Evening journal., 1917-11-08

Federal Government in Organized Social
Work in Connection with Military Ser
vice" lie told at length the means
employed by the Government to keeT
liquor and red light evils away from
the army cantonments; the laws made
to protect the soldiers and sailors
when or duty. He said the Govern
ment was fully alive to the need OF
watching over the moral welfare of
the men He spoke Of the recreation
offered in the cantonments and by
various organizations outside, to pro-
vide The men with good, healthy
0musements, and thus do away with
temptations TO stray from the path Of
honor.
Discusses Housing Problem.
Or. George Kober, Of Washington,
who is professor OF hygiene at the
Georgetown University, presided at the
meeting of the section on housing.
David C. Scott, of the New York-Dela-
ware Construction Company, Of this
city, discussed 1.-The Construction and
Management Of Industrial Villages" ="
After he had finished his address a
general disussion followed, mainly re-
lative to detail matters Of building con-
struclion. In part, he said:
"In Wilmington we have the true
type OK what exists all over the world
today, in the way Of the housing pro-
blem. Housing always was a problem.
In the minds OF the majority Of the
people, the most difficult part Of this
proposition is the financing In reality
this Is the simplest part Of the housing
problem. Any man, with money TO in
vest, naturally viii turn to houses be
fore he considers any other investment
The really hard point in the housing
problem Is TO determine the size, what
kind OF a house to build, its cost. lOca-
.tion, and what modern sanitary i'm
provements you can put into il for
the amount allowed. Manlpulators and
speculators all over the country have
discouraged TO a great extent the men
who would take up the housing
problem, If, indeed, their plans have
not been spoiled entirely by these
speculators.
In many cities houses are erected that
are only temporary habitations, and
rarely last ten years at the most. Only
few days ago we sent plans 10 a New
Jersey firm which contemplated houses
costing approximately $1,000 each, and
which would have been permanent and
received their ultlmatum that they had
no idea OF putting more than $1,000 In
each house. Yet the specifications
called for a house 2s by 2S feet This
might have been accomplished 20 years
or more ago. but today this Is impos-
sible. Houses costing $1,000 will not
stand for any length Of time In
Spartansburg, England, a new village
was created by the increase in the in
dustrial development of that section.
Those I'm authority considered the sub
iect from every possible angle in order
to decide what type OF houses to build.
Their architect declared that they
should make their houses and invest
ment permanent and discontinue the
use Of barracks These buildings were
finished I'm nine months, and from all
accounts,they stand high I'm comparison
with other English and French villages.
"The question to consider here Is the
size, location, sanitary requirements
and how much is TO be put into them.
II you will look through the statistics
OF this country and England you will
lind in many districts OF England and
Scotland and i'm this country that
drunkenness prevails TO a greater eX-
tent in the mining districts than in
other parts Of the country. There is
no apparent reason given for this situa-
tion. but I studied this condition i'm
these mining districts. and found that
In a great measure the houses had been
built without regard to ventilation OF
houses or floors. No ventilation under
the FIRST floors means damp houses and