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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
SIX NEW HOMES LISTED
Illinois Avenue Properties Just
Completed Are Placed
on Sale.

Six homes at 1912 to 1922 Illinois
avenue northwest have just been
completed by D. J. DUNCAN. builder,
and have been put on the market.
One of the homes, which contains
eight rooms, is semi-detached. 1t
has a garage adjoining the house.
There are electric lights, parquet
floors. large porches and all modern
improvements. The lot Is IS by 100 feet.
Tbs other Ave houses are Of six
rooms AND bath ANA Also are OF mod.
ern construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
j, S. LUMBER OUTPUT
EXCEEDS ALL OTHERS
J. H. Walker, Trade Commission.
er, Says Despite This We Are
Unimportant Exporters.

THE United States produces more
lumber and wood articles than the
remainder OF the world combined. yet
We are a relatively unimportant fac
tor in the export trade" said John
r. Walker, United States trade COM
missioner, in q recent communicar
ton. Our exports represent per
cent Of our production and not more
than 10 per cent Of the worlds ex-
port trade.
Western and southern Europe inn
supplies. Russia has supplied the
greater part and America has only
sold grades and sizes that might not
be obtained elsewhere. The chaotic
conditions prevailing in Russia will
eliminate that country as an impor-
tant factor in the worlds export
trade for several years. and during
these years the needs of Europe will
be greater than ever before
first question il that Of shipping.
Lumber Is bulky commodity, and
If We are to have a big trade we
must have a large amount of tonnage
regularly engaged in this service.
The pre-war method of depending
largely upon tramp ships for the
carriage of the lumber cannot possi-
bly, suffice for a great trade. Mr..
Walker recommends as essential
that the lumber industry own or
control the major part of it's re-
CURED tonnage. To operate these
ships to advantage there must be at
the disposal of the exporting COM
pany a diversified list Of products
and numerous ports of shipment. If
various species and various wood
articles could be shipped in the same
vessel, Mr.. Walker thinks. there is
not a port in Europe which could
not receive a full cargo. The ex-
porting companies must not only
handle woods from every section, but
sash. doors, blinds, veneers, box
shocks, railway ties. etc.
BY intelligent propaganda also
trade may be greatly developed Mr..
Walkers experiences with archi-
tects in Europe and others interested
lead him to believe that the European
technicians are sympathetic to Amer
lean manufacture and practices Of
grading. which has heretofore been
a great obstacle in developing prof
liable trade.
IF we desire to build up a large
permanent export trade" says Mr..
Walker, I'VE must be prepared to
grant credit to reliable concerns, just
as we do in this country, and not
deal. as generally. through brokers'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
PLANS NEW HOMES.
IN FA|RLAWN MANOR
Builder Also Is Erecting Eight
Houses in Shadyside to Sell
Around $500.

development which will take in
393 lots is under way by William S.
Phillips in Fairlawn Manor and
Stadyside
Mr.. Phillips now has under course
OF construction twenty-five houses
in the section bounded by Underwood,
Van Buren,, 9Th. 7th and 9Th streets.
The lots are forty feet front and the
depths are from $50 to 100 feet. Work
on these homes is to be rushed and
Mr.. Phillips hopes to have them on the
market in the near future.
In Shadyside he is erecting eight
houses and these are also being COM
pleted as fast as possible. The houses
are to sell around $500.
Another development now under way
by this builder is at 10Th and Kenyon
streets. There eight homes are be-
ing constructed. The corner house.
which is to sell for $1S.5Od, contains
eight rooms and bath, while the others
are to be of six rooms and bath. They
are all to have built-in garages, hot
water heat, electric lights and all
modern improvements.
1t is expected these homes will be
completed in August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
own YOUR HOME CITIES
Todelo, Milwaukee and Portland
Lead-Also Report Increase
in Building.

Toledo. Ohio; Milwaukee. Wis, and
Portland, Greg, led the race among
the one hundred cities now conduct
ing Gown your home" campaign. in
with the United States
Department of Labor. and twenty-five
of the number report a great progress
on building revival. The three cities
named have been vigorously pushing
their campaigns for several weeks
and all twenty-five show large in
creases in construction activities,
based on the estimated cost of build
ing permits.
Plans were recently made in Akron,
Ohio, for the organization Of a hous-
ing corporation with a capitalization
of 100000, according to letter
just received by the division of homes
registration and information, Depart
ment of Labor. The company will
give particular attention to furnish
ing money on second mortgages and
it will furnish plans for houses and
obtain contractors. hoping thereby to
be able to stimulate owners Of lots
to erect houses to rent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
GEN. c. c. BYRNE SELLS
CLIFTON Street HOUSE

Gen. Charles c. Byrne has SOLD 1455
Clifton street to William c. Severns.
This property consists of large
three story bay-window brick house.
having ten rooms. two baths, hot
water heat and electric lights. 1t
will be occupied by the new owner.
The sale was made through the real
estate firm of Boss & Phelps. Inc.
Other sales announced by this firm
were:
4327 lows avenue was purchased by
Anna P. Prinzhorn from Maj. Joseph
A. Hill. This house contains six
rooms and bath and has all modern
improvements.
Robert L. Burwsn sold 2o11 Park
road to . purchaser whose name has
been withheld. The house has ten
rooms, two baths, IL heated with hot
water and has other improvements,
besides garage.
s1,: f. Easf Mans aen Th In
is q two-story and attic frame house.
Clark B. Cummings bought from
John Edward williams, 1925 Kenyon
street. q two-story six-room brick
Sa22 41st street was bought by
Lieut. irwin g. Menikheim. This
house contains eight rooms, two
bathrooms and ali modern convent
ences. with a deep lot extending
through Belt road. The new owner
has leased the house for term of
years.
Charles W. Shafer Of MiddIeburs,
Md, sold s709 Georgia avenue to
Freeman ". Opdyke. This is q de-
tached frame house having eight
rooms and bath, heated with hot
water, situated on q lot 50x150.
215 Randolph street was purchased
BY Alice e. Dodson. This house con-
tains Aix rooms and bath, hot-water
M1. rodson VIII oeonpa the sIha os:s
for q home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
SEES RESUMPTION.
OF CONSTRUCTION
Federation Suggests General
Concentration of All Public
Works Programs.

The National Federation of Con-
struction Industries proposes that the
United States government and the
several states and municipalities
should concentrate into the immediate
future their programs of public
works which would normally be ex-
tended over the next several years.
Recent reports, it is stated. from all
sections Of the United States indicate
that, after a protracted period of
hssitancy on the part of consumers OF
now steadily increasing. Building
permits throughout the country were
- per cent below normal in Novem-
Der, 1918, 30 per cent In December. 30
per cent In January. 1919; so per cent
In February, and IS per cent in March.
No Decline in Prices.
This partial resumption of the con-
struction business has not been &C
companied by decline In the prices
Of construction materials. Between
October, 1918, and March, 1919, there
was a very slight decrease in the
prices of some commodities. Since
March prices in many lines have ad-
vanced. The composite index figure on
313 commodities given by Duns Re-
view was about 207 for october l.
1918: about 1877 for March. 1919: about
200 for April I, and about 203 for May
l. The advances In prices of con-
struotion materials have in some in
stances exceeded this average. owing
to the fact that the composite advance
In the prices Of construction material
was only 81 per cent in November,
1918, as compared with an average adj
vance in the prices of all commodities
Of ZIG per cent at that time.
The failure Of construction material
prices to advance beyond "a per cent
while the average of all prices al
vanced to 116 per cent was due to
building inactivity during the war.
Business men now generally concede
that the nation is on permanently
higher price level. And construction
material prices are at this time SLOW
ly rising to that level.
Construction Costs May 90 Up.
This fact makes it practically GER
tain that the cost of construction will
steadily advance during the next sew
eral months, when it is expected that
prices will have risen to the new
level, after which they will fiuctuate
within narrow limits as under past
normal business conditions.
Investigation reveals the regrettable
fact that the increase Of building con-
struction during the past few months
has been due to private initiative and
not to the construction of public
works. The building programs of the
United states government and of the
states and municipalities were nee
essarily postponed during the war
Fostering up prices by Useless public
expenditure Is always to be discount
~, t. q d.
mitted that the federal and state gov
ernments and municipalities could
now proceed with the construction of
necessary ana desirable public works
in order to facilitate the resumption
of general business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
]. EDWARD SCHNEIDER
PURCHASES BUNGALOW

J. Edward schneider has purchased
a new bungalow at the corner Of 18th
and Farragut streets from Shannon &
Luchs for $3.50.
Several other sales are reported by
this firm: S23 5th street was sold for
Joseph Luchs to Mrs. c. A. Will at a
consideration of $4,000.
No 1147 New Hampshire avenue was
sold for Miss Anna A. Kluge to Mrs.
Emma Harper for $500. The pur-
No. 1924 4th street northeast was
purchased by Thomas r. Mills for
$500. The sale was made for George
E. Schmidt.
No. 467 NJ street was sold to Richard
S. Bickerton for $500 for Edward S.
Moores.
A bungalow, 1901 3Sth street, was
purchased by Olaf N. Hustvedt for
$3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
SWISS DEMAND BLOCKADE
OF GERMANY BE MODIFIED

BERN, Friday, May s0.-The Swiss
federal council today gave out state
ment in which complaint is made that
Switzerland has been unable to OBJ
tain from the allies notifications OF
the blockade Of Germany, the mainte-
nance of which, it is said, is putting
Switzerland in "a more untenable po-
sition."
The statement gives the text Of a
note which has been sent to the allied
governments formally demanding that
the blockade be raised in so far as 1t
concerns Switzerland and saying in
case the request is not granted, Swift
zerland will find 1t necessary to re-
cover her liberty Of action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Manufacturers Association.

Manufacturers Association.
1.-THE buyer now, realizes ne mas
waited too long and SO great is the
haste to secure requirements that or
ders are being placed by wire. Prices
are no longer an obstacle and the
main desire of the buyer is to get
stocks Buyers also realize that the
movement of the great wheat crop
will tax transportation facilities later
in the season and they are trying to
anticipate their requirements by buy
ing before traffic becomes congested."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Lima Recovering From Strike.

LIMA. Peru, May 30.-A number o.
business establishments which wer,
closed because of the strike here re-.
opened today. 1t will probably l.,
several days before conditions retur,
to normal. Since the outbreaks be.
gan from so to 100 strikers have beer
killed and 200 wounded. Martial Law
continues in force and urban guard.
have been formed in Lima and Callac
to assist in maintaining order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Pope Receives Minister to Vatican

ROME, Friday. May s0-Dr. Jose
Vicente Concha, former President of
Colombia, presented his credentials
today as minister to the Vatican for
that country and was received in SOL
emn audience by Pope Benedict, w2o
engaged him in a lengthy converse
ton. Senior Concha afterward visited
Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of
state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
BUYERS NO LONGER WAIT
FOR LUMBER PRICE DROP

MEMPHIS. Tenn. May 31.-'We no
longer hear about the waiting atti-
tude Of the buyer with the expecta-
ton Of price recession in lumber"
writes r. r. Gadd. manager Of sta
tistics of the American Hardwood
The Carlisle independent., 1919-03-06
WATER POWER MAPS

Maps were shown in the Sen ate that gave some very interest ing facts. One of these gave the location of 54 ,000, ,0OO water horse power contained in the United States and of which 5,OOO.OOO horse power. or but ten per cent. had been developed. Seventy. two per cent of all the water power of the country is contain
 ed in the eleven far Western States of Washington, Oregon. California, Idaho, Montana, Ne vada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexi. co, Wyoming and Colorado. The water powers of these states are regarded as their greatest asset. and although nature has furnish. ed this great wealth to these new countries 1t has never been utilized to only a small extent. The politicians have for years been justifying their course of inaction on the ground that great private property interests were seeking to acquire the use of these natural resources. There fore the ripping waters contin- ned to murmnr their sweet lulla
The Carlisle independent., 1919-03-06
To Breeders

My black jack will make the present season at my barn 21 miles southeast of Carlisle. $S. 00 to insure living colt to stand and suck. All care will be taken to prevent accident, but will not be responsible should any occur.
 43-13t D. V. Stewart
The Carlisle independent., 1919-03-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
(By J. Jones)
A PHANTOM FROM OUT OF THE
 PAST

T.
 PAST
 Eight years ago Clifford Pin chot was an evaneScent politician on the political horizon of Wash ington. and when Secretary Gal finger brought forward the oues tion of conservation" Mir. Pin ehot grew into fame aHd fervol ny answering: "Boo.n Since that fateful day some of the most important of the natural Nation. al resources have been, in the language of Senator Jones of Washington, mainly a sleeping and prohtlesS asset, due solel ' and entirely to the inaction and inertia of Congress in turning a deaf ear to the voice and cry of the West praying for the passage of laws under which it's people can develop the energy contain ed in our falling waters"
 MT. Pinchot had a good deal to say about the loot of Alaska in those days. He demanded that developments by private inter ests within the Territory should be stopped. It is a long story to reach out of the past, but it may be observed that Mir. Pinchot had his way, with the result that there are fewer people in Alaska today than there were eight, ten or a dozen years ago. Senator Shaforth says that the situation in the Alaska coal fields, where it was supposed that capitalists would eagerly lease coal lands, has proven a failure, since the law provided that all one's rights might be forfeited under many provisions of the lease; there fore, capital will not lend mon ey on such security
 Conservation" evidently has been misunderstood all too long in the United States. In re cent issue of the Congressional Record an irate Westioner pro tests to his Senator after read ing the news of the day which said that the water-power bill had reached deadlock in Con gross: He writes. For many years we have been reading just such rotten stuff. The House says we want it one way; the Senate says it won't do. Now, any blamed.fool knows that some kind of contract could be made satisfactory to both sides. and it would not take ten of fifteen years to do it, either: bnt few hundred of what is supposed to be the smartest and best posted men of our country can't reach an agreement. The Senator who got this letter read it with out comment: T am going to read 1t to the Senate. that we may see ourselves as others see us.
 President Wilson has been in sistent in demanding that Con gress act upon water. power matters. All through recent months leading members in both Houses have been busy with the legislation, and measures passed both branches.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-03-06

Sand, gravel. crushed rock, cement, lime. The Arkmo Lum. Der Go. 50-tf
The Carlisle independent., 1919-03-06

Sale bills printed on short notice at Independent office. 27
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Walking for Pleasure.

The old-fashioned person who used
to walk mile after mile on pleasant
Sunday afternoons through the coun-
tryside, has practically disappeared.
This is the inevitable conclusion
drawn by anyone who still pursues
this ancient pastime and who has
spent Sunday after Sunday drilling by
foot v macadam and dirt roads fire.
quented by automobilists and an oc-
c%asional farm hand travelling to a
~neighbor's.
Walking for the sake of the walk
has nearly passed out, along With the
one-hOrse rig, the glass-incased artiii-
cial flowers in the parlor and hair-cov-
cred furniture. 1t had its day before
the bicycle and the automobile and
with the advent of these quicker, cas-
Ter means of transportation ii dropped
from the human scheme of things with
Il dull thud.-Omaha News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Poor Time TO "Rutt i'm

The pale gentleman in the frOck
coat bore down on the %red-faced.
rumply-haired fellow lying across u
seat on the down platform.
my friend" demonstrated the pale
gentleman. did you eve reckon up
that If you had placed the price of one
drink out at compound interest at the
time of the beginning of the Christian
era you would have $15.
The red-faced, rumply-haired man
raised himself on one elbow.
NO" he replied. II haven't figured
it out. But I'm something of q calcu-
lator, all the same, and IL you don't go
away about 1871 yards in nine and a
half seconds I'll hit you II times and
make you see 42,196 stars. I've just
had four teeth pulled out and you'd
better 60 away before the arithmetic
class gets W. the ropes and calls
time"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
GOOD BROTHER WAS PEEvED
Probably Parson Would Have Done
Better to Let Peppery Old Gentle
man Finish Nap.

"And. fuddermo', bruddern and sis
tabs solemnly said good old Parson
Hagster in the midst of Il recent SER
mon, femme beseech yo'-Ho! Wake
up dar, Brudder Sizzle. !"
"Who-me"' a trifie Indignantly re-
turned the member addressed, starting
from his nap. Oats a purt' howdy-
do; hoWlin' at a pusson d%at-uh-way
and 'sturbin' his medications. ! wasn't
asleep, sab :"
Den sab If yo' wasn't asleep yo'
knows what Is been uh-sayin'?"
Course, does; Yo' said, 'Ho. Wake
up d;tr, Brudder Sizzle y"
"lassah, But what did l shy befo'
dat? 1o' doesn't know. sab
"Uh-weli, as to dat, yo' doesn't
know yo'se'f, half de time what yo'
are sayin'. And, leastways, 'twouldn't
mount to much, nohOw, if yo' was to
know it. Denis muh sedimunts, sab
bawlin' me out sich-uh-way befo' de
whole doy-gawn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
City Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
French Farmer Had So Children.

A French farmer had 36 children
- sons and IA daughters-all of whom
were living when the war broke out.
by Germans because they went to Lille
to attend a party in honor Of a rela-
tive's one-hundredth birthday; a sec-
ond daughter was killed by a German
shell at Dunkirk three sons were dis
charged from the army with grave in
juries and thirteen were killed in &C
ton. The size Of the family does not
make its terrible sacrifice any less
tragic.-Youth's Companion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Panama Canal Traffic.

According to the report of the gov
ernor of the canal zone for a recent
month, the number of ocean-going
commercial vessels passing through
the Panama canal for the month was
16i. exclusive of eight United States
government ships on which on tolls
were levied, other naval ships and
launches. Net tonnage of the 16l COM
mercial ships aggregated 4SO,S67, Pa
canal measurement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Will Preserve Historic Spots.

The western front is to retain some
Of its battlefields. ut least, as war
memorials. The decision of the French
government to preserve in their pres
ent condition selected sites. and to pro-
by many who feared that the disfigur-
ing and mercenary hands of the cafe
proprietors. the souvenir, sellers. the
restaurants and the hotel keepers
would o%bliterate historic spots in their
efforts to provide attractions for the
coming throngs of tourists. Among the
places already decided upon are the
forts at Nerdun. the trenches of Sois-
sons. the underground maZes Of Mou-
quet farm, the ruins of Bapaume, and
the mangled remains of PoZieres.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Living Wage In Paris 397S 4 Year.

AS the absolute minimum for main
tanning a man and wife In Paris under
the present cost of living, 1915 a year
is the estimate made after a detailed
investigation by the socialist newspa-
per L'Oeuvre. This allows for the
smallest quantity of food capable of
Keeping them in health and permits OF
no extra expenses, such as use OF
tubes, omnibuses, the purchase Of
newspapers, pleasures, or even the re-
placement of WORKOUT household ar
ticles. The possibility of obtaining
supplies at figures SO low as those
taken is, however, disputed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05

ment OF the Netherlands granted q spe-
cial charter authorizing its sale.
The good housewife Of Holland would
almost as soon be without food as with
out her "Real Dutch Drops" as she
quantity calls GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules. Their use restores
strength and is responsible in a great
measure for the sturdy, robust health
of the Hollanders.
Do not delay. Go to your druggist
box of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. Take them as directed, and
if you are not satisfied with results your
druggist will gladly refund your money.
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
the box and accept no other. In sealed
boxes, three sizes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
KIDNEYS WEAKENING?
BETTER LOOK OUT!

Kidney and bladder troubles don't
disappear of themselves. They grow
upon you, slowly but steadily, UNDER
mining your health with deadly GER
tainty, until you fall a victim to in
durable disease.
tvs ".op NY soIF w .Euu unt;, Mntle n .irse has -
come big aches. Don't trife with dis
ease. TO avoid future suffering begin
treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules now. Take three or
four every day until you feel that you
are entirely free from pain.
This ~well-known preparation has been
one Of the national remedies Of Hol-
land for centuries. In 1896 the govern
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Rich Manchurian Coal Mines.

The coal mines opened last year at
H~olikangizau. ManchHria. in which
1000 men are employed, are producing
a good quality Of coal. The length of
seven miles. 1t is proposed to build a
light railway from the mines to the
Sungari river. a distance of about
fOrty-Seyen miles.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Good News for Father.

my dear" said the banker to his
only daughter. Il have noticed a young
MAJ in the drawing-room two or three
evenings each week Of late. What is
his occupations"
He is at present unemployed, ia
ther," replied the fair girl, a dreamy.
far-away look in her big blue eyes
''but he is thinking seriously of accept
ing a position of life companion to a
young lady of means.'-American
Boy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-09-05
Foolish Question.

"Would you advise me to keep out
Of poIitics?"
young man." replied Senator Sor-
ghuln, 'you were born a citizen; the
voting privilege is yours whether you
desire it or not you are going to be
taxed and generally supervised by the
people you assist in ~electing to office.
There's no such thing as keeping out
OF politics"