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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-29

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The sun., 1916-08-20
BRONX APARTMENT SOLD.

Tie Gramont Construction Company
has bought 1882 Franklin avenue a
I'VE story apartment. on plot 37.6xl00,
from Catherine Darling. Charles X. Van
Valen was the broker. Meehan & Har-
lem attended to the legal side OF the
deal for the buyer.
The sun., 1916-08-20

SIX ROOM modern apartment. in private
residence district NJ Flatbush; light fonm-.
all convenience: now vacant. AVE- ana SIX
room apartments available In october,
ROCHE. CRAIG & WILEY. lG5 IroalvaN.
10TH 60 WEST rooms. high class Gle
vator Housekeeping ap'rut. $685.. sup
The sun., 1916-08-20
cAsTAwAY ON DESERT ISLAND.
ohipwreck, Fire At Sen, Rcs~Ve,
Experiences Of Boat Party.

Los ANGELES. Aug. 1?.-"With the
steam whistle from our disabled boat
ana two whiskey barrels ! found on
the island ! made n condenser that save
W about four gallons Of sea water. dis
Tiled daily. and saved US from dying OF
thtrst"
Rescued barely In time to save him
from death by starvation on a barren
Island rock in the Pacific Ocean. where
% had been stranded for more than
two weeks. with only shellfsh to eat and
sesmi-nurified sea water, made possible
~ means OF an improviscd condenser,
Capt. Theodore l.. Curtis, prominent
ooat builder and old time sea captain.
to'dav returned to his home. 91s Allan
W avenue, Long Beach, after ar absence
OF two months. with him came his
crew or three sailors on the schooner
ksa.
Although more than 60 wears old and
worn by the hardships I'M terror- lie
naa Undergone. Capt. Curtis was still
'nn derk" tonight, and Immediately
80 about revising the notebook log he
hah kont Of what he terrs the most
wonderful voyage in a lifetime passed
IN sailing the seven seas In all manner
ot craft. His story IL verified In every
%sespcot by his the crew Of tho
freda' chartered by Arthur c. Black
mar o. this city.
NhIpNrcck, starvation. n nre at sea.
with dist!llate tanks scattered about
VIE deck. and finally the last desperate
TOW IN a small boat through stormy seas
IN an 'ndeayor 10 attract the attention
Pa passing boat. were incidents OF the
Np But the most trying period NJ the
sn're voyage TO cant. Curtis was the
"A"''"u after he had been saved,
The sun., 1916-08-20

Twenty-eight buildings of a misccllane-
Gus character will cost S99, 500.
The chief apartment project 10 that
or the Joralemon Realty Company. II is
a SIX story brick tenement for the nurih
side OF Joralemon street. west OF Cliu-
ton street. which will accommodate
thirty-tve families and cost 500 900. Two
four story brick to cost sjo.-
zoo will be erected on an irregular plot
on Dean street. Eastern Parkway and
Stone avenue. by V. James Aquavella.
Ten " story. two family brick dwell
ings. with garages in the rear, are TO be
built by A~ranowitz * Moss. - Gelston
avenue. south OF Eighty-sixth street. at
a total cost of s3S.GO0. Two women.
Hllda Nelson and Clara Hansen. will
build seven two story frame dwellings To
cost s24.500 on Seveniy-eiehth street.
west OF Fifteenth avenue. Six two story
brick dwellings to cost $4,000 will be
built by NiCholas Avitable on Railroad
venue. east Of West Nineteenth street.
and on West Nineteenth street south Of
Railroad avenue.
4 10000 one story moving picture
theatre il to be erected at the southwest
corner of Ditmas avenue and East Sec
ond street by Alexander Mcdonald.
The sun., 1916-08-20

TO LET IN two family duplex high
class 4 rooms apartment in reAncd neigh.
borhood. $3.50. garage accommodution
II desired desirable tenant only. II IVES:
l77th -. M~ASSlNINU.
The sun., 1916-08-20

MODERN ELEVATOR BUILDING.
Rooms. S4O-S$5. 3 Rooms, t55-&60
6 Rooms. S6O-S;5. kooms, Sso-sSj
Pacing mos, picturesque park In Manhattan.
30 Morninesids Ave. y. r.. Coz, ". llsta -.
The sun., 1916-08-20
ON N\>u\ssET nay

P~aut,ful shore front property; modern
house. garage. ample hnd easy terms ~
,niuutps Sew York surroundings urequalled
OMNEk. box ~ sun ono"
Long PEACH, I've lots, corner plots.
pIy,,,lIo RulltNaid. 81. rlnvc. Gehring
1850 Brnnlw 49,.
The sun., 1916-08-20
RUYING NEW ARK REALTY.

Fest & Feist ~ Newark. y. J.. have
Just sold for the estate OF John VI
Mentz 81 South orange avenue, Ncwark,
y. j.. a house on lot ajNl0o. ahout. zoo
feet west of SprinS field venue. The
new owner. Andrew Passck. Will alter
the building for his business.
Louis Schlcsingcr has sold for Alex
ander Lelong the plots at 400 TO zoo
Belmont avenue II 100 iidgewood ave-
nue. to Banne ScNanemnn Tho new
owner will erect three family dwellings
the sites.
The sun., 1916-08-20
The distribution OF buildings other
han dwellings il shown as follows.
THREE BUILDINGS RENTED.

The Charles F. Noyes Company has
leased the building at 90 Broad street
10 Durham q Moore for the estate al
W II. Mangam for a term OF years. and
the building at 81 Mercer street TO the
Nicholas Doddato Company unit! Febru-
ary I. 1922.
Pease Il Gilman have leased for tina
American Distributing Company for a
term Of years the five story building a,
$50 and ass West Fortieth street. Tho
lessons are Gilhuly Bros. proprictors oil
numerous cafes throughout the city.
The sun., 1916-08-20
Z0NING PLAN FAVORS'
SMALL DWELLINGS
Brooklyn Builders Turning
From Multi-family Projects
to Small Homes.

The recently adopted zoning plan has
caused n falling off IN apartment house
construction In Brooklyn. while small
dwellings are steadily increasing. Ap-
plications were filed with the Brooklyn
Building Bureau las, week for sixty
seven structures estimated TO cost $34l,-
$50. only three apartments to cost sll5.-
600 are planned. while thirty-siN dwell
ings 10 cost $l26.T50 are projected.
The sun., 1916-08-20
,ONE-rAMH.Y HOUSES. detached, garage

nine looms. bath. showers. electric liIh,s y,
ctilm cleaners, steam. ~psrpuetry; SI.nIu. 500
cash. Sl5 monthly ard Interest BUILDERS
li3o !7th st. Tar" West End subway. AIun.,i-
pal Bldg, To 9Th st.
The sun., 1916-08-20
RETURNS STOLEN FARES.
trolley Conductor sends Money He
Failed IN Register.

~ArlA"Tic CRY, y. j., Aug. l9.-Con-
ss1'h'" stricken over the theft OF sl5
ron the local trolley company by which
~ was employed as a conductor three
sthrN ago and learning recently that the
~.'npanv had been forced into the hands
)" receiver through jitney competition
: 'i.lad"lphiau signing himself 'on-
""''" returned the sum by mail,
..Ndt ia" cash was a note reading :
Li,|"~"d Plea q fud So, which ' took
.! falling to register fares while In
s'u' 'HlnlrN two years ago. nave
w., heard that your company Is GOING
INTO bankruptcy and I want to return
NE money. with sorrow Tor, NY action"
The sun., 1916-08-20
SEE THE NEW HOUSES AT
Krll1 6arArnH
Is minutes from Herald So.
RICHMOND REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
FARMS FOR SALE.


FOR SALE Farms ADJOINING, so aud los
acrcs antique houses. timhcrcd ceilings;
original %chiiun~y. open freplices and hrlck
oven i'm scrViccahio condition, hnrnS poul-
try houses; peach and applo orchard. wa
nut woods, brooks, springs md abundant
game; hoal,y ouvirons, For particulars tp-
NV to UppGSON. IA Mar,snso st. BROOK.
iyn. y. \,
The sun., 1916-08-20

One block east Of R'way; 3
blocks from B'way subway sta
tion; ono block from City Col
lege..
All modern improvements.
The sun., 1916-08-20

ntAI I,rlrt ,on sMt-orttN. nEAL k.rArk tH sNn-aukENs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
WOMAN EXPERT IN
HOME EFFICIENCY
FOR STEPHENS BILL
MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK SAYS
IT WILL AID CONSUMERS.
lNsUREs STANDARD QUALITY
Consumers In Small Towns and Rural
Communities Are Victims % Die.
elimination BY Dig Store Mstheda
Which Encourage Substitution 81
Unidentified ooods at High Figures.

Mrs. Christine Frederick. household
efficiency expert and consulting house
hold editor Of the Ladies' Home Jour.
nal, the New York Evening Sun, Sue.
cessful Farming. and various other
publications, recently appeared before
the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives in Washington In support
OF the Stephens-Ashurst bill. This
measure, according to its title, Is de-
signed ITO protect the public against
dishonest advertising and false pre-.
lenses in merchandising"
The bill will legalize standard, uni
form prices and prevent price cutting
Of trade marked goods by big city
stores for the purpose of giving the
false impression that all their other
articles are propOrtionately low.
Price cutting is merely bait to lure
customers SO that articles Of inferior
merit may be substituted at high
prices.
Il appear before the committee
purely in the interest Of the con-
sumer," said Mrs. Frederick. land
do not care about the rights or wrongs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Meredith Makes Novel Offer.

Il am anxious that every voter in
Iowa should know exactly where !
stand on all problems" writes E. T.
Meredith, democratic candidate for
governor of Iowa. II am anxious
they should know my position OH the
road problem and that l am positive
ly not for paving, increased taxes, or
any $1OO,OOO,OOO bond issue. That !
am in favor of the people having
power to build such roads as they de-
sire but only upon their own motion
and after their express approval.
Il have stated my position in q
speech and wishing all to know my
position, ! have made the following
offer, believing that at least one per-
son in every county will read this
speech to at least 1000 people in
each county, or a total of 100000
people will hear it in this way. ]
possible but l will reach but 10000
il talk to 500 day every day until
election"
II will give 10000 to the person
II years or older who reads my road
speech to the most people by Septem-
Der Is. will give $50 to the person
reading it to the next greatest num-
Der, and $25 to the next.
''The speech may be read to a
lodge meeting, a Commercial Club
meeting, a Tax League meeting,
Chautauqua, Old Settlers Picnic, a
group of men gathered together for
the purpose of hearing the speech, or
at a meeting of any kind held in
Iowa, where the conditions are such
that those in attendance can hear it.
If it is read at a county fair or other
such gathering, only those actually
in the room where it is read may be
counted and the number reported
must be the number who actually
hear it through.
Conditions: Anyone, man, woman,
boy or girl, II years or older, may
enter the contest.
Report on meeting must be made
within one week from date it is held.
1.-The name of the chairman of
meeting, if there is chairman or
president, and the name of at least
three others in attendance must be
sent with report.
1.-The number to whom speech was
read must be reported.
IF, upon investigation, we find the
number reported in any case is pur-
posely or grossly exaggerated, the
party so doing will have his entire
credit not only for that meeting but
for all meetings wiped out and drop
ped from the contest.
Special copies of speech, taking
about 80 minutes to read may be had
by addressing E. T. Meredith, Box
NJ, Des Moines, Iowa."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
How tn. e.n.n. Tree Grows.

If good sized. healthy banana tree
is cut or few feet above the ground
during the wet season the tree will not
die. but nine times out of ten will send
up new shoot from the center Of the
trunk and will grow fast enough to
make up for lost time, for within forty
eight hours it will rear waving green
leaves triumphantly above the severed
trunk.
The secret lies in the fact that the
trunk Of a banana tree is not hard and
woody like other trees, but is really
composed Of undeveloped leaves wrap
ped tightly together in spiral form.
When the tree grows these rolled up
leaves push upward and merely UNI
roll. Thus no time is lost in forming
buds and growing leaves, as do ordi-
nary trees. When the trunk is cut off
it does not interfere with the growth
Of the leaves, because they are always
pushing up from the center of the
stalk. Although the banana tree re-
pairs an injury SO rapidly and we'll, the
shoot formed from the cut stalk sell
dom bears fruit or fowers.-St. Nicho-
las.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Iowa Is On the March

The Iowa soldiers are off to the
border. Goodbye boys, take keer O.
yourselves.
AS you go take the assurance with
you that Iowa is proud Of your prompt
response to the call, of your stall
wart, efficient manhood and sturdy
patriotism; that she knows and un-
derstands how hard it has been and
is to leave the folks at home, the
business and the employments of
peace and offer such service as yours;
that Iowa is informed of the difficult
ties you have met, of the inefficiency
in higher places that has doled out
second hand clothes and anuquated
equipment to you and that the fine
spirit with which you have met all
endorsements endears you to her
and accentuates her pride in her sons.
Those grandsires of yours who march
ed away in their young manhood see
themselves again in you. You are
fit to represent Iowa on the border,
across the border and at home.
Here's hoping that each and all of
you come marching home some day
without a vacant place in rank and
file; but we know what ever you may
meet you will meet it bravely and
face duty as Iowans have always fac
ed their duty in field or camp or gar
rison. You are bred right. You are
the select seed of Iowa. Go to it.
Well be here behind you, those of
us who are too old and too young and
too weak to go along; and those who
are strong and brave and ready to
back you up when you need them.
Holler if you need help. Good as you
are there are thousands more like
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
A Cipher.

The employer Of few men kept his
own accounts and for convenience in
paying kept a list of the employees,
with their wages by the week and by
the single day. To make the list pri-
vate the amounts were put down in
cipher, based on a certain keyword.
One afternoon when he had a little
leisure. the in4uisitive errand boy dis
covered the list and at once set to
work to find out the mems wages.
There were the different rates Of the
list: Mr.. White. PGU. PSSA; Mr..
Shaw, AUR, PGGR: Mr.. Adams, PU1,
PSIS; Mr.. Weeks. YPU. PESA: Mr..
Howard. APY, PAUR; Mr.. Cross. FlS.
AUSS.
We haven't 80 far heard what sue
cess the young man had in discovering
what the letters stand for, and 80 we
ask II any reader can name the
amounts and the rate key.
Answer.-The keyword Is "Payfig-
ures," each letter representing figure
from too. Work It out
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
What Is The Road Issue?

Some people seem to think that we
are going to vote bonds for roads In
this election. Far from it.
Boards of supervisors in Iowa can
issue county bonds for roads and
bridges under the present law and
they have aone so in forty-six coun-
ties. They boosted county bonds
from $2,OOO,OOO to 100000 last
year alone. The road boosters want
road bonds to be authorized by direct
vote OF the people. Shall the people
vote their road bonds or shall the
supervisors issue them? That Is the
road issue in Iowa.
Why do some people want more
road bonds issued? They want roads
to be graded and bridges built with
cheap bond money so as to keep tax
ca down and so as to distribute those
taxes equitably among taxpayers who
are going to use the roads.
A road once cut to grade Will stay
cut forever. Why charge it all up to
the taxpayers of this year? Let the
bondholders pay for 1t and then
charge the taxpayers little each year
while they use the easy grade. Each
man then pays for what he gets.
A bridge of masonry will last 100
years. Why should this year 9 tax
payers pay for it? II they die or
move away before 100 years have
rolled by they will leave the bridge
behind for somebody else to use.
Pay for a 100 year bridge with bond
money and then charge taxpayers a
little each year so each generation
can pay for our bridges as they use
them.
When we try to pay for long time
public Improvements out of one
years taxes we temporize with work
that is not permanent. We do 1t all
over again next year and the next
and so on forever. Each year for it.
self and the devil take the hinder
most.
Bonds make permanent works pos
sible now without increasing taxes.
Thereafter taxes are used 70 pay
bonds that would otherwise have
been wasted
But we are not voting bonds. We
can't under the law Each county
and each township should decide for
itself whether it wants to issue bonds
for good roads just as voters now de-
eide when school bonds are to be
issued. The voters in all other states
have the right to vote on bonds. They
have approved bond issues for roads
in Al per cent of all the counties in
all the states.
"Shall the voters vote on bonds or
shall the supervisors issue them?
That's the road issue in Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
Fairy Sponges.

Sometimes on a sunny day
When there are no clouds in sight
The sky appears u dull smoke gray
Instead Of blue and bright.
But even while we look and sigh
And Ions for the lovely blue
Come fairy messengers from afar
And quickly change its hue.
Up in the dull and dusty blue
Wind fairies gather on high.
And with the big. damp. spongelike clouds
They wash and polish the sky.
They push and hurry the shining clouds.
And when we look next day
The busy little wind fairies
Have taken them all away.
But they've left our giant outdoor roof
AS blue as fairy's eyes,
For fairy sponge is the only thing
To properly clean the skies.
Philadelphia Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
HEADACHE

80 per cent are caused by eye
troubles ana some of the many forms
of catarrh.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Good Nature.

Good nature is one of the principal
products of sunshine, and when well
rooted never fails to produce bump
err crop. When person has become
thoroughly saturated with Kindred
good nature he is welcome at any So
cial circle, especially around the fam
ily hearth at time when the baby is
cutting several shrill voiced teeth and
the apple pie has thoughtlessly been
cremated in the oven.
Some people are born good natur-
ed and other acquire it by dlnt OF
hard work. 1t is better to be born
with a sunny disposition and a per-
petual 4x6 smile than it is to inherit
four farms and go through life look
ing like human toothache. on the
cther hand, many a person has start
ed out in childhood without any Wis
ible signs of good nature and after
being hit below the belt by an adver-
sity has become as mellow as a
clingstone at the bottom of the bas-
ket.
One fine thing about good nature is
that it is as contagious as the red
measles but doesn't have to be quar-
antined The minute CHEEKY, spark
ling eyed woman breaks into
gloomy gathering of the Ladies Aid
Society and begins to get rid of an
accumulation of enthusiasm, energy
and courage, she will infect the rest
of the members to such an extent
that it will be decided to repaper the
parsonage without dissenting vote.
No noble project, like buying couple
OF non-skid castings for the pastor or
removing the hitching posts from
Main street, was ever accomplished
by workers suffering from an inter-
nal crouch.
Good nature, when once durably
located in the system, is not affected
by sorrow, ill health or misfortune.
Some of the best natured people in
the world are those who have no rea-
son to be- The crippled child is the
sweetest flower of the flock. The old
gentle lady, bound to bed OF pain,
makes beautiful the ministry of suf-
fering by her patience and unselfish-
ness. When troubles come thickest,
gentleness of spirit blooms at it's
best.
We could all cultivate little more
good nature without starting any d..
vorce suits.-Howard Ram.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
Durable by Special
treatment

In this specialize. Harm Daniels
of Wooden, Iowa, had such severe
pains in the head he was incapaci-
tated.
DR.. Weber treated his nose and
.eyes and he feels like new person.
VIM. Burrman, cashier of N. w.
Savings Bank of Davenport, had such
severe pains in the eyes and head he
could not go to the bank. He says,
CDR. A. H. Weber treated my eyes
and cured me after two other doctors
had failed. l am thankful l found
the right DOCTOR"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27
'1INSTfAD OF TASK HOUSE.
WORK IS NOW A PLEASURE"

''In addition to suffering from
stomach trouble ! was nervous and
could not sleep WE'LL" said Mrs. C. U.
Anderson, who lives at IT'S Ankery
Street, Waterloo, June 18th. Mrs. An
derson's husband is a cabinet maker
in the employ of the Mailman Mfg.
Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
II was as tired in the morning
when l got up as when l went to bed.
In fact l was run down completely and
had the most severe headaches. There
was SO much gas formed on my stom-
ach that l sometimes thought | had
heart trouble, but since taking Tan
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27

you in Iowa. If you run into serious
trouble and they crowd you just raise
the long yell for the boys at home.
They'll hear it; they're listening.
'Tention! Guide south! Follow the
flag wherever it goes. Iowa is on
the march, Hooray, Iowa!-Mar-
shalltown imes-Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27

Of retailer or manufacturer except as
they affect the consumer. There Is
great need that the woman consumer.
who spends most OF the family income
for articles used in the home, should
be able to buy with the least extrava-
gance, the least inelficiency and the
least waste. I believe that uni
form price on an identified article Is
one Of the chief means by which this
most desired end can be obtained"
Mrs Frederick declared that the
passage of the Stephens-Ashurst bill
will result in greater household eff
cheney in buying for the following
reasons:
First, it will help the consumer
establish 4 standard in all pur.
chasing.
Second, it will guarantee to the
consumer 4 continuance Of those
standards once they are estab.
iished.
Third, it will give 4 wider dis.
tribution to more kinds Of prod.
ucts that the consumer daily
buys.
Fourth, II will save the consum.
er's money because the fixed price
will guarantee a permanent, de.
pendabIe supply Of articles.
Fifth, it will be especially help
fui to farm women and small town
consumers who are now victims
Of discrimination.
Sixth, it will make It possible
for the homemaker to practice
more efficient and less wastefuI
buying methods.
Seventh, it will guarantee to the
consumer that the goods which
she buys are made under honor
able standards Of manufacture,
fair pay and sanitary conditions.
In her argument for identified ar
ticles Mrs. Frederick said it was ad-
mitted that cut prices tend to drive
such articles from the market and
she was merely showing the interest
that the consumer has in having ar
ticles she buys so marked and brand
ed that they can be identified.
Suppose, for the sake of argument,
that there is no such thing as an
identified article" said Mrs. Fred
erick. IF there Is no means Of identi-
flying, say, pound Of butter or a
pair of hosiery. then every purchase
of one of these necessities becomes
an experiment. In each case I must
make a test which takes time, trouble
and money and which is worthless in
the end because, should l find the
article satisfactory, can't be certain
of getting the same thing again; and
il 1t Is unsatisfactory l can't be GER
tain of avoiding it. do not see how
you can have standard quality with
out standard price. The trade mark
on an article, the approved standard
price and standard quality, protect
the consumer because they are
guarantee that the manufacturer will
continue that standard.
"Price juggling destroys the stand
ard which manufacturers have set
and tempts them-sometimes almost
forces them-to lower the quality.
What incentive can a manufacturer
have to keep up a high standard Of
quality IL the price Is constantly cut"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-27

lac the bloatng and gas have disap-
peared. Also my heart does not both
er me now.
81 sleep we'll and get up feeling
fresh. My work is a pleasure now
where formally it used to be dread,
full task.
II have found Tanlac to be better
than recommended and think no one
can possibly make mistake by Civ
ing it trial.
Tanlac is endorsed and sold by Bell
& Painter, Leon, Iowa.