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FU: it yourelf- or haut it doue ,oith WA>IURPLUGý. Siop.t kak inluatilmaso ury u'allsinstantly Sh~Leto use--cornes In a nest. en. L x x.wlth irean water and àpply to leaking Wall with brush, trowel or by, hand. Setà In three to car garage. The estjmated côgt of the improvemnent is $28,000. Sobel ,anid Drielsma, 540 North. Michigan avenue, Chi.icago,. are the architects, and the Power Construc- tion comnpany, of Oak,,Park, the con- tracting firm. The other perrmit was issued té, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Elsenberg. of 301 Sheridan road, who are building an* addition and naking other alterations to, their residence, at an' estimated cost of $8,500. GARAGE IMPROVEMENT A garage extension improvement was- authorized in a-building permit E~state B5oardis, flrst returns of whicfl were made public Tuesday. The survey, covering 278 cities, is from 'con fidential reports of the Asso- ciation's member.'boards in thé va-- ous localities. It compares conditions. with those of one year ago, which means comparison with the May-June high point of the 1937 advance., Prices higher than last year's. May and june peak were reported by.8% of the cities. The gains so reported run from 5% to 20%, the median -be- ing 10% over last year's best level. Selling prices on a level with, those of last year are shownby 56% of the cities reporting. Prices weakened dur- ing the past twelve months of general business recession in-36% of the cities. and Eppig, of Chicago, are. the architects," and the Carneyl Construc-1 tion çompany lbas the building con- tract., Twoof the other permits werefor residence alterations,, one of which was taken out bY N. J. Radder,, of. 1331 Maple. avenue, for imnprovemnents costing $4,000, nd the. other was is- sued to, M. M, .Hirsch, 208 Fourth street,>for work costing $400. L -J. Hass is building a garage at 911 Lin.den avenue, costing $275. Neighborhood Study Is Toojo of Article MACDONALD At a prc UN(;,pJMN( Co. studio of rINGIEBRIN CO. were given (Distributors) ten about piano. C Ou. La Salle St. Bldg., Chicago a wafrded receive tly at the some ing prizes glass says wri- Sni thc for tht anid garage, damage rt NaionalAssocation oi Real Esrate ýe boards, p o i n t s out in the current dl "Journal of the American Institute of Lt Real Estate Appraisers,' technical n' quarterly of the Institute. ýt "At first slowly, and then at a pace e of continued acceleration, neighbor- e hoods have tended to decline," hie REFUNDING LOANS GOES TO CAMP atsy jule Smith, daughter of Mr. Mrs. Ceclrie IH. Smith,'205 Essex 1, Kenilworth, left last week for enwood camp at Sturgeon Bay, "So strong has this trend become that today changes from without rather than from within are the de- termining factors i judging the value of most real estate. JBuildings,. of course, become outmoded and worn out but when this rate of change is conxpared to the-,rate. of neighborhood LOW RATES-TERMS, TO SiT