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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
THE BEST GIFT

I1E DEO UT l WHY NOT BUY HER A HOME? YOU KNOW SHE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
 NORTH HIGHLANDS-Seve rooms and glass enclosed sleeping poSch, new roof, paint and paper; excellent condi- ton; lot 100x3o0 This was built for real home and is 8 bargain at s6500; assume s40oO mortgage, $l500 cash, bal ance to suit.
 EAST LAKE-Six rooms and bath. cleo tric lights. new roof and paper, but needs painting; lot 150x16s; price 5000. POSSESSION AT ONCE-West End, 6 rooms and bath, with new fixtures, lavatory, toilet, gas and lights, newly papered, and paint good; alley corner, 50x190; garage. Price $S650; assume $500 mortgage due 1923; $500 cash, bal .ance S35 per month and interest; rents for $37.50. If you want a nice home already fixed up and immediate pos session, see us.
 WOODLAYN-Fight rooms and hall: bath, gas and lights; good garden spot; sidewalks paid for. Only $500; assume faortgage. pay $500 cash, balance $40 per month.
 rooms and bath, newly overhaued; lot 50xt40: good place for rooming or boarding house; on car line, Price $S750; assume $l1o0 mortgage Ss50 cash, balance easy. BUNGALOW BARGAIN Six rooms, modern in all respects and in good condition. Price S5oo0; assume mortgage $500 cash, balance easy. SEVERAL HOUSES = POSSESSION
 AT ONCE. IF INTERESTED IN ABOVE OR MY ADS IN NEWS SEE ME Al ONCE
 JAS. s. CARPENTER
 With
 BETHEA REAL ESTATE TNS. co. 2027 Sd Ave. Phone Main ll6, SOUTH HIGHILANDS-Ele home, s15,00o value for $10,000; requires cash; can arrange loan; splendid E. room, modern residence. south of Highland ave, east of Five Points. B. r. Eborn, St5 Empire Bldg. Main 11s7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

REAL ESTATE FoR SALE K


 HOUSES FOR SALE iOs
 B. F. EBORN 315 Empire Bldg. M. 1197 SOUTH HIGHLANDs-Bea lot, 50x140. elevated. level: nice 5-room cottage; good condition: immediate possession: $45OO. s1OOO cash. balance monthly.
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS-Spl s-room modern residence; large. beautiful lot. 70X135. half block goth st. near Five Points; $9500; easy terms. per cent.
 UTHSIDE-1oOx140 corner, 6-room dwelling. 5-room dwelling, 4-room dwelling: Ave. F. fronts car line; rents s6S month |, s45oO. terms; AVE. G-Near 22nd st.. 45x1sO: 8 ten ant houses; S425O s1OOO cash, bal ance easy
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS-Nea Mountain Terrace junction; 7=room, 2-story |. dwelling; furnace: good location; prompt possession: s4500. sf000 cash, $50 month.
 soUTHsIDE-Ave. H. east of goth st.; rents s1oo month; apartments, 1s soUTHsTDE-1sth st. near Ave. I. B. room dwelling; block of 2oth st; $3750, $500 cash. $40 month. NORTH HTGHLANDS-14th ave, near 25th st., Groom bungalow; S5e00; easy terms.
 NORTH HIGHLANDS-24 st., s-room modern corner home; s750o; easy terms.
 WEST END-Eig ght- room modern cor ner home: furnace. grates, gas, lights bath. sleeping porch; block of car line; near Princeton 60-day pos session; $4500 $500 cash. s35 month. WEST END-Six-room corner home. Hawkins st.. about block car line; small lot; house in good condition; gas. lights. bath: s23o0. $500 cash, SS0 month.
 WEST END-1oOx1so. near main busi- ness center; 2-storv. S-room dwell ing, two 4-room tenant houses; street improvements down: rents s56 month; s4000; easy terms. WEST END-Nice broom dwelling, large lot. Cotton ave. block of ear line. near Poplar st.; ss00o. s750 cash. balance monthly.
 WOODLAWN -- Seven-room modern home; large lot; rich garden; blocks car line: near 5Sth st; sS150, $500 cash. balance easy. WOoDLAWN - F'ive-rpom dwelling, modern conveniences: large lot; eastern exposure; Grace st; prompt possession: s25oo. $500 cash, $50 month.
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS-sox1 corner. with S-room dwelling; near Lake view school and Highland ave: $675Q; 5000 cash. 5000 year, per cent. LIME KILN oUTFIT-100o barrels daily capacity; rich valley farm, 1900 acres; 100000 feet saw timber; proposition carries 5000 acres; 25 miles Birmingham: railroad and state highway; entire property $1o0,- 900; would consider exchange of other property in part payment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
WEST END

Modern 7-room bungalow in the best g part of this rice section of the city; can sell for s5250 and give possession ty Jan. 1, 1920; this is one you should letFlne show you at once; it's real bargain for some one; has oak floors and furnace heat, on fine lot, 50xl90 it; has no mortgage on it; you can deal direct with owner. Call me at once.
 Sales Manager KENDRICK -HOUSEAL R. E. & INS. co 221 N. 21st St. Main 6i4i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE K

O1O EIIlplAS Dug M. HUI SOUTH HIGHLANDS Splendid Groom bungalow. large. beautiful level lot: excellent location; near Glen Iris avenue; seoOo; 5000 cash, $40 month.
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS-Elegn mod ern, s-room stone and concrete and brick homei would cost $l2,00o to build it today fine lot, ideal ex- posture; south of Highland avenue, east of Five Points; S1000O. SOTrTH 4HIGHLANDS-2-s 7-room residence. furnace, grates, hardwood floors: east of goth st, near High land avenue; Rhodes circle section; furnace. grates; immediate posses
 sion; se50o; moderate cash pay ment, balance monthly. sorTTH nS-Unencumbered modern corner 2-story. 7-room and basement residence; block 18th st. car line; farnace, grates; fine ele- vation: $5000, $750 cash. $50 month. soIITH -HIGHLANDS-Exce mod
 ern. Groom bungalow, fronts car
 line; convenient to churches and
 
 grates, hardwood floors; $5250; s10o0 cash, $50 month.
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS-5-room dwell ing. 50x1s0; elevated, level lot; good
 location; rich garden; gas, lights s350o; s2ooo cash, balance easy; auto l considered.
 FOUNTAIN Splendid, mod E oral half block car line; overlooks city; splendid location; $s250; s1oo0 cash, $40 month.
 GLENOOK-Number 347, 4th ave ' rooms and bath; nice hall all way
 through house; modern, large lot;
 s3250 5000 cash, balance easy: prompt possession.
 FOUNTAIN HEIGHTS-Modern, 5-room bungalow, good condition; built only few years gas, lights, bath; front
 ing car line; renting sS0 month; s2500; $250 cash, $25 month; but you
 will not get this unless you do busi-
 nes quickly there will be half dozen who expect to buy who will come too late.
 FOUNTAIN HEIGHTS-9-room, mod
 ern home; six grates; arranged for furnace; house in good condition, fronts car line; prompt possession; s450o; 5000 cash, $50 month. FARM AND TOWNSITE-120oa acres,
 on railroad. 15 miles Birmingham:
 station; big money maker for some
 one; requires quick action; s15 per
 acre.
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS-S-ro modern
 home; overlooks city, two blocks
 car line; near Glen Iris avenue; fur mace, grates. gas. lights, bath. hard
 wood floors; 3 bedrooms and sleep ing porch; s6o0o; $500 cash, $40 month; prompt possession. SOUTH HIGHLANDS-6- room, mod
 ern bungalow; hardwood floors, fur mace, grates, gas lights bath, sleep ing porch; first-class condition
 practically new; overlooks city; near car line and Glen Iris avenue; s6000; 5000 cash. $50 month,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

SOUTH HIGHLANDS Ss- Authenticated. elevated, corner, two-story and base ment 7-room residence: block of 18th st. car line. Hardwood floors: fur nace grates. gas. lights, bath. s5000; S750 cash, $50 per month. B. F. Eborn s15 Empire bldg. Main 1197.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

FOUNTAIN HEIGHTS-Splen mod ern, Groom home, bungalow style half block car line; overlooks city splendid location; $S25o; $ioo0 cash $40 month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

SOUTH HIGHLANDS-5-room dwell- ing, 50x190; elevated, level lot; good loca ton; rich garden; gas, lights; $500: s2oo0 cash, balance easy; auto considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

LENOOK-Numbe BAT, 4th ave rooms and bath; nice hall all way through house; modern, large lot; $3250; 5000 cash, balance easy. prompt possession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

FARM AND TOwNSITE-120 acres on railroad. 15 miles Birmingham station; big money maker for some one; requires quick action; s15 per acre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

FOUNTAIN HEIGHTS-Modern, 5-room bungalow, good condition; built only few years; gas, lights, bath; front ing car line; renting s30 month; s25o0; s250 cash, s25 month; but you will not get this unless you do busi- nes quickly; there will be a half dozen who expect to buy who will come too late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

FOUNTAIN HEIGHTS-9-room mod ern home; six grates; arranged for
 furnace; house in good condition, fronts car line; prompt possession;
 s450o; 5000 cash. $50 month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

FARM AND TOWN SITE-1200 acres, IS miles of Birmingham, on railroad. at station. SIS per acre. B. F. Eborn. 315 Empire bldg, Main 1197
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

SOUTH HIGHLANDS-6-r mod ern bungalow; hardwood floors, fur mace, grates, gas lights, bath, sleep ing porch; first-class condition practically new; overIooks city; near car line and Glen Iris avenue; s6000; 5000 cash. $50 month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

SOUTH HIGHLANDS-S-r modern home; overlooks city, two blocks car line; near Glen Iris avenue; fur mace, grates. gas, lights, bath, hard wood floors; bedrooms and sleep ing porch; s600o; $500 cash, $40 month; prompt possession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

SOUTH HIGHLANDS Excellent. mod ern. Groom bungalow, fronts car line; convenient to churches and schools; good neighborhood; furnace, grates. hardwood floors; $525o; s1o00 cash, $50 month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

LIME KILN oUTFTT-1o06 barrels daily capacity rich valley farm, 1900 acres; 100000 feet saw timber; proposition carries 5000 acres; 25 miles Birmingham: railroad and state highway; entire property $1o0, 900: would consider exchange of other property in part payment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

SOUTH HIGHLANDS S-unencumbered modern corner, 2-story l-room and basement residences; block 18th st
 car line; furnace, grates; fine ele- vation: s50oO. s750 cash. $50 month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

SOUTH HIGHLANDS-sox corner, with S-room dwelling; near Lake, view school and Highland ave: $675Q; 5000 cash. 5000 year, per cent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07
A JEWISH STATE

One OF the results of the great war
win most certainly be the establish
unent Of a Zionist state in Palestine Tho
return Of the Jews to the Holy Land and
the recreation. 20 to speak. Of Jewish
state has been one Of the fond dreams
Of Jewish leaders for centuries. The
widest hctionist would hardly have pre-
dicted tho realization Of that dream a
few years aga. But the Turk has no
friends today. The Turkish empire is
going to be broken UP. and the Christian
and Jewish races, so long subjected to
the rule Of the Ottoman. will he given
their religious and political freedom.
The Zionist state will probably be under
the protection Of the Allied powers 1t
win be a rallying point for the Jews Of
the world and an intellectual and reli-
gious home for millions Of the race scat
tered all over the earth. To Christian
rations, moreover. the freeing OF, tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07
RIPPING. RHYMES
REconrpENSE
BY WALT MASON.

It's raining ut write these lines;
around my shack the night wind
whincs q sud and soddcn tune. and
seems TO say. I'm not in vain! 1t
takes all kinds Of wind and rain to
bring the flowers Of June" We must
admit said flowers are worth the
bitter gales that lash the earth, the
transforms and the SHOWS; we'll see
what all the tempests meant, when
we dig up our bottom cent to buy
n large red rose. No jonquils would
our garden haunt: no tulips would
in splendor haunt their colors safe
and sane; no lilies would in beauty
bloom. ma pansics would enjoy a
boom. but for the sloppy rain. The
wind was boisterous today: 1t blew
by parasoI away. and spoiled my
stovcpipe hat; but as II whirled 1t
seemed to cry. Il bring the harveses
Of July! Oh. boob. get wise to that"
All things are working for our
good. although their curves, mis-
understood. will sometimes make US
tired: VIC must toll on through wind
and wet. through storm and shine.
il we would get the things we've
most desired. II everything for
which We wish were brought us on
q golden dish, this life would be O
frost: we do not rightly prize a
thing. n doughnut or q diamond
ring, unless we've felt the cost.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07

structive industry. Our fore1athers Ad
not feel the necessity for stimulating IN
dustry, maintaining wages and employ
ing labor. Therefore the thought Of re
leasing. possibly. from taxation the pro
ducts of machinery and buildings used
In the employment Of labor never oc-
CURED to them.
The ideal tax system would relieve
from taxation Of all kinds, residences,
homes and household property below q
certain minimum value, that minimum
to be the limit Of cost for decent small
home. The ideal tax system would alsc
relieve from tax burdens buildings and
machinery used in productive occupa-
lions
The ideal tax system also would I'm
pose heavier burdens upon land or nat
urnl resources held solely for spocula-
two purposea and not for productive
use, Tho ideal tax system would ponnl-
izo tho owner OF city lots who held thoul
vacant and refused to build upon them
waiting for them to increase In vnlun
II would pcnnlizo tho holder OF wide
acres who did not cultivate them him.
solf and refused to allow others to GU
tivatc them.
The ideal tax system would relieve
from taxation Swings bank accounts ur
to a certain reasonable figure. To ap'
proxlmnte the ideal tax system a classI.
lcatlon Of property for taxation is ncccs'
sary, but hitherto voters In most states
have been suspicious Of property class
incation. The majority Of the voters
have felt that in property classification
ns In most other things. the small tax
payer would likely get the worst Of n
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07
PLAYING WITH WORDS

With every business man In Europl
md America. and with practically every
newspaper. proclaIming that tho delay IN
making the peace treaty il daily incrcns-
Ing tho danger Of Dolshovinm. Mr.. WI
non and hin nnsocinteB In Paris continue,
chccrfully QuIbbling about tho wording
OF indefinite phrascA planned TO describe
n covenant. or AGREEMENT. for tho dis1ant
future and which, whom signed will hnyc
no binding forco upon a single one Of the
sIgpatories.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07

fell In love at once with Pcrcys nonchhl-
ant manner and diamonds and thlnEA.
"1crn take n stroll about tho country
sido." sho su6Ecnted. ~
"9ure. lovo 10 stroll In q bu1I
wagon" nsrnnted Percy. "
But tho fair SniffIn cnInc Of n wal1-
Ing race. and for four hours she strolt{d
Percy, Mt 10 paccs to tho minute. from
heath TO moor and from hcdcSrow ito
hummock. At tho beginning OF tic nth
hour Percy weakly hailed q passing all
plane and. leaving the fair snifniA alo1s
on a knoll, he hired tho driver to ny him
TO China, where he married little SlHg
Song. a native princess whose feet ND
been bandaEed from JhIane1. Rq that No
couldn't walk a hundred yards in Go
same twenty-four hours
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07
WORTH DOING WELL

whatever is worth doing at all Is
worth doing we'll j." ::
Remember how you used to write; it
over and over again in your dog cared
copy book? How you did it q little bot:
ter than any other limo In tho book.
And somehow or other through all
these years 1t has stuck in your mind. :
You haven't always lived UP to its
sentiment. Here and theer you haze
slipped a little But more than once il
has helped. -
And right now. in tho extremity In
which your country finds itself, you can:
apply 1t with all the might Of your will
For Uncle Sam has a big Job on his.
hands as yet uncompleted. -
He has billions OF dollars to raise,
within a few months II he is to ba
able to meet all his obligations, bring
the boys homo from over there. statt:
industry merrily down the road again
and insure prosperity for tho next do
cadc. 5.' n.
And the obligations are by, no means
the least Of these. There are Thousands
Of wounded Yanks needing hospital and;
surgical treatment. soldiers pay rolls to
meet. soldiers insurance claims TO pay;
soldiers by the hundreds Of thousands
to support. training camp hospitals to:
maintain, and merchant marine pro-
gram to carry out besides dozen other
Internal governmental activities. 80 e..
Every ono Of them Is constantly
draining upon the treasury. =. ~
But IFS all a part Of the price Of tho
war we've fought. tho victory we'ce
won. the peace that In ours
1tr' the common debt Of all. ..'
But " any Of It Is defaulted It will
be Uncle Sans dishonor alone.
And In the eyes Of tho world America
will be regarded just little moro Of
dollar-srnsping nation than she was be-
fore tho war; before We poured out our
wealth in a golden flood for tho 1avinH
OF humanity ard liberty.
Wo don't want that Can't afford 10
hnvo H. Must noe.
Not when wo cnn avoid It ali by moro
ly putting ovor Che Victory Liberty
Lonn.
For VIC can do that We've dono II
before. ..
And can do II aEnin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07
PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION
FOR TAXES

In November Ohio will vote on prop
.,4-, classification amendment TO thu
state constitution. The classification Oh
r4onerty for taxation Is, as rule, IA
word by most students Of tax problems
Yet few states In the Union have pecn
ah,o 70 get away from the thought III
trying TO tax all property In eouttaoie
proportion. Our ideas Of taxation. like
most OF our ideas. are the results OF Gus
tond and inheritance. In the days when
ve wero all agriculturists. when farm
property was about the only kind OF
property anyone had. and when the needs
=, N. county and state for tax purposes
vere very small. It seemed to our faith
.ers equitable and just that all landn
and buildings ahould DO taxed on the
Same basis
Z Today othrr conditions c1lzt. Wn
.aayo many different kinds Of property
used for different purposes. operating
,,ndsr different conditions. and with dill
farept results. Our forcrathcrs had lit
s1e money in bank and few bonds.
Therefore they did not bother very much
about taxing money in bank or about
taxing bonds. They never realized how
easy II was to hide such property and 20
cause II to escape taxation. Our fore
fathers had few big corporations with
Intangible assets Of good will. work in
process, book accounts and other prop
eYty forms. unseen by the casual OBJ
server, but none the less valuable.
Therefore they did not particularly seek
20 reach these intangible forms nf
wealth. Our forerathers hnd few biz:
concerns engaged In the development If
natural resources on ono hand. and few
big manufacturing plants on the other.
Therefore they did not consider whethc-
600 industry was what might DO tcrmc:!
n destructive induhtry and whether tho
other waa what might DO termed a con-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07

feel entirely able to rebuild itself and Is
getting along very we'll without q vast
amount Of American assistance AS a
matter of fact, the idea that we would
be called upon to rebuild Europe was an
absurdity. Most Of the manufacturing
plants OF Great Britain. Germany and
Austria, the three largest manufacturing
countries Of Europe, are not only In
working condition. but they have been
stimulated by wars necessities to a
greater productive capacity than they
oeer had before. All they need is an
abundance Of raw materials to strike a
producing cato rnr in excess OF any rec
ord previous to 1914
Evon II this were not tho oaao thu
hirh cont conditions nnd tho absurd price
baaia prevailing In this country w"ulc
u,nko It Impossible 10 sell much ooroad
hn competition with European manufac-
t11rcrs- In tho not distant future Amer
lea b gotnE. TO be faced with tho prub!om
Of maintaining tho homo market for
homo products instead Of being burdened
with the work Of rebuilding tho world.
and our. preparations to keep our home
market and onr defenses against foreign
competition ure about Of the same grade
and the same efficiency as our war prep
arations and war defcnses on April J..
1911,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07
TIE MANIA. FOR MONEY WASTING


four billion dollars annual governmental expense m
Of come if not nn
ite Representative will chairman Of the Appropriation
that strict economy will be necessary "
the case II government
ro, ownership lines continue with
deficits which they Dnins Up only to be maze s00o os
~ we do not public utilities will be
continued already sick and tired OF off,
both Of industry and transportation Inc prospect ~
Hundreds the form OF new taxes to make s
aenats in government add to their serenity
amounted about ono billion e nun
aCsxa will amount
~ regularly foreign
s for p.srcs on charges therefore,
onehaf billion doa
r, . added to tho p,w.r expenses
ian .uSh billion dollars Apparently therefore,
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rned the people realize exactly
country approximately one nuneo ana ten ~ D
expense means an
pendu woman and child In the entire o
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the wages of every payment for federal purposes
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