resulting in new and desirable
residents locating in Virginia.
Segregation of Property.
The committee points out that "Vir
ginia has first segregated all prop
erty for taxation purposes. Real
estate and tangible personality are
given to the counties and municipal
tiles for local taxation purposes ex-
clusively. Intangible personality has
been classified and given over to the
State for State taxation purposes
only"
The State of Wisconsin, as well as
two other States, has entirely elimi-
mated the State tax on real property,
the committee further points out. IT.
respective of the merits or demerits
of the State taxation system, which in
cludes a State income tax. Wisconsin
operates on a cash basis. 1t has no
bonded Indebtedness except an old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
New Homes of Unusual At
Effectiveness and Distinctive
Designs Recently Built.
CITY OF FINE HOUSES
AS WELL AS CAPITAL
Utility, Moderate Cost and Archi-
tectural Beauty Combined in
House Construction.

Each year brings into being here
many new homes of unusual attrac.
tiveness and distinctive design, adding
to the standing of Washington as a
city. of homes" as we'll as a monu-
mental Capital city. More and more
the new developments show the en-
phasis placed here on beauty
Demonstrations are to be found on
every hand, in the District and in
suburban areas in Maryland and Vir-
GINA, of how utility, moderate cost
and architectural beauty may be
combined in house construction.
Old English Stone Home.
= One of the latest homes completed
is that of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie l.. F.
Prince. % Kalorama Circle, an old
English design stone home, Tudor in
type, which overlooks Rock Creek
Park. Now that the spot has been
developed it is puzzling to understand
why the site so long was left idle
The location is ideal.
The home is two and a half stories
with basement, English without stylis.
tic details. The, stonework is laid for
mass effect of color and surface with
an effort to conceal rather than fea-
ture jointings.
One outstanding feature of the
house is the stair tower to the left of
the front entrance, which has roof
terrace. Two long Sits of windows
light the tower. Another feature of
the place is the garage entrance under
the north terrace, which is not con
cealed, but made decorative and set
us an elemental part of the house
proper.
Two baths, with shower equipment,
are provided on the second floor.
House Fits Lay of Land.
The house is set to fit the LAY of
the land.' with a full depth stone ter
race on the north, opening off a large
living room, and with the dining room.
rather than the kitchen, at the rear of
the house, overlooking the park The
kitchen is placed at the left front
shielded from the entrance hall by
the stair tower. An ornamental side
door, deceptive in character, serves
the kitchen.
A loggia, heavily inclosed in stone
and brick, is just off the dining room
on the south.
Tudor .arched doorways and win
dows are the rule. throughout the
house, and all walls are finished in
cream plastic paint. laid over plaster,
giving a soft neutral background for
furnishings. AS would be expected.
there SIS fireplace in the living
room.
Horace w. Peaslee was the archi-
tect.
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BY DORSEY w. HYDE. Jr.,

hI 1JOhOL1 w. IDE,
Secretary. Washington Chamber of Commerce
During the war, Washington went
through period of rapid business ex.
pansion. Many claimed this prosper.
ity was temporary and that with the
ness would suffer a severe setback.
The statement has been but partially
substantiated.
From 1899 to 1921 the value of
products manufactured in the District
OF Columbia steadily increased. The
1928 total showed a falling off from
the 1921 total of something over five
million dollars, but in 1925 the value
Of products manufactured in the Dis
trict of Columbia was 1921 $40. or
more than $15,000,000 above the 1921
figure.
Many Increases Noted.
If we look at other indexes of city
growth, we find everywhere the same
story. From 1900 to 1925 the popula-
ton of the District increased SO per
cent. From 1921 to 1926 the value of
building construction increased - 234
per cent, while the assessed value of
real estate from 1914 to 1926 increased
$50 per cent. We find an increase of
1S9 per cent in premiums paid for fire
protection from 1916 to 1925, and an
increase in the value of intangible
personal property from 1914 to 1926
OF 211 per cent. Figures of this sort
might be supplied indefinitely.
If we go back to the earliest days of
colonial history, we find that the Po-
tomac Valley region was one Of the
wealthiest sections of the country.
Virginia tobacco was in universal de-
mand, and there was a thriving export
trade between this State and England
In the year 1859 foreign trade had
grown 10 such an extent that Virginia
was fifth in the number of vessels
built, outranking the seven other colo
MES of New York, New Jersey, Penn
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benefit not only those who are served
by real estate men. but would prove a
boon to the real estate statesmen and
brokers themselves by bringing about
greater confidence in them, with re-
sultant increase in business.
Regulated i'm States.
Mr.. Whiteford said that in more
than 90 States of this country and
provinces of Canada there now are
laws in operation regulating persons
engaged in real estate business. He
also pointed out that attorneys, ply
sicians and members OF other profess
SionS have to pass examinations in
order to practice, as measure of as
surfing proper and ethical service to
those who must rely upon them in
time of necessity.
In discussing licensing laws in other
jurisdictions the speaker stressed the
point that the State may regulate in
dividuals in a private enterprise, but
may not regulate the business itself.
The first law regulating persons in
real estate business, Mr.. Whiteford
said, was passed in 1912, in Michigan,
and was enforced in a large number
of States.
The validity of this type of law, he
said, is that the real estate mans re-
lation with client is a position of
trust in which he, in a large measure,
may hold the future OF mans finan
Cial standing and credit in the bal
ance; that the State understands this
circumstance and has the right to
ascertain whether he is a man to be
trusted with such obligations.
Would Eliminate Dishonesty.
Taking up the subject of legislation,
Mr.. Whiteford declared that legisla-
ton cannot make man honest, but
that the proper application of the law
would help to eliminate the dishonest
man from the business. The law re-
garding the practice of real estate
gives States the right to determine
whether persons are qualified by in
telligence and education to advise per-
sons on real estate matters.
He asserted realtors do not desire
the entry into the real estate business
Of incompetent persons, but they feel
that every man and woman who has
the qualifications for the work has the
right to practice this profession. He
explained that the law does not stress
the educational side so much as the
character and integrity test, but the
time would come when an educational
test would be applied just as it is APP
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VIR GINA TAX LAW COMMENDED
TOSTUDY OF ALL OTHER STATES
Real Estate Boards Urge Modernization
of Practices as Way to Benefit
Citizens Generally

Civil War debt. No Part of the tax
payers dollar goes TO pay interest on
this or that State debt.
Holding that as applied to non-es-
Sentials and luXuries q sales tax such
as has been enacted by several States
has many advantages and few disad-
vantages, the report recommends
such a tax either in substitution of
or as a direct offset to the present
tax on real property.
Plan for Metropolitan Areas.
Taking cognizance Of the fact that
urban communities have come TO con-
sist usually of a large city with one
or more tributary towns. villages or
cities, and with a fringe. at least, of
builtup or rapidly developing unin-
corporated territory, the development
of which is or should be 81 single
problem, the association recommends
the enactment of q State enabling
act to provide for a regional plan
ming commission to have oversight
over the entire metropolitan area. 1t
commends the work now being done
by a committee under the direction OF
the Department of Commerce, APP
pointed to draft a model enabling act.
A master plan, applying to the whole
metropolitan area Of an urban COM
munity, is essential. the association
holds, and the creation of such a mas
ter plan should be responsibility
of the realtor.
"Sewer systems. highway systems.
transportation systems, park systems.
all need to be planned from the point
of view Of the whole urban district,
and the ultimate intelligent develop
ment will be dependent either upon
the voluntary cooperative action OF
many municipalities or upon the crea-
ton Of regional or metropolitan gov
ernmental body" the report states.
Each municipal plan should be con-
ceived as a part of, or a supplement
to. the regional or metropolitan plan.
Such a general plan should be created
by men who are able to vision the
communitys growth and can co-or-
dinate the future requirements Of the
city combined with the area to be
developed in such logical and sane
manner that the city will be de-
sirable place in which to live and
carry on business"
Uniform Methods Asked.
1.-THE unprecedented increase during
the past generation in interstate bust
ness and commercial contact has
brought about a universal demand for
IletHOuS VI lidHSdCllIlS DuSI-
ness in the different States" the
association states.
It's recommendation calls on every
member board of the association and
every State real esate association to
get behind the uniform Federal tax
lien registration act, which. during
the past year has been approved and
recommended for enactment in all
States by the American Bar Associa-
ton. "Often in the course of busi-
ness in the Internal Revenue Depart
memnt, an unsatisf1ed obligation to
the Government constitutes a lien on
the real estate of a party" the re-
port points out. Until the passage of
the act of 1913 there was no way to
apprise the public of tfse fact that
this lien existed. or that it has been
discharged and. satisfied. The act Of
Congress provided that If the State
CONTINUED on Twentieth Page.)
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REALTORS TO SEE ALASKA.
Washingtonians Invited to Make
Trip After National Convention.

Plans already are being made for a
special trip to Alaska for members of
the National Association of Real
Estate Boards who are to attend the
national convention at Seattle, August
8 to IL. This trip is being arranged
by the San Francisco Real Estate
Board. The Washington Real Estate
Board is among those asked to join
in the trip.
The cost of this trip of 10 days will
be $15S.75, including meals, handling
of baggage sightseeing, etc. The
party will leave Seattle August 10 and
visit Vancouver, Alert Bay, Prince
Rupert. Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,
Skagway and return via, Victoria to
Seattle. Members desiring to take this
trip are urged to make reservations at
once
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w. w. Chambers, owner and build
err; r. NJ. Briscoe, designer; to erect
brick addition for storage purposes,
904 Barry place, DOT SAL, square 1878
to cost $1,000.
Capital View Realty Co., owners
and builders. 927 New York avenue;
John A. Melby, architect; to erect one
1-story frame dwelling, 5000 Central
to cost 1880.
American Ice Co., owners and build
ers, 1920 F street; C.. Leslie Weir, de-
signer; to erect one 1-story ice sales
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BUILDING PROJECTS ARE HALTED
DUE TO LACK OF PERMIT BLANKS

Saturday of last week and on Monday
this week before the blanks ran out:
Connecticut Avenue Realty Corpora.
ton, owners; Davis Wick, Rosengar-
ten Co., Inc, builders; to construct
a mezzanine floor, 1929 Connecticut
avenue, DOT IS, square 164) to cost
$500.
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LoaSanCe IS STed l,
and wherein the
interests OF the
public generally
are involved, Rog
er J. Whiteford
general counsel of
the Washington
Real Estate Board,
in addressing the
Y. NJ. C. A. class
in real estate this
week, urged pas
sage of a law for
tie District of Co
lumbia providing
The licensing of
re alt v statesmen
and brokers.
Such a law, he
commanded would
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PRESSING NEED OF INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR CITY CITED

Editors Note-A concerted HnoUe-
Ryent has been launched bv local trade
associations NT0in1 expansion Of the
Industrial life of the metropolitan area
of the capital Business chiefs contend
greater Commercial Gctipitv Is essential
10 the city's agelfdre and that additional
flight" manufacturing plants aC0ukd not
bli0ht the beauty of WASHINGTON. The
FOLLOWING Article bv Mr. Hyde traces the
past commercial deUei0Dnaent in relation
TO the present
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REAL ESTATE

Strongly upholding the right Of the
Government TO regulate persons en-
gagged in business wherein the oppor-
tunity to work harm thro~s h NAL
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
FEDERAL EXPENSES

The United States government budget has started up
again For the present fiscal year it little
$4,000 100000 which higher than it had been for
several years. For the next fiscal year. ending June
80, 1929, it is $4,25S 100000 rise of S244 900.
The increase happens to be just about much this
winters tax cut will probably amount to.
1t is less than generation since frugal citizens
shocked by government expenditures of 81 000000000
year. Their criticism met with the boast that
This is billion-dolar country Today it is four
billion dollar country, and probably destined to be-
come ten-billion dollar country in another 20 80
years.
The war is responsible for considerable part of
this increase Interest the debt is several hun
dred millions and there are many hundred millions
more attributable, directly indirectly, to the war
hang over. But most of the increase from
NAL and natural growth. Much of is due to
extensions of governmental functions-better govern
ment service.
The bill for government is big one, but the only
fair question is whether corresponding service is rem
dered-whether it is worth what it COSTS Business"
Is inclined to think the less government have the
better The fact is that without government there
wouldn't be any business.