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Evening star., 1919-04-05
C0UNTRY'S BUILDING
YEAR BEHIND NORMAL
S. W. Straus Of New York Gives
Estimate of Present
Conditions.

That reports from all parts of the
country indicate building conditions
sre at least one year behind normal
demand is the statement of S. w.
Straus Of s. w. Straus & Co. of New
York
That these estimates are conserva-
tive, he says. may be judged from the
fact that total building work in the
United States in 1916 was $3.50. 900. 900
and in 1917 $4,000 900. while various
canvasses Of the situation indicate
a present building deficit far in ex-
cess Of $1,000. 100000.
with this strong pressure back Of
the market" he said. "and the ac-
cepted cut in steel prices for the bal.
ance of the year. stabilized conditions
are being manifested everywhere in
the country. Although structural
steel represents less than 20 per cent
Of construction costs. the determine
tion of q definite price basis has placed
the whole situation on solid footing.
1t was quite generally felt that after
wa steel prices would be much
moro in price during the war than
other building materials.
Meanwhile there are Indications
that lumber may be expected to ad-
vance in price eventually. This ex-
pectation is based fundamentally on
tremendous demand as a result of
the building shortage and a largely
decreased production. In 1918 there
was a shrinkage of 5000, 900, 900 feet
as compared with 1917 production.
Furthermore. all Indications point to
vindication Of the views of those
who have been contending that there
will be no general reduction in wages.
In the steel industry, for example. It
is announced that price reductions VIII
not be made at the expense Of labor.
Current reports indicate that pend
ing building projects throughout the
country have reached more than $780,
0OO, 200, which amount will be great
ly increased within the next few
weeks under the stabilized condi-
tions that now are being rapidly
, brought about. In the metropolitan
district of New York new projects
have been increasing at the rate OF
s., 900, 900 q week since the 1st OF
March.
"A tremendous shortage Of homes
exists in Canada as we'll a. In the
United States. The dominion and
provincial governments are working
on a plan to lend $4,000 900 to pros
pectiye home builders. This sum
would provide housing facilities for
SOC, 900 people. In New York city
there is an estimated housing short
age equal to the normal requirements
Of a city of 100000 population.
General conditions, therefore. In
dicate that nothing is to be gained
Evening star., 1919-04-05
SIX HOME PROPERTIES
CHANGE OWNERSHIP
Elizabeth @. Doughty Purchases
Former Home Of Capt. Neilds
on California Avenue.

Elisabeth Grimes Doughty has pur-
chased the former homo Of Capt. John
"A. Neilds, formerly with the advisory
board Of the War Department. at 1862
california avenue. The sale was mace
through the real estate drm of Boss
& Phelps, Inc. This house was built
several years ago by John Henderson,
and contains ten rooms. two baths
hot-water heat and electric lights.
william P. Killeen bought 4H5
Iowa avenue northwest from Lieut..
Harold ]. Williams Of Hartford, Conn.
This house 10 situated in Fourteenth
Street Heights and is one Of square
Of houses built three years ago py
Charles W. King, sr. 1t contains six
electric lights and brick garage.
A house in Bloomingdale. at 2:1l
Flagler place northwest, was sold 1or
Alton N. Huttel to Stephen A. Glenn
ents, jr. This IL a six-room-and-bath tn
brick house, heated by hot water and
George W. Edwards sold 1908 Bel
mont street. in Washington Heights.
to Elizabeth p. Mccoy and Isabelle
McC. Jones. This is a three-story
house. containing ten rooms; two
lights, and is one Of several built In
this section few years ago by Harry
Wardman.
Freddie v. Davis bought 237 sth
street northeast from the Shetry es-
tate This is a two-story-and-base-
mert brick house, containing eight
rooms and bath, heated by hot-water
and having a garage.
A home in Mount Pleasant. situated
at 1880 Kilbourne place. was pur-
chased from Mary Emily King by
Prank A. Novotny. This house Is one
Of several built about three years ago
BY Jacob s. Cruz er. It IL a stx.room
colonial brick house. having two baths
on second floor, heated by hot water,
having electric lights and porches.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
s,5s5 on BUILDINGS.
opseations in District During
lGarch Given for Each Section.

Building operations In the District
during Nsnch involved = total ex-
penditure Of $s3s.ssS. OF this amount.
ses7.o36 was expended for new build
ri alone and 3l33, $50 for repairA I'm
provements Wero distributed through
out the city as follows:
Buildings. 1sDg1fR, ste.
NoRtAeast... $4,000 NoE<haooG.-~. $9eW
0odtheast.... o3W 001<6oak..s 5000
NoftAWest.. 478,ee0 I0&hWo0e~.. 030
Sout4W00t.... 10 0o0ekWU0&...~ S3e0
CountY........ ~, ,66S oou14y.>-~-~. 1A0b
Tot11...... $067 ,066
Repe1ks.... 1&2Q1o
oEand tstal 34D ,6D6 9stai-...~~11111Uo
Nmattsss little waGx & fortAa4syou
Waat-WhA<A0erS,1 II 1eeoGUreRDrU0Vo
|-a want ad IN The 0taf Vin reach the
-son who vii, MI your need.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
MUST NOTE WIFE'S INTEREST.
Warning to Married Men Who Of
fer Property for Sale.

Married men when placing their
property in the hands of real es-
tate broker are warned to disclose the
fact, when it exists. that the wife is
a joint tenant. otherwise should the
wife refuse to accept an ofSer for sale
at the specified price the husband may
have to plx the full commission to
the broker without selling his prop
erty.
preme Court has taken this view of
the law, and has rendered q judgment
IN favor Of Stone & Fairfax for 1870
against David r. Eiseman. Mr.. Else
man has noted an appeal.
when listing his property for sale
the husband neglected to say that he
owned only . half interest and that
the title to the other interest was IN
hia wife. The brokers secured q pur-
chaser and Mrs.. Eiseman declined to
Join IN the deed and the sale fell
through.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
ALBERT CARRY BUYS
THE EMPIRE THEATER
100000 Involved; Howenstein Co.
to Build Houses on Land
Acquired.

The Empire Theater. on H street
between 9Th and 10th streets north
east, has been purchased by Albert
Carry from H. R. Howenstein Com
pany, in a transaction involving about
100000. The theater property is to
be held by the new owner as an in
vestment.
The Howenstein Company took in
exchange in the Transaction one -half
a square of ground at the northeast
corner of 18th street and North Caro-
lima avenue northeast. the entire
vacant frontage on B street between
18th and 18th streets northeast and
the north side Of Morse street oe-
It is the intention Of the Howenstein
company to erect four rows OF houses
on the ground acquired in the trans
action. Mr.. Garry was represented by
Mr Costaggini of the ofi1ce Of Harry
Wardman.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
BUSINESS PROPERTIES
IN SOUTHEAST SOLD
Five Acquired by New Owner as
an Investment, on Pennsylvania
Avenue and 4th Street.

Five business properties at the cor
ner of 4th street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast were sold yesterday
will hold them as an investment The
sale was made through the real es-
tate office of Francis A. Blundon & Co.
properties consist of 335, 337
and $50 Pennsylvania avenue and 21S
and 221 4th street southeast. The
frontage is fifty feet on 4th street and
fifty-hve feet on Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

Tho national hero Of Hungary was
Louis Kossuth. No foreigner save La
fayette ever received at the hands OF
the American people such marks of
esteem as were bestowed on Kossuth
when he visited America in 1851. Here
q great banquet was given in his honor
by the members Of Congress.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

by holding or for lower prices now.
and that the unusual building activ-
tiles which must continue over a
period OF many years before normal
requirements are met has definitely
begun"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
HOT WATER FOR
SICK HEADACHES
Tells why everyone should
drink hot water with phos-
phate in it before
w. breakfast.

Headaches are caused by auto
intoxication-which means self-poi-
soning. Liver and bowel poisons
called toxins, sucked into the blood
excite the heart which pumps the
blood so fast that it congests in the
smaller arteries and veins Of the
head, producing violent, throbbing
pain and distress, called headache.
You become nervous, respondent,
sick feverish and miserable, your
meals sour and almost nauseate you.
Then you resort to acetanilid, as
pirin or the bromides, which tenn
porarily relieve but do not rid the
blood of these irritating toxins.
A glass Of hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in
it, drank before breakfast, will not
only wash these poisons from your
system and cure you of headache,
but will cleanse, purify and freshen
the alimentary canal.
Ask your pharmacist for a quar-
ter pound Of limestone phosphate. 1t
is inexpensive, harmless as sugar.
If you aren't feeling your best, if
tongue is coated or you wake up
with bad taste, foul breath or have
colds, indigestion, biliousness, con-
stipation or sour, acid stomach, be-
gin the phosphated hot water cure
to rid your system Of toxins and
polsons.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Japanese Women Say
Model Husbands Must
Possess l3 Virtues

Toxic, Oct. 25.-The magazine
Choukouvo Gohano (virtuous wom-
any invited its Japanese women
readers to send in their opinions on
what constitutes an ideal husband
Here are the thirteen virtues they
demanded of a Jap hubby:
He should not be greedy.
He should not spend too much
time "primping".
He should have a manly appear
ance.
He should not be too familiar with
other women.
He should express himself clearly.
He should make prompt decisions.
He should have high ideals.
He should never show himself in
the kitchen.
He should never criticize the colt
fure or the gowns of his wife or any
other women.
He should not bore his wife by
telling her all his pet tastes.
He should not drink too much.
He should not be a dude.
He should not be too jealous.
The symposium aroused the hui
NOR of the Japanese males, who
sent in some suggestions of what
constitutes an ideal wife They par
agraphed the last of the thirteen
points and all agreed that "she
should not be too Jealous"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Recipe for a Mild
Laxative Cough Syrup
Made with Simple Sugar Syrup
and Mentho-Laxene in About
Five Minutes.

Make syrup with pint of sugar
and half pint of boiling water, cool
and pour into bottle or jar. Then
add the contents of 21s OF. bottle
of Mentho-Laxene, shake well, and
take a teaspoonful four to eight
times day for head or chest colds,
coughs, bronchitis, whooping cough
or catarrh of head and throat.
Actually, the very first dose will
show you the wonderful virtues in
Mentho-Laxene. It is penetrating,
healing, soothing and curative to
greater extent than anything ever
discovered. Children like it and
adults use it from Maine to Cali
fornia. Physicians prescribe it, hos
pitals use it, and why should not You
enjoy the benefits Of cheap, home
made remedy free from narcotic,
sickening drugs? Ask your drug
gist for Mentho-Laxene and insist
on getting it, for it is guaranteed
to please every purchaser or money
back by The Blackburn Products
Co., Dayton, Ohio.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Champion Batter Says
He Should Have Been
Credited 81 Homers

New York, Oct. 25.-Babe Ruth
was cornered in one of the small
New England cities the other even
ing and talked quite freely about
himself and the game in general. He
said, among other things, that he
should really be credited with 81
home runs in the last season. There
was the time in Boston when he hi
a liner into the right field bleach
ers. The ball bounded out of the
stand into the crowd, and because
the umpire lost sight of the sphere
he called it foul. Another time in
the park at Washington an outfield-
er just managed to get the tip of his
gloved fingers upon a cannonball
smash, and the home run was set
down as an error. Ruth intimated
that next season he will shorten his
grip on the bat. as through expert
ment he had found he could hit the
ball practically where he wished.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
)eERMANS Divide.
ION THE QUESTION
lOF EM|CR RATION
Some Think 1t Would Help
| Country to Recuperate-
Others Believe Every Man
Needed.

4 Berlin, Oct. 25.-(Correspondence
lof The Associated Press.)-The
moot question of emigration forms
y puzzling problem in Germany, all
|the- more so because of the huge
Taxation that is planned.
i The empire is divided into two
unequal camps, those who favor the
lemigration of between IS and 20
lmilion Germans because they feel
lthat Germany can only recuperate
If it has a smaller population to
lnourish and support, and the vastly
larger group that feels emigration
must not be allowed because the
forces are needed here to take part
in rebuilding and in paying taxes.
| Financial experts estimate that a
man represents to Germany a capi-
Ital of 20 times his annual earnings.
LAS the average German workman
now earns 1000 marks. his capital
would be 10000 marks. If 10000
Iemigrate each year. as has been sug-
Igested, then the fatherland is eight
millions poorer each year, say the
experts, and that much intrinsic cap
ital is permanently lost. AS the
workman is the highest economic
property Germany still possesses,
Emigration is life and death ques-
ltion for Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
SENATE LEADERS
EMBARRASSED BY
STATE PLATFORM
Demand of Massachusetts
Democrats for Treaty
Amendments Hurled at
Hitchcock by Borah.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-The fact
that Massachusetts, democrats have
adopted platform demanding
amendments to the peace treaty, to
protect the interests of the United
States, is highly embarrassing to
Senator Hitchcock and other admin
istration leaders who are trying to
block even reservations.
The matter came up in the senate
when Senator Hitchcock, in an effort
to combat the speeches of Hiram
Johnson put into the record a
statement from certain California
republicans favoring the league COW
enant as it stands.
Insist On Amendments.
Thereupon Senator Borah asked
leave to read a part of the platform
adopted by the Massachusetts, demo-
Gratis last Saturday. Senator Borah
pointed out that the Massachusetts
democrats insisted the treaty be so
amended as to give to no other ma
tions more votes than the United
States; to protect the sovereignty
of the American people; to protect
the right of self-determination, and
to refrain from adding to the bur-
den of peoples wanting to be free
and independent"
Senator Borah was. questioned
about the platform of the Massa-
chusetts republicans. He replied
that it was ian endorsement of res
ervations, unmistakable and efficient,
to accomplish certain things which
they define" Senator Borah opined
that the senators who wanted the
covenant adopted without change
would get little consolation from the
platform of the Massachusetts re-
publicans.
: Hitchcock Not Justified.
When Senator Borah crowded
Senator Hitchcock to state the po-
sition of the democratic party in
Massachusetts,, with reference to the
Johnson amendment, Senator Hitch
cock declared "the democratic party
of the state of Massachusetts, has on
so few occasions been of any service
to the national democratic party that
l am not so much interested in their
attitude"
1T seems to me-" said Senator
Borah, that the senator's reference
to the democrats in Massachusetts,
is hardly justified by the facts; the
democrats of Massachusetts, have
furnished quite as much strength to
this chamber in the present situa-
ton as have the democrats in Ne
braska. ..EE.
"The democrats of Nebraska have
furnished one senator and that is
what the democrats of Massachu-
sets have done. 1t is true that the
democrats of Nebraska have fur
nished a candidate for president
more often than have the democrats
of Massachusetts,. but they are not
any nearer the White House than
the democrats of Massachusetts,"
Proper Care of Ireland.
"It has occurred to me-" said Sen
ator Edge of New Jersey, "that the
senator from Nebraska was some
what critical as to democracy in
Massachusetts, and did not seem to
be very much impressed with the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
NOSE CLOGGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.


All! What relief! Your clogged
nostrils open right up, the air pas
sages Of your head are clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawk
ing, snuffling, mucous discharge,
headache, dryness-no struggling
for breath at night, your cold or
catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get a
small bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm
from your druggist now. Apply a
little of this fragrant, antiseptic
cream in your nostrils, let it pene-
trate through every air passage of
the head; soothe and heal the swol-
len, inflamed mucous membrane,
giving you instant relief. Ely's
Cream Balm is just what every cold
and catarrh sufferer has been seek
ing. It's just splendid.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Travels by Donkey
Through Mountains
To Old VIRGINIA

Glens Falls, N. Y, Oct. 25.-Air-
planes may roar above, railroad
trains rush over the rails and auto
mobiles whiz by, but the. age of
rapid transit does not concern A. H.
Price, who is travelling with a DON
key from Schroon Lake, in the Ad-
irondack mountains, to Virginia.
When Price was boy he read
Robert Louis Stevenson's travels
With a Donkey" The desire of
emulation was kindled in his bosom
and those embers have never died
out during, the years that have
passed since, in which Price has
married and acquired a family of
two children.
After camping all summer be-
meath the pines on the shore of
Schroon, he has sailed forth with
burro, babies and wife to seek the
balmy air of "Or Virginny." The
donkey is high-bred animal and
came all the way from Denver,
where it won the blue ribbon at the
Colorado state fair in 1915.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Make Your Own
Gray Hair Remedy

Mrs. A. Dixon, a well-known
Brooklyn trained nurse, made the
following statement regarding gray
hair: "Streaked, faded or gray hair
can be quickly turned black, brown.
or light brown, by the use Of the fol-
lowing remedy that you can make at
home:
Merely get a box of Orlex pow
der at any drug store. 1t costs very
little and no extras to buy. Dissolve
it in 4 or. of distilled or rain water
and comb it through the hair. Full
directions for mixing and use and
gold bond guarantee come in each
box. One box will last you for
months.
'It is safe, it does not rub off, is
not sticky or gummy. and leaves the
hair fluffy. It will make a gray
haired person look twenty years
YOUNGER"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Actor Says Prohibition
PromuIqates BolSheviSm

London, Oct. 25.-"I believe uni
versa! prohibition would foster boil
shevism, ior in effect it means one
law for the poor man and another
for the rich.
"In America every rich man has
his cellar full, while the only stimu-
lants available for the poor man are
such horrible things as varnish and
methylated spirits"
So SAYS Mr.. Cyril Maude, the ia
nous actor. who has just returned
from the United States. He con-
tinues:
Although profoundly dislike
prohi5itic.1, l am afraid it is coming
in this country.
II think the best solution of the
trouble would be system of ration
ing, every man being supplied with
ration cards for drink"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
QUIT MEAT IF BACK HURTS;
FLUSH YOUR KIDNEYS WITH SALTS

channels often get sore, water sca1ds
and you are obliged to seek relief
two or three times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable
physician at once or get from your
pharmacist about four ounces of
Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast
for few days and your kidneys
will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids in the urine so it no longer
irritates, thus ending bladder weak
ness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regu-
lar meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive,
cannot injure and makes a delight
full, effervescent lithia-water drink.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Converting British
Merchant Vessels
Into Oil Burners

London, Oct. 25.-England hopes
to win back her predominant place
in the shipping world through oil
burning steamships, which will be
far more economical to operate than
coal-burning vessels. Quietly and
unobstrusively all the big steamship
companies III this country are con-
verting their fleets to oil burners.
The increased cost of British coal is
further incentive.
The change is the most radical
since the steamship supplanted the
sailing vessel and the fast clippers
of the late Cos.
Here's the economy: the Maure-
tania, England's largest steamship,
is coal burner requiring 3l2 coal
trimmers and stokers; ship OF the
same size burning oil would need
but 50 men, and not only give the
ship more efficiency, but, what's
more important, more cargo space.
1t requires about two months to
change coal-burning ship into an
oil-burner, il the necessary machin-
cry is available.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
BETTER THAN CAL0MEL
Thousands Have Discovered
Z Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets
4 Are a Harmless Substitute.

4 Or. Edwards Olive Tablets-the
sSubstitute for calomel-are a mild
but sure laxative, and their effect
son the liver is almost instantaneous.
These little olive-colored tablets are
sthe result of DR.. Edwards determi-
nation not to treat liver and bowel
complaints with calomel.
a The pleasant little tablets do the
! rood that calomel does, but have no,
bad after effects They don't in
! jure the teeth like strong liquids or
'8alomel. They take hold Of the
skrouble and quickly correct it. Why
fcure the liver at the expense Of the
Eteeth? Caionel sometimes plays
havoc with the gums. So do strong
liquids. It IS best not to take calo-
mel. LetsDr, Edwards Olive Tab
lets take its place. #
Headaches, "dullness" and that
3axy feeling come from constipation
and 4 disordered liver. Take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets when you
feel '1ogy" and heavy" They
fs'clear" clouded brain and "perk up"
the spirits. 10c and 25c.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Bear Oil Hair

One of the potential ingredients of Ko-
talko-- for the harris genuine bear oil,
procured through hunters at large cost.
There are other active ingredients not
found in any other hair preparation. Ko-
talko is an ointment. 1t has succeeded
in many cases of badness, falling hair
and dandruff when every other hair lc-
tion or treatment has proved futile. A
$500 guarantee is offered to Kotalko users.
Why become or remain bald if you can
grow hair? If others have obtained new
growth through Kotalka, why not you? Get
a box at any busy drug store; or send 10
cents, silver or stamps, for testing pack
age, with proofs, to John Hart Britain.
BX-301, Station F, New York City. Cut
out and show others this advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26


action of the democratic convention
in that great state. | though it
perhaps appropriate to draw his at
tention to the action of the demo-
cratic party in the state of New
Jersey in the state convention of
week ago. The democratic party in
New Jersey, perhaps unfortunately,
has been of some consequence to the
democratic development throughout
the country, and week or 10 days
ago, when the democratic conven-
ton was held in the city of Trenton,
they passed unanimously a resolu-
ton as part of their platform that
they would not indorse the league of
nations-mind you, the presidents
own state-unless it took proper
care of the people of Ireland"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
Churchman Declares Wife
Is Not Whole Cheese in Home
By Universal Service,

Reading, Pa, Oct. 25.-Down-
trodden, henpecked husbands take
heart! A wife is not the o"whole
cheese" in a home by any means.
At the conference of the United
Brethren church. held in Reading,
S. G.. Kaufman, one of the leading
lay workers of Lancaster, Pa. in
presenting his committee report to
the conference, took occasion to an
nounce that the father is still head
of the American home.
THE father must be the ruling
head or the priest of the family"
Mr.. Kaufman declared. 'It should
be remembered that the wife is not
the whole cheese by any means, but
she should take her proper place in
the family and her will should al
ways be subordinated to that of the
head of the house"