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The Washington times., 1929-03-02
REAL TY SELLING
NEE I MAR. 70

a sales convention under the au.
spices Of the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards Ii to be held in
Washington March 20 1t was an
nounced yesterday by Ben r Web
ster, president of the local board.
This is new service offered mem
ber boards Throughout the country
by. the parent organization, and has
been successfully conducted for the
past two months in Eastern Cities,
President Webster explained He
described the series OF meetings as
d sales clinic at which the subject
Of salesmanshlp as applied to real
estate was given exclusive attention
throughout the series of meetings.
The plan contemplates day and
night session which will be con-
Quoted under the personal direction
of William r. Herren, director OF
extension work of the national asso-
citation and A. j. Berge. sales coun-
eellor for the organization.
A series of sales talks and demon.
etrations accompanied by graphic
illustrations will constitute the back
ground Of the miniature convention,
the president stated. In different
stages throughout the sessions
periods will be reserved for prac-
tica1 round-tahle discussions of the
problems brought out by the ma
tional speakers.
The membership of the Alexandria
Arlington-F fairfax Real Estate Board
has been invited to participate in
the convention.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02

Edwin Jacobson to erect two-story
frame dwelling, 5452 Broad Branch
Rd. N. W.; estimated cost, $500.
P. M. Brown to erect one.story
brick store, 1900 seventh st. N. W.;
estimated cost, $4,000.
Freeman and T1eldnan to erect
nine two.story brick dwellings 162o,S0
Minnesota Ave. s. E.; estimated
cost, $45.000.
Walter D. Kolb to erect two-story
brick and tile dwelling, 4901 Albe-
marie st. N. w; estimated cost.
$1,000.
A. B. johnson 10 erect four two
story brick dwellings, E6iO-16 Arkan.
sas Ave. N. W.: estimated cost,
$4,000.
Joseph Sava 20 erect one-story
brick addition to shop. 1888 Seventh
st, n. W.; estimated cost, $4,000.
Ell and Kay Building and Invest
ment Co., to erect five story brick
and concrete apartment building,
1901 DeVonsfire Place N. W.: estt'
mated cost 81 100000.
The Texas Co, to erect one story
brick and tile gasoline station, 1921
Georgia Ave. n. W.. estimated cost
$4,000.
Young Enterprises to erect two
two-story brick apartment buildings,
1619.21 A st. N. E., estimated cost
$4,000.
j. Al. AbsIier# to erect two-story
frame stucco dwellings, 260s 80 st.
S. E., estimated cost $4,75O.
Sanitary Grocery Co.. to erect one
The Washington times., 1929-03-02

Several States in the country have
already enacted legislation To regu-
late the gaudy billboard in resi-.
dental districts. the sign which
girds the tree or telephone pole. and
the roadside shack" which, is
made more nnsightlyi with bizarre
advertisements, states the associa.
ton.
The association also asks: What
of the taxpayer who helped pay for
our highways at the rate of $4,000
to $4,000 per mile?
''Is his investment to be given
consideration or shall the property
owner, whose land adioins the high
way, be permitted to cut off sight
OF forest, glen, and dell or 70 OBJ
struct the view at dangerous high
way intersection by the erection of
an ugly shack or billboard?" ~
Up to Courts
To regulate such DETACHMENT. the
United States Supreme Court may
be called upon to help answer these
questions in the near future. the
bulletin states.
The association quotes on the
billboard situation. Ward e. Clifford.
of Kansas City. Mo-, for the past
two years chairman of its outdoor
advertising committed: There Is
no question that billboards in purely
residential districts are highly un-
desirable and, undoubtedly depress
land values and prevent the ready
sale of h0me-sltes in such districts.
Billboards, undoubtedly. have a
place in outdoor advertising, but
should be confined in cities to com.
mercial districts.
And among the first to recognize
the fact that unrestricted use of
billboards as detrimental to the COM
munity and, in fact, to the billboard
business itself has been the Outdoor
Advertising Association of America
that has adopted standards of prac-
tice that prohibits members placing
The Washington times., 1929-03-02

boards or signs where they interfere
with the view Of natural scenic
spots.
prohibits posters or signs on rocks,
posts, trees. or fences. and will not
permit them on streets facing pub
lie parks where the surrounding
streets are residential.
This association has also evolved
regulations covering the kind OF
boards it members can use and
existing boards must be made to
conform to these standards within
the next five years.
Other ''Uglies''
Also, not all injury is done by
billboards. The great streams of
traffic that flow over our newly
made highways have brought many
'uglies' The roadside service sta
tion, lunchstand and tourist camp
OF the shack type have attracted
wide attention as destroyers 0e
much of the pleasure to be derived
from highway travel as well az be-
ing a positive detriment to sur.
rounding property. OF course, MANY
Of these eating places and service
stations are attractive, well planned
and in some cases highly desirable
assets, but the unsightly shack is
far from essential
The National Association Of
Real Estate Boards has held that
the view from the highway does
not belong solely to the individual
who owns the property along the
right OF way but In part to the
community.
"Un to date practically all at.
tempts at regulation have been
aimed at biIlboards. Early decisions
OF courts in this country have held
that the regulation Of outdoor
advertising is a restriction upon
the use Of private property but
many states have barred billboards
from their highways declaring that
this action comes within the
province OF their police power.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
REAL TORS HELP
AAPPRA|SALS

Under contract with the city
council. three members Of the busi-
ness appraisal COMMITTEES Of the
Des Moines, Iowa. Real Estate
Board are undertaking an actual
value appraisal of all property with
In the business district OF that city.
The findings Of the appraisers ate
to be used for the purpose of equal
ization OF tax assessments.
Following the 1927 Des Moines
real estate assessment, more than
100 appeals OF owners of business
property were made, with result
that upwards OF $4,000 in tax
money was taken from the citN's
budget estimates of income and was
refunded TO property owners. Their
holdings were shown to have been
assessed inequitably. Hence, the
proposed appraisal which constitutes
the largest appraisal undertaking in
the history of the State Of Iowa.
SI25,OOO, 900 Value
1t Is estimated the total value
Of the appraised property win ex-
ceed S12s. 1000 900. The area to be
appraised IL approximately two
miles square and includes inside
retail property, practically all OF the
iobbing and warehouse property,
and much OF the Industrial prop
erty OF the city.
Two other recent notable exam
pies of the confidence of city au-
/ II n
praisals are cited by National Assoc
citation Of Real Estate Boards.
When the question OF the pnr-
chase OF this land for municipal
air field was being considered by
the Minneapolis park board and the
Minneapolis city council. the Min
neapolis Real Estate Board was
asked to pass upon the value Of
the then proposed field known az
the Void. Chamberlain Air Field.
The question was very thoroughly
considered by the valuation com
mittee of the Minneapolis board
and report OF its findings was
submitted to the park board.
Members Gave Testimony
Members OF the Minneapolis Real
Estate Board were called in to give
expert testimony before the investi.
cation committee Of the park board.
Upon hearing that testimony, pro-
ceedings were complete and Min
neapolis came into possession OF
this field which comprises some 2SS
acres.
The Buffalo city council, the
city comptroIlers. and the corpora
tion counsel, have likewise officially
recognized the value of the Buffalo,
y. Y. boards certified official real
estate appraisals by employing the
real estate board to make appraisals
OF Lag parcels Of real estate now
owned by the city by, virtue 81
foreclosure proceedings following
tax sales for DELINQUENT taxes.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02

Among the distinguished guests
Invited by the committee are the
District Commissioners, and mem.
bers of the National Park and
Planning Commission, most of whom
will be present, Boss stated.
Special Committee
"A special committee has been APP
pointed to handle the distribution
OF tickets and in view of the large
number of reservations made the
number was limited by the commit
tee and the sale of the tickets
closed It was announced.
7. b. Shapiro was appointed
chairman of q special ticket com.
mittee and will be in charge of seat
ing arrangements and the floor
committee. Assisting him are:
GWynn w. Rust, Milton +. SchWab.
Tom l.. Peyton. Joseph A. Petty,
Fred A. Smith, Harry B. Pitts,
Jacob Roberts, Henry K. lavish,
!, Russell king, James F.. Salkeld and
w. G, Wedding.
Large Reservations
@ Al number of the larger reaItor
offices represented in the board
have reserved tables for their en-
tire organizations and special ar
rangements have been made for the.
seating of these various groups.
Practically every office affiliated
with the board will be represented
At the banquet which is expected
70 exceed all previous functions in
point of attendance.
Arrangements are also being made
TO accommodate a large group from
the Alexandria Arlington Fairfax
Real Estate Board AS has been
the custom in the past the banquet
will be stag affair and the eves
ming devoted entirely to the enter
tainment OF the members and their
guests, 1t was announced.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
RESERVE ROOMS
FOR CONCLAVE

Although four months off, the
first two hotel reservations for the
1899 convention of the National As.
sociation of Real Estate Boards to
be held in Boston June Is to 23.
have already been received by the
associations headquarters. Kalter
Piper, of Detroit. q former pres1-
dent, merits the distinction of the
first reservation. and Henry G. zan-
der, immediate past president. the
second.
The national association has
changed its convention reservation
routine somewhat this year in that
all room reservations for the 1922
convention are to be made directly
through the headquarters of the as.
sociation in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
REAL TY BOARDS
WORK PRAISED

Containing d list Of AZ outstand.
ing accomplishments, the annual
report of President Henry g. zan-
der, of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, has just been
released under the title of What
the Association Has Done for the
Realtor and Real Estate in 1928"
The report, issued In a 16-pagc
pamphlet summarizes the work of
the association during the past year,
pays tribute to the headquarters
staff in Chicago, consisting of "a
men and women who have con.
Quoted the administrative work, and
lists six major problems the preS;,
dent says must be solved In the
near future.
Outlook Good
Concerning the outlook for the
future, Zander says;
1.-THE future Of our association
seems to me to be big with promise,
and / am more enthusiastic about
its work and its possibilities as ]
step out. of office than l have eva
been before. / am enthusiastic also
about the prospects that lie before
us in the immediate future of cur
business In travelling some 400
miles l have had unique oppor-
tunities for studying and observing
real estate conditions everywhere. ]
think they are sound, more so than
they were three or four years ago,
when I feel that our activity was
above normal
Money for real estate develop.
ment Is everywhere obtainable. In
deed. the growth of capital wealth
in our country, which amounts to
some seven and a half billions OF
dollars per year, has now reached
such proportions that in good real
estate mortgages the demand ex.
ceeds the supply. Building is still
continuing at a wholesome rate.
and will in my opinion be still more
active next year. New living stand.
ards in America are creating de-
mands for new type of housing
in dwellings,. in business structures,
and in factories feel that bust
ness Is and will be plentiful for
those who have the knowledge to
seek 1t.
Prosperity Assured
Let us now during the next year
hold our ranks firm. Let US con-
tinue to work together to improve
cur business methods and to safe
guard real property. All of us be-
lieve In the. increasing growth and
prosperity of the United States and
Canada. Under all this increase in
wealth and well-being, which the
future holds. lies the land. There
fore, we say with confidence to the
people of the United States and
Canada, there is no more certain
way OF gaining your share in the
prosperity of the present and the
future than to invest your money
! in real estate.
Births, engagements, nj RfriaR .,
| Deaths and In MemUriam appear daily
| ON Tire last inside naKe, laat fMn enlnn1na
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
FARN PURCHASE
ISEXTENDEO

That the farmers buying horizon
has extended in this day of the
automobile, the radio and extensive
advertising, and that he no longer
considers land in his own immediate
neighborhood when he thinks 1f
buying farm, as he usually did
25 years ago, but on the avera Se
buvs land 113 miles distant, Is the
tendency indicated by answers given
by farm land brokers in response to,
ouestfonnaires sent to them through
the farms land division of the Ma;
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards.
In the duestionnaire the following
information In regard to the last
five farms sold by each broker was
requested: Date of lies, number
Of acres, price per acre. type Of
crops--or1e crop or Z ersified,s rea-
son owner wished to sell, whether
the buyer had been brought up on
farm. worked as a farmland, been
a tenant of farm, or had previous.
iy owned some other farm; purpose
OF buying the farm-investment Or
for farming purposes. age and na
tivity of buyer, size Of buyers tam-
lily, the source frol which the
broker secured the buyer as pros.
pect and the distance from hicn
the buyer lived from the farm AMI
from the broker.
Data on 1877 Buyers
While the. answers received in
cluded information on only 1877
farm buyers in Fl States, the per-
centages drawn from these ques-
tionnaires forms material as direct
and as Indicative of general trends
as any information at present avail
able on the subject of the buying
and selling of farm lands. ct is
indicated by the answers given that
the market for farm land is better
today than it was year ago.
Contrary to the general opinion
that farms for actual farming are
becoming more and more the prop
erty Of the thrifty Austrian or
Bohemian irnmigrant, the data
showed that 81 per cent of the pur-
chases were made by native.born
Americans in sales where ~ per
cent of the farms were purchased
for actual farming purposes and
not as investments. Similarly, II
these questionnaires are to be
taken as Indicative of general trends,
the day Of the young couple who
are just married and take upon
themselves Immediately the burden
of a farm to pay for is a thing for
the pioneer novel; for the average
age of the buyer for the entire
group of farms was 46 years.
Nor, apparently. is this the day
of the large family on the farm.
In fact, the average buyers family
as reported through the question
naires was four.smaller than the
average for this country as whole.
So Average Acreage
In size the average number Of
acres in the sales reported was So
The typical cost was $125 per acre.
"One crop" farms predominated
with only 81 per cent of the total
number reported as having diversi.
fled crops.
The majority of the buyers had
| been brought up on a farm and had
previously owned farms. Few had
been tenant farmers or farmhands
The majority of brokers report
ing stated that they found their
best prospects for selling farms
through newspaper advertising.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
Weaver Brothers Rent
Building for Restaurant

Leasing of the property at 1722-24
Pennsylvania Ave. N. W.. for a five
year term by George H. Demonet
TO Elias Tragas for a restaurant
was announced yesterday by the
rental department of Weaver
Brothers, Incorporated.
The tilree-story building was
rented as of April j. and the agree
inent calls for a gross rental of
s18. 600. payable $500 per year, the
firm announced,
The Washington times., 1929-03-02
". Cameron Burton
Enters Big Contest

w. Cameron Burton, winner of
the recent speaking contest held
by the Washington Real Estate
Board, has been entered In the ma
tional Home Town Speaking Con-
test, to be held in Boston next
June, IT was announced yesterday
by Ben T. Webster, president.
The Washington times., 1929-03-02

Thirty days left to file your Per
sOnal Tax Return. Your checking ac'
count balance on January /, 1929, Is
taxable without any deductions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Potomac Electric 5l2cc pfd.-5 at 1885,
5 at 1885,, 2 at 108l2, at 1852, S
at 1882.
Federal-Amcrican Co. com.--1O at S.,
10 at SIS.
Lanston Monotype-1O at 1905, 10 at
12l, 10 at 121. at 121.
National Mtge. & Inv. pfd-50 at So.
AFTER CALL.
City e. Suburban 5s-S1 900 at SO, 81 900
at 90.
Washington Rwy. g. Elec. pfd.-13 at
99l4.
Potomac Electric Sc pfd.-5 at 1924.
Bid and Asked Prices.
D0AyDC
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C.P.A. DAILY STOCK AVERAGES
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 26.-Following
are today's stock market averages OF
selected railroads and industrials;
Twenty railroads. l54.l6; advance, .06.
Thirty industrials, 3l4.56; decrease,
ST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
PRESSURE ON CURB
ISSUES APPARENT
Many Speculative Features
of Market Open Slightly
LoWer-T0ne Is Firm.
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 26--While
many recent speculative favorites opened
fractionally under yesterdays final
prices, the line of least resistance ap-
peared to lay still on the side of adj
vancing prices in today's Curb Market
operations.
The principal changes occurred in
such issues as American Super Power
issues and United Gas among the utili-
tiles, Checker Cab Manufacturing among
the motors, numerous low priced min
ing issues and selected industries in
the specialties.
Reports that American Super Power
was to play prominent part In a
merger of utility properties caused a
heavy demand for the rights, while the
"A" and "B" shares were carried up
sharply into new high ground. Acqui-
Sition of new properties by United Gas,
which also reached its best since listed,
followed the statement that for Deem
Der sales aggregated 4,309, 100000 cubic
feet of natural gas, a II per cent in
crease over sales for December, 1927.
Checker Cab Manufacturing had as
its incentive the favorable reception of
its new line, which is expected to be
reflected in increased earnings for 1929
Although no dividend has as yet been
declared on Selected Industries, now
dealt in on a when-issued basis. the
stock was considered attractive at the
current level.
Goldman. Sachs Trading one of the
recently listed investment trust issues,
reached a. new high at 1875. Profitable
investments since formation \of the
trust induced the buying in this in
stance.
Atlas Plywood at lie established
new low for the year. as compared with
the previous final of IA. Net earnings
for the first half of the fiscal year,
July to December, 1928, inclusive, were
equal to $2.10 share and there was
nothing in the affairs of the company
to account for, the pressure against the
market for this issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK, January Is Especially -
New York bank clcarings, ST sos 900, 900;
New York bank balances, $4,000, 900,
New York Federal Reserve credit bal
ances, S130,0O0,000.
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BALTIBORE STOCK MARKET.
Dispatch to The Star.
COTTON PRICES GAIN.

NEW YORK, January 26 Especially -
Although the cotton market came I'M
der increased liquidation today and
prices reached lowest levels of the
week, the quantity of contracts wanted
on basis of 1894 cents offered definite
resistance and a recovery at the close
wiped out the early loss and left the
list slightly higher on the day.
Scale buying orders increased in VOL
ume with each point decline. A con-
siderable quantity of contracts changed
hands. Spots were unchanged at 20.l0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
SPECULATIVE BOND
ISSUES ARE ACTIVE
International Telephone and
PirelIi Figure in Gains.
Others FIuctuate.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 25.-There
were only few active issues in todays
bond market and they were in the
speculative list.
International Telephone Alps con-
tinued their advance and show one of
the best gains of the week, as we'll as
the largest volume of transactions. The
Pirelli Is rose over points on the listing
OF Pirell stock. Barnsdall 6s were
slightly higher. Anglo-Chilean rs adj
vanced over point with Anaconda rs
showing a tendency to sag. Cuba Cane
Sugar IS were slightly better.
In the United States Government
list the widest fiuctuation was again in
the Treasury 4 l2s. which rallied a.
French Government rs were strong. 1t
was announced that negotiations had
been completed on the part of Amer
lean bankers for loan to Greece which
will be spread out over a number of
years and next week S4000,000
Province of Hanover, Germany, 61a per
cent loan will be offered here
A new high price was reached on the
Minneapolis & st. Louis As at 3d. There
were fractional losses in Erie refunding
SIS. Seaboard Air Line IS and Rock
Island 4l2s.
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Markets at a Glance


NEW YORK, January Is (R.-
Stocks irregular; American Telephone
leads utilities to new highs. Bonds
dull; international Telephone Con-
vertible 4l2s actively bought. Curb
firm; utilities and automotives again
lead rise. Foreign exchange steady;
German mark easier. Cotton steady;
trade trade buying. Sugar dull. Coffee firm;
CHICAGO, January 26 UP).-Wheat
Lower; forecast favorable weather. Corn
easy; larger country offerings. Cattle
irregular. Hogs steady.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-08-20
RELIEF FROM BUREAUS.

The Seattle Times in a we'll considered editorial appearing elsewhere in this paper is inclined to government closr to the people and relief from Bureau control through the visit of the Congressional committee that has been touring Alaska
 The Times is right as far it goes, but there government closer to the people and relief from bureaucracy in Alaska until the people are given the widest possible of self government A bureau is bureau whether it is Federal or Terri toria and whether it has its headquarters in Wash ngton Juneau. The only real relief from bureau cracy is to turn the government over to the people That may only be done by bringing the govern ment to the people through local governmental units such counties. Alaska is one-fifth the size of the United States. It is farther from Ketchkan to Nome than it is from Washington to Denver. With all this and these magnificent dis tances as single unit government by the peo- pie is out of the question. There can be no gov- ernment except through bureaus that must be non- resident in their makeup far most, if not all the Territory is concerned
 If the people are to control Alaska they must do it through municipal and County governments as well as the Territorial Legislature