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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07
New Flatiron Apartment.

The outside walls OF the new fiat
iron apartment building at the inter-
section Of Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire avenues and N street have been
connleted. the structure ia under roof
and the interior of the building Is being
rushed to completion.
The apartment portion Of the building
has been erected above the one-story
business rooms built nearly two years
ago. and is entirely separate from the
ground fioor. the entrance being on
New Hampshire avenue.
Earlier erection of the six stories Of
APARTMENTS was prevented by court
proceedings Instituted nv the Austro-
Hunea riar embassy officials on the
ground that the proposed structure
would overshadow the embassy build
ing. In these proceedings the embassy
was Joined by the British embassy d.
rectly across Connecticut avenue.
Since then. however, the Austrian en-
hassy has been closed. the British am
bassador has withdrawn objections and
the building is now practically COM
pleted. 1t is owned by John Wilkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07

Building and construction work is
to experience decided boom in the
immediate future, according to fore
cast by the American Contractor in
of the building industry, it is predict
ed. exc apting that of municipal. in
stitutional and endowed. the outlook
is excellent and warrants the most
optimistic views: while even in the
excepted branches. the statement con-
cludes. there is reason To hope for a
sane continuation of necessary work.
The forecast follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07
Office Buildings Rushed.

is being rushed. as office space in the
city is at q premium now. with vastly
increased demand for such space
prospect in the Immediate future.
OF first interest, in view Of the many
vicissitudes through which the site has
passed, is the work in progress on the
Immense office building to be erected
where the old Arlington Hotel formerly
stood. Much remains to be done on
the excavation. 1t is stated. before 1t
will be in shane to permit work to he
started on the foundation Of the
eleven-story Office structure, which is
to be used by the Navy Department;
but this work is being rushed as rap
idly as possible. and actual construc-
ton is expected to he started WITHIN
few weeks
The excavation for the new building
of the Commercial National Bank, on
northwest corner Of 14th and H streets.
il practically completed and the steel
skeleton of the new building Will ne
started in a short time.
A big part of the task of charging
the excavation for this building was
the wrecking and removal OF the huge
steel and cement vault that formerly
was used by the bank or greater hard
ness than granite, according to work.
men, the smashing OF the old vault re-
ouired aa much time and labor as did
the wreckinR and removal OF any two
stories of the building.
The new building for the interstate
commerce. commission at the southeast
corner Of Pennsv1vania avenue and 18th
street is practically finished and some
parts Of the building are already occu-
ried though workmen are still busy on
the interior finishing of the remainder
of the structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07
New Capitalization Is Vast.
In Regard to Residences.

In regard to residential building.
there will very likely be considerable
hesitation in high-grade propositions.
at least while the fashion for economy
is at it's height. 1t must be remember
ed, however. that within the ensuing
months many people will make more
money than ever before in their lives.
and will be elevated into the class of
property owners Besides these newly
wealthy patrons of building. there will
be thousands of workmen raised to the
position of home owners by the steadily
advancing pay roll to labor.
Finally. there must necessarily be new
plants and construction to handle the
requirements of the half billion dollars
of new industrial capital which is
monthly added to the already stupen-
dous total of business investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07
Municipal and Institutional Projects

In the case of municipal. institutional
or endowed projects the outlook In far
from clear at the present time. Many
Observers feel that this class of build
ings will be permanently stagnant until
the ending of war brings prices more
attractive to our city fathers. trustees
and boards of directors. Other OBJ
servers. however. anticipate that no
class of buildings can fail to feel the
influence of expansion which is in the
air. They point out, for example, that
never before has the country been more
in need OF good commercial highways
for relieving by motor truck transpor-
tation the railroad systems which for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07
Outlook Is Optimistic.

here are two factors which prac-
ticalIy control the building situation
and prospects First. the degree of
activity in general manufacturing and
trading. Second. thoaa influences
which tend especially to stimulate con-
struction- In forming his outlook.
therefore, the reader should first in
."quire regarding the volume of business
as whole. On this point, certainly,
all Indication. are most favorable. En-
cept in the actual regions of combat.
war invariably results in an enormous
amount of business. The present war
has unusually strong tendency in
this direction, because it is essentially
industrial var, to a degree never
before equaled in history.
Not one business man in ten here in
the United states has yet realized the
prodigious demands which will be
made upon our facilities of production
and distribution. The only limiting
factors are workmen and materials.
New capitalization Is Vast.
:. Some idea of the rush of industry in
coming months is given by the fact
that within the space of thirty days
over half a billion of dollars Of capital
was involved in the chartering of new
concerns in the United States. This
boom of 1916. 1t is simply inconceiv
able that this immense production now
IN view will not be accompanied by a
proportionate degree of activity in the
building trades.
This second point to consider is
whether there are specific causes
operating to give a particular impetus
Industrial and commercial activity in
General
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-07
BIG SUMMERS WORK
FOR LOCAL BUILDERS
Construction Activity Marked in
Spite Of Season and Many
Drawbacks.

Notwithstanding the summer months
are the dull time of year as regards
new building operations, activities in
this line are marked and local builders
confidently expect a continued busy
season all summer Difficulties attend
ing delivery of structural steel and
other materials have not as yet inter-
fered with work to any great degree,
although several projects have been
delayed somewhat by reason of the
inability of mills and railroads to fur
nish and deliver materials promptly
on time.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Canbell's Camel Alive.

PHOENIX. Jan. 29 = Bisbee
Democrats, the widest adherents
of former Governor Hunt, have
capitulated. Last night Governor
Campbell received a camel nodded
out of copper Stag, made by miners
at Bisbee, with the avowed intent
of burying it when Governor Camp
bell was defeated. Finding that
the governor is very much alive
and very much on the job, the Bis
bee democrats decide to give in
and rendered the copper camel to
the governor as peace offering
Governor Campbell grasped the
camel in his left hand all during
the evening last night during the
reception at the Adams Tomb
stone Prospector.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
MINING NEWS
FROM PARKER
(Weekly Bulletin)

There is greater activity III the
Parker district just now than at any
time in its previous history. Op-
orators from practically every camp
in the West have arrived here dur
ing the past week. In addition to
the usual percentage of boom time
foaters and hangers-on substan-
tial number of moneyed men OF
their representatives have been in
cluded in the recent arrivals.
With ssthe arrival here Friday
of G. NJ. Moses, a widely known
California and Arizona mining man
who is heavily interested in the
Empire Arizona property, it became
known that added impetus is to be
given on that property in the near
future. Mr., Moses is accompan-
led by six or eight of the larger
stockholders and directors of the
company. 1t is expected that de-
tails of the recent reorganization of
the company will be announced
within day or two, and the names
or the new financial powers behind
the organization will become known
During the past week several cars
of 6 per cent ore was shipped from
the property.
The Western Arizona Copper
Company, which controls thirteen
claims about two miles North of the
Carnation shaft of the Empire prop
erty, completed negotiations for the
purchase of the 5O-horsepower light
draft stern-whee1er lola last week.
The boat is being overhau1ed and
repainted preparatory to being put
on the run from the company's S
property to a landing about mile
north of Parker, Gordon r. Stu
art, general manager of the COM
pany expects to begin shipments
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

in few weeks. There is consider
able shipping ore piled up on the
property at present.
Activities on the Arizona Reve-
nue during the past week have
been most noticeable on the Echo
claims of the property where Supt.
Morse has opened up a vast guam
tity of high grade copper ore. The
deposit is said to be similar to that
on the adjoining claims of the
Swansea property where approx
mate1y SIS, 200, 900 worth of ore is
blocked out above the 40O-foot level.
+. Negotiations are under way to
open Arizona Revenue Offices in
New York. 1t is expected that
considerable amount of eastern
capital will be put into the develop,
ment of the property within the
next two or three months. The
Company is preparing to ship ore,
the first cars will probably start to
the smelter this week.
Joseph S. Morgan and Ferd Fett-
gather of Dubuque, Iowa, principal
owners of the Yuma Chief Mine
have been here for the past ten
days. 1t is expected an additional
force will be put to work on the
property within few days as ex-
ceptional1y good ore values have
been disclosed. Mr.. Fettgather
will probably assume active charge
of the work.
Among other properties being
rapidly developed are the Arizona
McGinnis, the Argus, and the
twenty claims of the recently or
ganized Standard Copper Company.
Work on the latter is being pushed
by Tom Carrigan, who, with 7. J !
Sweeney aTexas capitalist, is heav-
interested.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Benson Girls Defeat
State Champions
I'm Hard Fought game. The
Score 20 to 10.

The second of the Tucson Ben
son basket ball games was called at
SIS. Saturday, Jan. 27, i'll Herring
Hall at Tucson The girls playing
first They played a fast game
from the very first and instead of
slowing up towards the end played
faster than at any other time. Both
teams were determined to win.
Benson made the first six points
then Tucson scored several points,
then Benson scored again, and so
on until at the end of the first half
the score stood 10 to IL in favor of
Benson.
Tucson did her best playing dur
ing the first part of the second
half. They seemed determined to
overcome the handicap; but Benson
was equally determined they should
not, Tucson scored one point more
than Benson during the second
half, but that was not enough to
give them a lead. Benson held the
lead throughout the entire game.
The final score was 19 to TO-. Tue
son girls went down to defeat for
the first time i'll three years.
Benson had no Star Player
Everyone being on the job every
minute All honors going to the
Team. All in all it was a good
fast game and B, U. H. S. is only
sorry more of its good patrons did
not witness it.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Earnings of u. S. Steel. Smash
Previous Records

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-A11 pre-
vious prosperity records in the
history of the United States Steel
corporation were surpassed today
when the directors declared an ex-
ira dividend of l and three-fourth
per cent OH the common stock, to-
gether with the regular quarterly
disbursement of 1 and three fourth
per cent for the fourth quarter of
1916, and issued a statement of
earnings for the same period ex-
ceeding by far all similar EXHIBITS of
past years.
The earnings for the quarter, a
mounting to $1O5, 1868, ,347, brought
the years total earnings to 1888,
25,086, more than doubled those
of 1907, which, showing earnings
of $3.50, 9o4, 647, stood as a record
year until the close of 1916.
The total earnings for the quar-
ter lowered by today's statement
compare with the total of $85,817,-
O67, for the third quarter of 1916,
a sum which then constituted re-
cord,
The total 1916 earnings compare
with $14O,2 ,966 in 1915.
DOup1aS DiSDatCh
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Benson Wins Hard
Fought Game.
In Battle Royal. Final Score
Al to 80.

After playing a tie game the Ben
son and Tucson High School Bas-
ketball Teams were allowed an ad-
ditional five minutes in which to
settle their argument, which result
ed in victory for Benson.
It was one of the hardest fought
and most exciting games of the
season. During the first half
Tucson appeared to be stronger
than the visitors and the half end
ed with the local boys on the long
end Of % to 20 score The Ben
son ball tossers came back strong
in the second period and when the
whistle blew at the end. of the last
twenty minutes they had tied the
score at 81 all. The last FIVE min
utes play told on the Tucson Boys
as they scored but two points,
while the Benson Quintet scored
four points, making the final score
III to 80.
On account of having defeated
the Benson boys some time ago,
Tucson was probably a little over
confident, but they soon learned
that they were facing a different
aggregation from the one which
they had. defeated. The Tucson
boys took their defeat pretty hard
and shook their fists under the ref
eree's nose, which we consider was
uncalled for and very unsportsman-
like.
Following is the line up of the
teams:
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

ed that their presence was not re-
quired in this city, and that il
would be necessary to keep moving
The outfit was a dirty looking
bunch. and the people, monkeys,
dogs and bears all bunked together
Such travelling bands of this kind
are a menace to the city as we'll as
a nuisance and the city officials
did the proper thing in giving the.
Move on' order.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Tombstone No Place for Gypsies
Told to Move On.

The Gypsy band, which arrived,
in Tombstone last night, consisting
of number of wagons. donkeys,
bears, monkeys, etc., were told to
move on this morning when they
applied to Mayor Guy c, Welch
and Chief of Police Geo. Bravin for
permission to show" in Tomb
stone. They were politely inform
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

A feature of the life of the Uni
versity of Arizona that has brought
much favorable comment upon the
institution has been the course of
lectures by men and women of
national reputation who have come
to the campus to entertain and in
struct the students. Within a
short time a course of lectures has
been given by George Wharton
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

James, an auther, lecturer and in
vestigator of international reputa-
ton. DR.. James spoke on Arizona,
the Wonderful subject of great
interest to all Arizonans, and one
surprising in it's magnitude.
A few weeks ago DR.. Henry
Mace PAYNE, one of the foremost
mining engineers of the country,
delivered several lectures on Alaska
and siberia, Now comes the an
nouncement that Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes, one of the most mas
terful speakers of the present day,
will talk to the students. DR..
Hughes not only displays great
philosophical insight of arare char
acter, but admirably combines the
intellectual and emotional elements.
DR.. Hughes always brings mes
sage, and no member of his audi
ence leaves without new and open
vision.
Early in February DR.. Winfield
Scott Hall will give a series of lee
lures at the University on social
problems and eugenics. DR.. Hall
is noted teacher, writer and lee
turer, and has probably done more
than any other man on the lecture
platform to promote clean living.
Following DR.. Hall comes Ray.
mond Robins, the great social work
er of the Seventh ward in Chicago,
a man who has spent several for
tunes in the work in that ward,
where some $4,000 people are piled
on top of each other in a square
mile, and where over 20 different
nationa1ities are represented Ray
mund Robins knows life and he be-
lieves in it. In spite of all the
wickedness, the betrayal of trust,
and supposedly strong men whom
he has seen go down, he retains a
supreme faith in the essential in
tegrity of mankind, So we'll has
he lived in unfinching loyalty to
the ideals of Christ amid complex
social and industrial conditions, a
prominent plofessor of sociology in
one of our great american universe
ties has called him the Modern
Paul. Mr.. Robins has rare mes
sage for the college world and uni
versity men in particular. 1t is
message of a personal experience,
in which the spiritual and social ell
ements ming1e in a most exception
al way. It is message which
comes out of very wide and keen
observation of human lives; and
conditions in the depths, on the
heights and all the way between.
The message is the man, and the
man is the message to very unus-
ual degree in the ministry of Ray
(Coninued on Page 81
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
20. Cosa CORES

Arizona Power Co. Cosa. Cores
Mochado, F. S. ~ Welton, Mrs Dea.
Persons calling for unclaimed matter will
please say advertised" charge of one cent
will be made for each piece of unclaimed mat.
ter delivered, as required by Section $50, Postal
Laws and Regulations.
L. D. REDFIELD Postmaster
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03
Advertised Letters

The following is list of letters remaining on
hand unclaimed for the week ending January
2lSt 1917:
The Benson signal., 1917-02-03

For SALE : -Four horses, two
sows with thirteen pigs, one male
pig. One Cyphers incubator, ca
paCity 272 eggs; one new cream
separator. Will sell at a bargain
if taken, at once. FARREL RANCH.
P. O. Box 162.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-20

OREGON & CALIFORNIA
RAILROADCO. GRANTLANDS
Legal fight over land at last end.
ed. Two million three hundred
thousand acres. Title revested
in the United States. Land. by
Act of ongress,. ordered to be
opened under homestead laws
with,modifcations, for settlement
and sale. (Twosdollars and fifty
cents per acre time of original
entry plus homestead fees, bal
ance at final proof Containing
some of best timber Ind agricul
tural lands left in. the United
States. Large copyrighted map
showing land by sections and
townships, law covering same,
description of soil, climate, rain.
fall, elevations, temperature, etc.
Postpaid one dollar. Grant Lands
Co., Portland. Ore. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-20
Route Number 2

Don't forget the Carnival mex
week.
A large crowd attended the
funeral of Will Shinpaugh a,
Prarie Hollow Sunday.
Mrs. Mack Higgins and two
children, Ray and Anna are visit.
ing her parents. ]. W. Edwards
and other relatives here.
Harley Stout's, Mrs. Sam Let
singer aud children, Mrs. Mack
HaRgins and children spent Mon.
at J. w. Edwards.
Misses Mentie Avery. Zella
Letsinger and Leota Brentlinger
we're guests of Mrs. H. M. Baker
Tuesday night, and attended the
social at Clarence Dozier's.
Mrs. Geo Brentlinger visited
her daughters, Mrs. Geo. Miller,
and Mrs. .Silas Rippee, in Mans
field the latter part of last week.
Seph Letsinger. wife and baby
dined with her mother Mrs. T'ef.
teller in Mansfield Saturday.
Paul Williams was in Norwood
Sunday.
SUKEY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-20
WHAT IS WARTIME ECONOMY
MIsInformatIon Agitation Would stoH
All Activities Other Than War,
Declares Writer.

Misinformation agitators believe
economy to be a cessation of all pos
sible activities calling for the ex-
penditure of public money other
than that directly concerned with
the prosecution Of the war. In this
throttling of activity the good roads
movement is imperiled-a movement
which has gained tremendous mo-
mentum of late years through the
demands, not only Of the pleasure
car but also of the motor truck, in
it's endeavors to serve the nation
through increasing the efficiency Of
short-haul transportation systems,
says writer in Leslie's.
The Society of Automobile Engi-
neers, in cooperation with the quar-
termaster's department, has COM
pleted a set of specifications for mill
tary motor trucks to form the basis
of the competitive bid for the $4,000
machines required for the army.
These specifications are based on the
experience gained from the whole
sale use of trucks on the Mexican
border. They call for q larger,
stronger and more expensive truck
than would be necessary were this
type to be used over uniformly good
or average roads. We're our i'm
proved highway system complete, less
stringent specifications for truck
construction would be required and
millions would be saved on the cost
of our truck feet. This saving would
more than pay the interest on the
bonds required to provide for the
construction of the thousands Of
miles Of improved highways this
great country so urgently needs.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-20
Wayside Gleanings

Sunday school at the Macomb
Methodist church every Sunday.
Nice autumn weather.
DR.. j. M. Christy of Butler
visited his brother w. A Christy
last week.
Ed Sinclair's of Kansas are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Brote-
markle.
Superintendent of Schools,
John M. Carter of HartvilIe visit.
ct the Macomb school Monday
and made an interesting talk to
the pupils.
lam counting on having a big
time at Mansfield Sept. 26.29.
Are you?
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-20
Bryant

School is progressing nicely
with Ernest Roy at the helm.
Mrs. Mays is very sick with
an injured knee caused by fall
ing. DR.. L. T. Vannoy of Nor
wood is the attending physician.
Little Ellen Stephens is sutfhr
ing very much with boils.
Bert Weaver who has been
afflicted with rheumatism for
the last few years is able tosit up
Wm. Rogers and wife are visit
ing in West Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Grain
and Miss Msntie Avery of Man.
sfield visited Wm. Huffman's $ Sun.
day.
Ernest Roy aud Miss Edith
Mays visited at Banield's near
Norwood, Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Douglas spends
most of her time in Mansfield
with her mother who is very sick
The work on the Mays home
is progressing nicely.
Mrs. Kate Brooks has been
employed to teach the Shiloh
school.
Uncle Will Shinpaugh one of
best respected citizens died Sat
urday morning aud was buried
at Prarie Hollow Sunday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-20
Christian Endeavor Program

Sept. %, G. P. Church.
Topic, How we should work togethe,
John l7:2O-26. ~
Leader, W. A. BLACK.
What is the value ofteam work? ].
D. Reynolds.
How does team work affect character!
Frona Rippee.
How can we attain greater co-opers.
ton in our society work? Mrs. E. Peters
Why should we first of all try to work
together with God? Lula Riley.
Why is division sflabor good? Alice
Mooney.
How can we WORT with other agencie,
in moral reform? Nv. Freeman.
How can we work together with 9th,
ers in missions? Sarah Gsskill.
How does definite assignment OF dut-
les help cooperation? Rev.J.F.A altman
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-20
B. Y. p, u. Program

Subj ct, Why should we yield
the right kind of obedience to
Christy
Leader, Beulah Stephens.
Scripture reading, Lev. 26:S 1S
Eillien Stephens and Lorene Tur'
ner.
True obedience to Christ, Ruth
Dennis.
The Scripture shows the i'm.
portance of obeying Christ. Ell
va Turner.
Christ has q right to our obe'
dience. Silas Seal.
Obedience to Christ is thefruit
OF faith in Christ, Sylvia Brazeal
and Duane Dennis.
Poem, Everett Stephens.
Obedience 10 the life of young
Christians. Talks by all.