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The Era-leader., 1919-08-21
EVANGELlNE BOOTH Hons|
BY UNITED VETERAN

Commander Evangeline DO"
the Salvation Army has los
elected to honorary MEMBER J.
the United War Veterans =
service rendered the SOLDIER ~.
war, by Salvation Army Nv
notifying her Of this honor y
by J. H. Stevens, Adjutan'"l
It reads as follows: ,..}
Dear Miss Booth: ! am p''
inform you that at a recea' n
of our National couhcll " ~.
tration you were elected to .. 'I
membership at large In ,.,as tos
War Veterans in recognl.,sr s.,,a
distinguished and faithful ssl',
dered by the Salvation An .sd
noting the moral welfare ares ~
cal comfort Of our sola,'a ., ua
and an, marines in the World W.
YoWs sines.sSrs esa.,srs
! UNITED WAR Y..
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The Era-leader., 1919-08-21
HISTORIC FLAG PROPERTY OF
SALVATION ARMY

In the Red Shield Club Room at
the Dallas Headquarters of the Saliva
tion Army hangs an historic American
flag. This flag flew from the dome
of the Capitol at Washington for a
period during the war. The Red
Shield Club Room was chosen as
the most appropriate place for the
flag because this club room is main.
tanned for discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines. The flag was obtained
for the Salvation Army by Senator
Morris sheppord,
The Era-leader., 1919-08-21
RED SHIELD HOSTEL IN
ANTONIO

"The war has walked up the nl
in general to the recreationd y
of soldiers" Lieut.. Col. GeorwN W
who is in charge of SalvatM y
activities in the Southwest, stsls
a recent interview. Before tM'
the soldiers of the regular arEl
ignored or at best only tolerati
cities where army posts were
lished. In the future these p
sional soldiers will be provide
and safeguarded just as our boys
during the period Of war;
The Salvation Army has begui
policy Of looking after the 9
of the regular army by OPEN
Red Shield Hostel and Club li|
Antonio. Fort Sam Houston
the headquarters or the Sof]
Department of the Army with
General Cabell in charge, San AZ
will probably have permanea|
rison of about 5000 men, 50 O
real need for a permanent Gu
these men.
The Hotel Williams was
by the Salvation Army for Y
pose early in the summer. ~
has become popular as a cluD
| a hotel where Accommodate
meals may be obtained by soa'
a nominal cost.
Adjutant and Mrs. Justvig Sb
in charge Of the Salvation ATE
at Camp Logan have been apr
managers Of this new instl'u'"'
The Era-leader., 1919-08-21
THE SALVATION ARNI|
SEEKS WIDER F|n|

The Salvation Army seeks a r,
field of service, now that it has ~
into recognition by the public ;,
organization that is experiences
efficient in relief and instjtns
work for the poor and unfo-,m
people OF the country. Thu
of the Salvation Army has been
ried on so quietly for the past a.
four years in this country th,,
took the war to make the pubGr
alize the value of this seryice
In a recent interview Comma,
Evangeline Booth pointed on
fact that the Salvation Army u,
France the same sort of work .
the organization has been dom,
over half a century in this Conn.,, +
She said. THE Salvation Arm, \
been toiling on the upward trend
more than half a century, doip,
what 1t did in France, all IN
same spirit and manner, but yu
not happen to hear Of it. perhsn
If you heard of it at all, the n &
did not impress you as monuns,s
THE Salvation Army will cha,
its methods to the extent fr
will work harder than ever Nd,
It will do greater things and 81
them more efficiently. 1t will n i
further and serve you better-a
will be a more competent axe,
represent you in the work thai
will entrust it to do, even a.
have entrusted it for fifty years I:
past.
"We are going to reach iut 81
into the dark alleys. We are nj
still deeper into the slums. We
going to provide more fresh milk
starving babies. We are goil,
house more old people, whose n.
are dim and whose hands trer
and whose lips Quiver when No
note each setting sun. We are d.
to comfort more of the lonely M
are going to throw a longer 81
stronger arm around young Ve, q
who take a misStep. E
1--WE are going to do more W.
rescue work and stand behind q
down-and-outer just little n.
firmly than ever. We are goiis
expand our nurseries and take
stifled little children out of the
. slums in the Summer to our
air camps.
| We are going to cheer more
who are out OF work and who
struggling to support their little N
| lilies.
| We are going to make our ffa
ployment bureaus bulge with
! energy and efficiency. We ann
| to stick with the ex-service mn
! treated us so nobly in Franc
| the end of all time, and we arsH
| to stand ready to serve his na
and his father and his sister
| his brother, if he but gives H
| nod and opens the door Of opF
nifty"
In order to carry out this 1
gram of enlarged service, the a
| tion Army is asking for $500.
from the West. Home Service e
| paigns for this purpose are now
! ing put on throughout this teHs
The Era-leader., 1919-08-21

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The Era-leader., 1919-08-21

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

- HE exterior walls OF this house
are Of hollow tile. faced with
hight and dark Texture"
~ brick. using the dark brick up
TO. the FIRST story window sills and
for linteis over all openings. The
roof Is frame covered with red tile
or slate. The house Is moi large. n
width being 81 It. and the depth s2
r., exclusive of front and rear
porches. The cost Is estimated from
$500 TO $1,000. exclusive Of heat
Ing and plumbing. There Is n liberal
piazza across the front and returned
or one side to the rear with a por-
ton glazed In for q sun parlor. All
sill and belt courses are OF selected
hard brick laid In cement. also the
front steps and b~uttresses. The door
Of piazza Is Of Southern yellow pine.
There Is a large front living room
with dining back and connected
with wide coiumned opening and
book shelves on either side. There
Is one central chimney with fireplace
In living room. The stairs on the
left are combination with steps from
kitchen to main platform and base
ment stairs with grade entrance be-
low. The ceiling OF two principal
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
Contracts Let Show Big Gain
in Construction Activities

On the basis of the money value of
contracts let recently, building and
construction work rapidly is approach
ing the normal for this season Of the
year. A memorandum for the Econ
omic Section of the Division of Pub
lie Works and Construction Develop
ment has @ made public by the u.
8. Department Of Labor, in which the
February figures are compared with
those OF pre-war years The state
ment Is rs !oilows:
For some months previous to Mo-
vember, 1913, the total money value
of building and engineering contracts
awarded was about the same as for
the corresponding months of the two
previous years and larger than for
the same months in the years 1914
and 1915.
Reducing the money values for the
years 1914 to 1917 to present costs,
the 1918 amounts were about equal
years. 1t must be remembered, how
ver that one-third of the contracts
awarded during the year 1913 were
for government work.
Expressed In million dollars, the
money cost Of construction in No
vember for the years 1914 to 1913
was as follows: 1914. 46: 1915, IS:
1915. 122: 1917. -; 1913, 100. Re-
ducing these figures to the basis OF
1918 prices and expressing in the
nearest millions. they appear as fol-
I lows: 1914. IS: 1915. 1ss; 1916. 16s;
1917. 108: average for four years, 10
! Since the amount for 1918 was 12t
/ million dollars. 1t n evident that, will
government work included undoubted.
fy to quite an extent, It was about thu
normal amount.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
About Cost Of Building

Reductions in steel prices, as an
nounced by the Industrial Board of
the Department of Commerce, are
held to be no more important to the
general business situation. especially
in the building and construction In
dustries. than are the Boards state
ments that present wage levels should
not be disturbed and pre-war prices
are on. Of the question.
Since January there have been re-
cefved a he Department OF Labor
thousands of letters from architects.
building contractors, prospective in
vestors IN buildings. and from State
and municipal authorities in which 1t
was represented that uncertainty az to
prices and wages. rather than the
! present high level of prices and wages
minated before a general revival of
building and construction work would
be had.
Recently the Information and Edu-
cation Service, In the Department OF
Labor. has been putting out the re-
suits of investigations by trained o
nomists. In the price and wages fields.
The conclusion has been. and IN this
conclusion SO eminent an authority
versity has c~oncurred. hat the pop
ular expectation Of q re-establishment
OF pre-war prices Is not justified. II
was asserted that wages had not ad-
vanced in proportion to living costs.
and that while minor price changes
might be expected IN some fields. to
use the language of Prof Fisher. I'VE
are on a permanently higher price
level and the ooner business men OF
the country take this view and adjust
themselves to 1t. the sooner win they
| save themselves and the Nation from
the misfortune which will ONE II we
persist IN our present false hope"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
Mayors Asked To Aid
In Building Movement

Mayors of cities everywhere in the
United States are asked to cooper
ate with the United States Department
OF Labor in its nationwide Own Your
Own Home campaign. which Is be-
ing conducted for the following rea-
SONS:
First.-work must be provided for
returning sailors and soldiers and for
labor turning from war to peace IN
dustries.
Second.-Immediate stimulation
and resumption of BODYBUILDING ac-
tivity is necessary in most communt-
ties. Al present the shortage of dwell
lings in the United States Is estimated
at not less than 500. o0o. and It is
probably even greater thai the half
million figure. Home building virtu-
ally ceased with our entrance into the
war. Its resumption means local
benefit and profit
Third.-Home ownership makes
for better living conditions. thrift, and
increased efficiency. 1t provides COM
fort for the busy years OF work n
assures a safe harbor in old age.
Fourth.-The immediate future
holds no promise of a reduction of
the price of building materials. To
delay important and necessary build
ing In the expectation OF a decided
fall in prices seems ill-advised. Prof.
Irving Fisher. of Yale University. a
foremost authority. has stated:
The United States Department of
Labor has prepared a Manual of In
formation telling how to proceed in
the formation of local Own Your Own
Home Organizations. These local or
g~anizations have been formed in 20
cities, where the work of stimulating
; building is already bringing about sa-
| t~isfactory results. Women's clubs and
civic associations have rallied to the
aid of the movement. which h not
confined to the effort to encourage
the immediate construction OF much
needed dwellings. but is also con-
cerned with the speeding up of pub
lie buildings. schoolhouses. and COM
munity structures OF every sort.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
EASY TOF|NANCE
BUILDING WORK
m Statement as to
Freedom With Which Money
Can Be Secured

The feasibility of secuing funds
with which to finance the construc-
ton OF q home was forcibly brought
out recently by Albert Leon, president
Of the Perth Amboy Building and
Loan Association. which, he says,
stands ready to finance any project or
any number of projects which would
mean h construction of more homes
here by private parties.
The association with which Mr.,
Leon Is associated has stopped
loaning money. despite war condi-
tons that made money tighter thar
normal.
They have in the past several
months OF parlous times loaned
money frequently and generously and
stand ready TO do 50 now. to any ex-
bent q borrower wishes. Application
or information may be secured from
Theodore Degenring. secretary Of the
Association at the Raritan Trust Com
pany at State and Fayette streets.
Mr.. Leon said that the association
had been deeply interested in the
sBuy Your Own Home Movement
and that they have given 1t consid-
cradle study, and now they were pre-
pared to carry out a program OF
generous loans to prospective share
holders. or to those who now hold
shares in the association.
There are hundreds OF people liter
ally homeless in this city today. Mr.
Leon said, owing to the lack OF suf-
dcieuf homes to house them. This
condition N explainabie In many way:
he said. and for hat reason the rs,
s~ociation considers building just a:
rood an investment now as II has al
ways been, even when the materia
value of q dollar was Its real value
and not n deprecated value OF thu
present day.
He said that while the costs of con
struction were greatly increased 81
had the rentals secured for properties
He belfeves the raise In rentals to b.
pro~portionafe with the raise in cos
OF materials and consequently make
the statement that he believes HON
building for investment is good busi
ness.
Mr.. Leon personally is deeply inter
ested In the building movement ant
enthusiastically endorses any NOV
that would mean the resumption O
building activity.
With this optimistic statement a
TO the freedom with which none.
may be secured. coming on top of TIL
previous statement from other inter
ests engaged in similar business. tn
ease with which money to build +;
home may be secured here is readil.
seen
There seems to be little excuse TO
the inertia which surrounds and en-
velopes the building trade. 1t is no
the reyfvification of hat trade tina
Is sought primarily; 1t is the home
that 1t would mean for the city. tn
added facilities that would ALLOW
breathing space for those who ar
cramped into crowded quarters in tn
city now. because CT their inabilit,
to secure a larger place to reside
Suggestions have been made from
many quarters 70 the government de
Dartmenf Or labor t1nt a new system
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
NEW BUILDINGS Of ALL SORTS
BEING ERECTED IN DIFFERENT
PARTSO COUNTRY; BIC OUTLAY
Much Work in Hands of Contractors in Philadelphia New
York and Brooklyn Builders Also Busy--Much New Work
Planned in the South and West, Reports Show.

PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-work
h the hands of architects and con-
tractors indicate a busy spring for the
building industry.
Ranging from n large number OF
residences to factory buildings, the
Jobs represent every class of construc-
hon work.
Among some of the jobs which
o will be started are: ~Three-story
rectory building for Church OF the As
cension. two-story bakery for the Gold
Medal Bakery Co. II two-story houses
for one contracting firm, n big addi-
tional building for the Western State
Hospital for the Insane. a clubhouse
for the Llanerch Country Club. an ice
cream factory 80 X so. an addition
more than doubling the capacity OF
the Ninth National Bank and n four
story hotel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

BoRDENTOwN, April 23.-The in
ability to secure living accommodate
tons in this city for his employees.
has led George w. Swift, Jr., Of the
George w. Swift, Jr.. Inc, to buy
several tracts OF lund on which he
to erect a number of mod
ern dwellings. Plans have been al
ready drawn and the contracts will
be awarded within a very short time.
There has beer a dearth of dwell
ings here for some time. al h local
real estate dealers reporting that they
have been besieged with appeals for
living quarters of any kind.
Mr.. Swift has for some time felt
the need of finding accommodations
for his employees as 1t was a difficult
matter to secure help when no homes
could be provided for them. Owing
to the inability to secure h proper
help the plant which has been en-
joyipg unusual prosperity, has been
unable Il complete the work and the
firm has bee compelled to have work
done by outside concerns.
The first of the dwellings VIII be
erected on the tract OF land on the
south side of Union street, extending
to Chestnut street. 1t Is understood
that a new street will be cut through
the tract running parallel with Reed
er the street to be known as
Raymond Avenue. The sewer and
water systems will be extended.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

rooms are made with oak beams
and the finish of the two rooms In q
oak. The kitchen Is finished in white
enamel. The basement Is full and
complete.
Tho second story has three good
chambers, each with closet. In ad-
dition there Is q sleeping porch
glazed and finished same a. balance
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
Binding In Trenton

TRENTON. April 23.-Charles F.
Hildebrecht. restaurant owner and ice
cream manufacturer. announces that
he will erect a six-story restaurant
and apartment on West State street
opposite Chancery. The building.
land and furnishings will cost about
$500, 900.
The Bugbee company recently erec-
ted two large derricks at Miners
scrap yard in East Trenton and are
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

NEW BRUNSWICK. April 2S.-.A
number of houses will shortly be
erected by Michael Jein on property
he has purchased adjacent to the new
plant that is to be built by the East
ern Potash corporation in Highlano
Park extending from Fourth avenue
to fhe Raritan river in the vicinity of
Martins Dock. The property consists
of 125 acres and has a water frontage
of about q mile. The property Is said
to have cost $75, 600. He will cut the
entire tract up into lot for building
and viii probably start on
the buildings in the near future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

NEWARK. April z3.-Preliminary
work ON q seven story hotel to be
called the Military Plaza and to cost
$500.0eo, containing 200 rooms and
the same number of baths. at 20 to 26
East Park street. started today. and
il is expected that the building will
be ready for occupancy by October.
Harry and Joseph Kruvant. owners Of
the Military Plaza Company. recently
incorporated with an authorized capi-
tai of S1zS, 900. are erecting the hotel
from plans by Edward ". Warren The
property was acquired through Louis
|Sch1osfnEor. me, who m negotiating
the lense of the proposed hotel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
Boom In Jersex CITY

JERSEY CITY, April 23.-M. W.
Kellogg Company will build a steel
plant on 40 acres It will purchase OF
the city on Newark Bay. The plant
will cost SO, 900. 600. The company
already has orders for $1,000 tons Of
steel for Norway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

ALBANY, N. with the appro-
priation of SIS. 800, 900 for road work
and maintenance in New York state
by the legislature. apportioned among
the districts of the state. work can
now on the biggest road
making program the state ever has
adopted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
Camden Situation

CAMDEN, April 23.-The belated
spring building boom has X a pre-
Iminary squirt as the low per
n,Its granted al Building Inspector
DAYS Office at City Hall shows.
Harry Roach. 16 brick garages at
northwest corner Sixth and Byron
streets for J. Isaac Rhodes. -.
John Nackel. garage in rear OF 1870
yanhook street, for c. Korsens.
W. ]. Roles, garage in rear or ITO
North Thirty-fourth street.
Edward d. Vanmeter. brick n ce.
ment building for storage purposes at
Front and Division streets for the foV-
ter Express Co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
Building In

ELIZABETH, April 23.|Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey has pur-
chased IS acres and Is preparing to
erect at once houses to be sold to
employees at from $4,000 UP on
ly payments. The company VIII m
vest $500, 900 in the project and the
construction and sale will be directed
by q joint board of employees and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23
Building in This City

Charles Eisner Is constructing a
bakery shop. dwelling and garage. at
Nos. 423-425 Division street, Perth
Amboy. which bakery shop will be
the most modern in this city.
The entire construction cost VIII
amount to over $4,000.
The general contractors doing tho
work are Eager q Bernstein Of TIL
city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The wappler
Electric Company has purchased a
site in Long Island city for n plant
which will employ 500 men. 1t will
be three stories, of reinforced con-
crete.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

FORT WORTH, Tex.-Texas Pro-
ducing and Refining Company is
building a 1000 barrel refinery at
Fort Worth. 1t is to be in operation
in 90 days. The company is capitali-
zed at $4,000, 900.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

CUT BANK. Mont.-A 5000 ad-
dition Is to be made to the Cut Bank
city hall. to serve as a court house
for the newly organized Glacier
county. Soldier boys are being given
preference In hiring men for the job.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

ROCHESTER,, N. Y.-work is be-
ing pushed on Genesee Park boule-
vard, for which the contract was let
at $4,000. The second section has
been contracted for at 100000 and
the work is to be done by July /.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

NEW YORK. April 23.-The Real
ty Managers, Inc, Frank Begerisch.
president, purchased from the Burn
! side, Jerome Lots Corporation all of
the square block bounded by Burn
side avenue the Concourse. Creston
avenue and 1S0th street, with the ex-
ception of the 100 foot corner of 1S0th
street and Concourse n the corner
of Burnside avenue and the Con-
course. There are yer twenty-one
lots i'm the sale. The same purchaser
recently bought the two block fronts
or the south side of Burnside avenue
from Walton to Morris venue n
from Morris to Creston avenue. The
property will be improved Immediate
~ with high class apartment houses,
which will mean n 100000 outlay.
II. II. Weisker was the broker in all
of these sales.
Sale or lease of the plot of about
nine lots on the s side of Jumel
place, 100 feet south of 18TH street,
has nc en- made by the o j. Jones
Estate to Il syndicate which is hay
ing plans made for the improvement
Of the site with a garage to cost about
$250.000. The plot fronts 103 feet nj
has depth OF 213 feet. irregular. The
proposed building will be three
stories of stone. brick. and steel con-
struction, and is being designed by
Philip Captain of Brooklyn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

RALEIGH. N. C.-The legislature
has ordered the building of n $3.50. 900
structure for the state agricultural de-
partment and a 500, 900 building at
the state college of agriculture in Raj
eigh.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

CHICAGO.-Work has begun ON
the sinking of 16S caissons for the
support of the new Twelfth street via
duct. Scores of men are employed
and returned soldiers and sailors are
- ~s5frftrcp2e ir- tne~zzrk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

CLEVELAND, O.-Street and sewer
contracts involving payment of ST.
900 900 have been let and 1000 men
r being put at work on construction
at once.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The Hy-Grade
Building Company has begun the cree
ton of 26 stucco cottages on the
Crescent Club golf links in Bay Ridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

HARTFORD, Conn.-Work has
commenced on n new theatre on the
| site of the old Poll theatre. The new
playhouse is to be completed by Oct.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

should be developed similar to the
federal labor board that should de-
vote it's special attention to temporary
building loans and long time real es-
tate mortgages in the cities. This
would be the function of a u ortgage
bank. This scheme would facilitate
even further. the loans which may
now be secured by individuals through
such agencies as building and loan
associations. The whole project be-
comes one simply of banking. bank
ing in which money may be at hand to
loan freely and not at usurous rates
of interest to persons who honestly
desire to erect homes. to hous them
selves and their families.
The matter is far from local. 1t is
absorbing the interest Of building
and loan. bank. building men and
men in many other branches of acti-
witty. 1t is a matter that must be
faced soon, and these agencies are
demonstrating now. their faith In the
future of the city and the country
as q whole.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-23

FORT WORTH. Texas.-The site
has been cleared for a 20-story office
building at Eighth and Houston
streets for w. n. Wagner. 1t will be
the finest office building in Texas.