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Lack OF cooperation between the vari-
GUS factors concerned in the construction
industry, rather than the high cost OF
materials and labor, is responsible for
the retardation of building enterprises
In this country declares Ernest T. Trigg
Of Philadelphia. president Of tho Ma
tional Federation OF Construction In
dustries. Before the much longed for
building boom can be got under way,
says Mr.. Trigg. these various factors
Including. Of course. labor. capital and
the consumer-must be brought to-
gether In a common understanding OF the
actual conditions facing the building
trade. It is with the idea OF bringing
them into touch with each other that the
directors of the National Federation OF
Construction Industries are considering
the calling OF a monster conference for
the characterization" OF the construc-
ton industry.
At this conference manufacturers, con-
sumers. distributors, labor. agriculture.
transportation and finance would be rep
resented. The manufacturing interests
would be represented by delegates from
tho l2S different crafts directly or In
directly producing building materials.
The distributors would include represent
tRtiNes of wholesale and retail interests,
contractors, architects, engineers supply
houses, jobbinG houses. builders ex-
changes and others. The consumer
would include representatives from 1874
oranges, twenty-four farmers national
n do, rta nj .l Co
ers' organizations, 221 state agricultural
associations, national and State real
estate associations, Federal and State
highway commissions. building commits
sions. &C. Labor would be represented
by delegates from national and State or
ganizations; finance by men associated
with trust companies, building and loan
associations. bond companies and other
banking institutions concerned with con-
struction, and transportation by MEM
bers of the United States Railway Mems
Association and officials OF individual
steam and electric roads.
Have Worked Long on Details.
The directors OF the federation have
been working for weeks on tho details
OF the conference, and representatives of
the various groups concerned have held
several meetings. The most recent of these
meetings was that held by representa-
tives of the producing and distributing
interests in large Eastern city a few
days ago.
"For the past two years" said Mr.
Trigg. In discussing the purposes OF the
contemplated convention, building con-
struction in the United States, except
tina. undertaken by the War Department.
has been at stsndstill, and it is esti-
mated that the delayed construction pro-
gramme includes from 100000 to l,OOO,-
900 houses need6d Immediately to meet
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quate yard space. The investment for
land would be 5000.
Where Specialists Agree.
Now for the house. Specialists on the
building OF single family dwellings are
pretty near agreement on the proportion
OF increase for labor and materials. A
six room frame house that would have
cost $4,000 four years ago will cost
$4,000 this summer. This dwelling. with
the cost of the land in a suburb like
Lincoln Park. will be figured to cost
$500.
We are considering this house in re-
latlon to the man who has $1,000 in
cash and a salary adequate to meet the
interest on his building loan and amorti-
cation OF the principal-say the man
earning $40 a week
How Is this man going to get a loan
and on what terms? He can't borrow
from the life insurance companies, the
banks or the title companies. He never
could. There remains the building and
loan associations. THE SUN learned
this week that the building and loan as
sociations are dealing generously with
prospective home owners. They are will
Ing to figure on a loan OF $4,000 on the
Lincoln Park example as set forth. 1t
should be understood that the security
must be a first mortgage on the improved
property. In other words. the land must
be acquired free and clear.
The Price of Land VIII Go Up.
The venture Will require immediate ac-
ton. for the price OF land will go up.
It Is cheap now because OF lack OF
demand that is fostered by the difficult
ties of building, difficulties which, so far
as the individual builder Is concerned,
are illusory Land will advance az
the demand for II increases. just as rents
have advanced because of the pressure
on housing accommodations.
The prospective builder may have
some difficulty in locating the building
and loan association which is at the
moment willing to talk business on a
basis satisfactory to him. The building
and loan associations of the metropol-
ltan district have resources of 100000
600. of which large part is static In
existing mortgages. The supply Of avail
able cash In tho possession or each of
these Institutions governs It's attitude at
the moment and the applicant may have
to so 20 several before he finds one in
a position to accommodate him.
Newark has more building and loan
associations than any other city in the
United States except Philadelphia. There
are ESQ institutions In Newark. 80 the
market of the prospective borrower on
a mortgage Is not limited.
illustration sim Applies.
The illustration as given applies In
the case of the prospective home buyer
OF more generous means. The increased
cost Will hold true TO the proportion
given and he may obtain more desir-
sble site as cheaply as he could have
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illustration sim Applies.

The illustration as given applies In
the case of the prospective home buyer
OF more generous means. The increased
cost will hold true 10 the proportion
given and he may obtain more desir-
able site as cheaply as he could have
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/ five feet frontage each will give ade-
quate yard space. The investment for
land would be 5000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
|IRAP m% m%1|
 s1ld ~ N FIELD E.4s|

Trap shooters, do you know that
 A filled shell holder strapped around your waist will unbalanceI you?
 When at the firing line you should not stand on board platform, but on the ground?
 The referees decision is final, and you must abide by it?
 It is very annoying to walk down on the shooter next shooting before he has shot? You should stand directly in back of your peg and not to the right nor left of 1t?
 You should never. even in practice, ! shoot at broken target? You can shoot with more comfort 1 without coat or vest? Talking even in whispers on the firing line is most annoying to your fellow squad mates?
 There is nothing in the rules that permits leaving the question of a disputed target to the rest of your squad:
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
BILL IS REAL SCRAPPER IN PLAY AT COLISEUM

Among the many thrilling scenes that make Playing the Game" the new Paramount photoplay featuring Charles Ray, the Thomas H. Ince star, a notable picture is a fight in which Billy Elmer, a fighter in real life, as well as in pictures, take a prominent part Billy is a scrapper and has plenty of chances to scrap in this picture. As the valet of Larry Prentiss, the role assumed by MT. Ray, he provides ex- cellent support to the star. MT. Rays characterization in this pie turt stamps him as the inimitable portrayer of American youth, strong, brave and sturdy.
 MT. Rays leading woman in this picture is Doris Lee, young woman of charm and magnetism Playing the Game" will be shown at the Coliseum Theatre tonight for the last time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
I H E A IRE ATTRA TONS General News of Local Theatres, Screen Stars
 and Features

I recently announced the utilization of J. Stuart Blackton, famous producer of the big photoplay The Battle Cry of Peace" This announcement was soon followed by still more signi- ficant one to the effect that the well known director would make for Paramount four big features each year The second of these, "The World for Sale," arranged for the screen by MT. Blackton himself from the famous novel of that name, by Sir Gilbert Parker, will be shown at the Coliseum on Tuesday and Wednesday.
 The well known producer of "The Battle Cry of Peace" and "Woman. hood" which received the highe st praise from critics and public alike, has recently joined the long list of famouse producers who work under the Paramount banner, such as Da- vid w. Gs4ffith, Thomas H. Ince, Cecil B. DeMille and numerous O. CTS.
 MT. Blackton's screen version of Sir Gilbert aPrker's novel, "The World for Sale" has been made with the direct cooperation of the author himself, who is person friend of MT. Blackton.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
Personal Mention

A. II ZiegIer and Mrs Ziegler ar rived on the Jefferson from Ketchi kan. Mir. and Mrs. Ziegler are stay ing at the Gastineau Hotel.
 E. A. Magel arrived on the Jefler son and is staying at the Gastincau | MT. Magel is from Vancouver. C. w. Felch of Seattle is staying | at the Gastineau Hotel. Mrs. Finnegan, wife of Capt. J. J. Finnegan, executive of the Military Department of the Governors office, and their children, John James Fin negan, Jr.. and Terry, returned to Juneau on the Jefferson. They have been spending several months in Sc attic. Capt. and Mrs. Finnegan are at tho Castineau Hotel.
 T, (. Seincic of Seattle arrived on tho Jefferson and is at the Gastin eau Hotel
 C. E. Thomas arrived on the Jef- ferson and is registered at the Gas tineau Hotel.
 William E, Worth, who arrived from Petersburg on the Jefferson, Is at the Gastineau.
 c. E. Wortman arrived on the Jef ferson from Seattle and is at the Gastineau MT Wortman will leave shortly for Chichagof.
 A. G. Mosier, manager of the Pa cific Coast Gypsum Company's mine at Gypsum, and Mrs. Mosicr, arrived in Juneau yesterday and are tt the Gastineau Hotel.
 R. E. Douglas, superintendent of the Tee Harbor Packing Company, is in Juneau from Tee Harbor. MT Douglas is at the Gastncau.
 c. o. Gunderson of Seattle arrived in Juneau yesterday and is staying at the Gastineau Hotel
 William F. Rohrbach of Seattle is at the Gastineau Hotel
 A. N. Muior and Mrs. Mulor of Rake arrived in Juneau yesterday. They are staying at the Gastineau.
 c. A. Schonacker, travelling man, for the American Paper Company. arrived in Juneau on tho Jefferson and is at the Gastipeau.
 Fr2nk Parish, travelling man from Seattle, arrived on the Jefferson ard is at the Gastineau
 William Johnstone, of Seattle, is staying at the Gastincau Hotel ~ Former Senator Henry Rodon ar rived in Juneau on the Jefferson from Petersburg. Mr. Roden is at the Alaskan Hotel
 James Harlem and Harln Nichols are in Juneau from the Sawyer-Rey- holds logging camp in Peril Straits.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
SOLDIER ARRIVES FROM OVERSEAS LOOKING FOR
 WORK IN JUNEAU CITY

Howard K. Truitt, of New Frank lin, Miss, who served overseas with the American forces and was in the battle of St Mihiel, arrived on the Jefferson to seek work in Iune7,3 This is his first trip to Alaska lie lost his wife and baby of the ir- fluenza while he was fighting for his country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
MARINE NEWS

c. O. Gunderson, representing the Gulwosen Grei Engine Co.,, of Seat tie, has arrived in Juneau on the cannery tender Enos, of the Pacific Moild Cure Company at Port Con clusion. On this boat in Seattle was intalled. an engine by the com pany he represents and it is the first machine of the kind ever placed on a cannery beat in Alaska. It burns crude oil and MT Gunderson said it worked perfectly and saved the cost of it's trip North. Mr Gunder son will leave on the next boat for the South
 The White King and the Dolphin Of the Alaska Fish Salting and By-Pro- ducts Company al Killisnoo, are in Juneau for their g Il inspection.
 The Sea Kist, tender for the F, E. Harris Company is in Juneau from Hawk Inlet.
 The Phoenix of the SanbourneC Cut ting Company at Rake is in Juneau for supplies.
 The Sawyer and Reynolds tender Judge is in Juneau from the com pany's logging camp.
 The Nootika, of the Baranoff Packing Company, is in Juneau from Red Bluff
 The Monaghan arrived in Juneau this morning from the Tenakce Fish cries Company at Tenakee.
 The Adolphus of the Alaska Pack ing and Navigation Company, is in Juneau from Pavlof Harbor-
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
GREAT FEATURE AT THE PALACE TUESDAY EVENING

"The Conquerer," with William Farnum in the title role, to be seen at the Palace Tuesday, is great drama, with just enough humor to give it the proper contrast No one needs a second introduction to Will liam Farnum. His name to any piece is guarantee that it is the very best that can be produced Regular prices will prevail for this feature
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
National League

At Cihcinnati-Cin ,, St. Louis
 1. At Chicago Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 8 At Philadelphia - Philadelphia with
 New York; too cold. At Boston-Boswith with Brooklyn;
 too cold.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
Attractions Tonight

UEM-Chares Ray in "Play. ing the Came" and a Mack Sen nett comedy. PALACE - Gladys Leslie and Ed ward Earle in "The Little Run away" and comedy and Pathe News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
AN OPEN MEETING

An open meeting of the Alaska Labor Union will be held tonight at which time any person will be wei come to attend and present his views
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
BASEBALL
SATURDAYS GAM ES
Pacific Coast leauue

At Charlottesville 3, Oakland 4. At San Francisco - Sacramento ,,
 San Francisco 8 At Portland 4 Vernon 2. At Los Angeles-Los Angeles with
 Salt Lake; rain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
HARLEY IS IN CITY

c. s. Harley, manager of the Ten akee Fisheries Company arrived in Juneau today from Tenakee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
FISH AND GAME CLUB
 WILL MEET TONIGHT

The Alaska Fish end Game Club will meet at nine o'clock tonight in the Hatchery Building.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
EDWARD EARLE WAS AN OPERA STAR OF SOME RENCWN

Edward Earle, to be seen at the Palace tonight for the last time in "The Little Runaway" with a com. edy and Pathe News, was fast win ming fame in light opera when he came to moving pictures with Vita graph, and he is we'll remembered for his work in "The Blue Moon, v "The Boys and Betty" "The Quaker Girl" and other successful musical shows in which he appeared with James T. Powers, Marie Cahill, De Wolff Hopper and other stage no- tables.
 Vitagraph soon made him a leading man in Blue Ribbon Features and then, with Agnes Ayres, he starred in the delightful comedies of polite society humor and satire. He re turns to the Blue Ribbon program in "The Little Runaway" charming romance of Irish life in which he plays opposite Gladys Leslie. They are supported by Mary Maurice, Bet ty Blythe, Jessie Stevens, William Dunn, and William Kalhoun THE WORLD FOR SALE"
 AT THE COLISEUM
 TOMORROW NIGHT
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
American League

American League At St Louis-Chicago 9, St. Louis At Detroit-Cleveland 3, Detroit 1. ton; too cold. .... At Washington Washington with Philadelphia; too cold.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
MOOSE ATTEND FUNERAL

There was q large turnout of local Moose yesterday to attend the funeral of John Christensen, one of the victims of the Princess Sophia wreck, buried ill Evergreen cen.e- tery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28
YESTERDAYS GAMES

Pacific Coast League At San Francisco, morning game - San Francisco 5, Sacramento 2. Afternoon game, Sacramento ,, San Francisco 4. At Los Angeles, morning game-Salt Lake City 7, Los Angeles 3. Ali ternon game, Los Angeles 3, Salt Lake g. At Portland Portland 2, Vernon 1 At Charlottesville 1, Oakland 0.
 National League At Cincinnati Cincinnati 4, Pitts burgh 1. At Chicago-Chicago 2, St. Louis l, Too cold for other games.
 American League At Washington-Boston 8, Washing ton O. At Chicago 6, Detroit 4,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28

The best cup or coffee in town ut the Alaska Grill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28

Today's News Today Tn Empire
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28

They are staying at the Alaskan He- tel
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28

E. A. Magel arrived on the Jefler son and is staying at the Gastincau MT Magel is from Vancouver
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28

C. W. Felch of Seattle is staying at the Gastineau Hotel
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-28

A. II. ZiegIer and Mrs. Ziegler ar rived on the Jefferson from KetChi- kan. MT. and Mrs Ziegler are stay ing at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
'BORAX BILLS WHIP
TO CRACK TONIGHT

'Borax Bill" Americas champion
mule driver, will reach Washington
tonight with his famous team Of
twenty mules from Death valley, in
California
The outfit has come all the way TO
Washington from the Far West 20
show the public the methods in use
today for bringing borax out Of the
desert, where the traveller seldom ven
lures. The caravan will park to-
night at the Eighth street entrance to
the store OF Lansburgh & Brother.
Tomorrow morning Borax Bill"
will hitch up his mules, crack" his
whip. and parade the downtown
streets. He will leave the Eighth
street entrance to LahSburgh &
Brother at $3.50 o'clock. "Tarantula
Pete" who accompanies him. will
make a brief talk and give away free
samples Of borax
"Borax Bill" has a career scarcely
less interesting than the characters
made famous by writer's OF Western
hction. Born in the desert. he has
lived in that region practically al his
life. Driving twenty mules at a time
with q jerk line is only one Of his
many accomplishments. While in the
opinion Of some persons the distinc-
tion of being the country's greatest
mule driver" is limited, "Borax Bill"
is proud Of the title.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

may increase their demands - me
for the 1919 crop. there y = strong
probability the whole demand for
American cotton. foreign and do
mestIe. for the 1919 crop viii not ex-
eeeC 1880. 900 balea And yet II the
1919 acreage is equal to that OF 1918
we may expect to have available
Is.Ooo. 900 bales. That would mean q
disastrous surplus."
Cotton farmers have not been 80
blessed BY tremendous war increases
In price a. 10 populaFly supposed.
Ousley emphasized. Cotton was sell
Ing for 24B cents . pound at the
farm April 1. he pointed out. This,
he said, represents an increase OF
400 per cent over April, 1914, while
wheat has advanced 25o per cent and
hogs 206 per cent. Al the same time
cotton manufacturers now are re-
ceiving on An average Of 24O per
cent more for their goods, which tops
the increased price paid the cotton
farmer By - per cent.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
STAGE STAR WOULD
WING THROUGH SKY

Ambitious to be the first American
woman to build and fly her own air-
plane, Miss Kathryn Dickay, featured
star with James z. Cooper's Sight
seers" at the Gayety Theater this
week, has declined to sign a contract
for summer work and will devote the
hot weather period to studying aero
nautics at Columbia University in
New York
Miss Dickay has been threatened
with arrest more times than the aveT-
age burglar because of her admiratioa
for flying ships. Far be it from her
to purposely violate the laws made
and provided, but when she gets near
a flying field the temptation to sidle
up close to the planes and take a peek
at the mechanism is as strong as jack
London's Call of the Wild"
Consequently. the field cops, in some
instances military guards, are kept
busy chasing her from one end Of the
field to the other. At Dayton field
Miss Dickay's record was:
Seventeen warnings TO keep outside
the ropes.
Four threats Of arrest.
One personal plea from the corporal
OF the guard to get back and give
the flyers a chance"
But just as a rare flower sometimes
blooms sweetest in a desert of weeds.
so Miss Dickay's flying bee has kept
on buZzing in spite Of discouraging
inhibitions. Consequently. when 5he
had opportunity to go with a top-line
vaudeville act for the summer she
took a moment to consider and then
declined the offer.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
CAVALRY TRIP TO
START IN MORNING

New York by the 30th" Is the
slogan Of the First Squadron Of the
Eleventh Cavalry at Fort Myer today
while they prepare to hit the trail
early tomorrow morning in fun cam
paign equipment to take part in tho
Victory loan parade in that city
May 8.
Although scheduled to pull out this
morning. the weather and incomplete
plans prohibited, as the march orders
were received only three days ago.
Taking the hike in easy stages,
making about twenty miles a day, the
first bivouac will probably be in the
neighborhood of Laurel tomorrow
night. The squadron will stop at diff
ferent cities on the route, and on the
way back will have a recruiting Of
fcer along TO aid in recruiting the
so, 200 men wanted for the volunteer
army overseas.
Troops A, B, c, and D comprise the
First Squadron, the machine gun
troop staying at Fort Myer to supply
garrison details.
The Eleventh was organized at
Fort Myer in 1901, and has seen mucn
service since, having almost immedi-
ately made a trip around the world.
1t saw service on the border, being in
General Pershings column at the
time. At the beginning of the war it
was broken up to form the present
Twenty-second and Twenty-third
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
D. c. FIREFIGHTERS
ASK SALARY RAISE

LONACOHING. Nd. April ia
resolution calling for an increase in
salaries for members OF the District
Of Columbia Fire Department, was of
fered today by J. d. Sullivan, OF the
City Fire Fighters Union, No. SO. at
the convention here of the Maryland
and District of Columbia State Fed
Grafton OF Labor.
The firemen have the responsible
ity OF protecting valuable property Of
the Government" said Mr.. Sullivan
land they should receive pay equal 10
that given fremen in other cities
The matter is to be urged on the
committee OF the house and Senate
investigating salary conditions Of all
Government and municipal employees
in the District.
A resolution calling for the rcstora
tion OF home rule in the District OF
Columbia was passed at the conven-
tion.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
c. OF c. WILL PUSH
BILL FOR ARMORY

Steps toward pushing the bill for q
new 81 900, 900 national guard armory
for the District acre taken yester-
day, when P.8sident Robert N.
Harper, Of che. Chamber OF Com
Ynerce, appointed q national guard
committee. This committee Is headed
by Col. Winfield Jones, with Col John
G. Capers as vice chairman. 1t con-
tains ffty-one names.
The committee will urge the pass
age Of this bill in the next Congress,
and will take an active part in con-
ferences with the House Public Build
ings Committee. An appropriation OF
$4,000 was secured for current ex-
penses Of the guard" at the last ses-
sion, but the bill for the armory
failed OF adoption through the ad-
journment OF Congress.
The new District Guard has now
less than 900 officers and men, IL is
said, and Il is proposed to recruit it
70 its full strength of over $500. One
regiment of infantry is to be held
open for enlistments from former
members of the District National
Guard when they have all returned
from overseas.
Other work contemplated by the
committee is the fUrthering of the
free rife bill, the Improvement and
enlargement OF the high school
cadets, and universal military train
ing
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
VESSEL HITS VALE; !
$50 TAKEN ASHORE

WEST sAGAMoRE. Mass. April IL
One hundred and ffty passsngars.
en- route from New York 70 BostoI.
aboard the steamship Belfast, Of -
Eastern Steamship Company's in.
were obliged TO come ashore here -
day when the steamer crashed inf.
the stone wall on the north side ~
the Cape Cod canal.
A heavy tide was running. Il va
feared the steamer wasf serioualg,
damaged and that the canal may s.
blocked. The removal % the pasSsn-
element or trouble.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
YANK DEATH LIST 46,846,
NOT INCLUDING MARINES

According to a tabulation made
public this afternoon by the War De-
partment, the total number of men
killed in battle or who died Of
wounds, not including marine corps
casualties. is 46,S46, of whom 2,164
were officers.
The infantry lost the largest num-
Der of men under this heading. the
total being II. .420, of whom 1,699 were
officers. while the cavalry lost the
smallest number, which was so men
and officers The department an
noUnced that these figures were sub
ject to correction.