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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16
Office.

Beginning Sunday. May is. 1919.
Will not be at my office on sunday
except by appointment. II. l.. Robert
son, chlropractor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

The deepest well In the world Is a.
Czuchow, In the coalfle'ds OF Upper
Silcsia. II has reached a depth OF more
than 7,34S feet below the surface. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

For information about Haycs Cali
fornia Farms at Chowchilla. see A. T.
Stata. % west Main.-Advertiseme
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

We are selling a good Iis- ounce roll
Of crepe toilet paper at three rolls Tor
% cents. Carriers Economy store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

With our large force Of workmen we
can do twenty more rooms the first OF
next week. Everist Wall Paper House.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

Secure your dog tags AT city clerks
office. All dogs running at large will
be picked up by the police. Roy NJ.
Good, superintendent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

Buy yaur wheat bran. shorts. wheat
screenings and four at the mill. 304
South First avenue. Marshalltown Mill
ing Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

For Sale-kindling. John Jacobson.
Cash paid for rabbit hides. Phone
Green 1860.
W. T.. Scott. Penn Mutual Life In
surance Iowa Savings Bank building.
Order a quart of our grape nut ice
cream-something new. i. II. Willard.
90! South Third avenue.
We are selling a good -. ounce roll
of crepe toilet paper at three rolls FOR
% cents. Carriers Economy store
For information about fIaycs Cali
fornia Farms at Chowchilla. see A. T.
Stata, % west NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
With our large force OF workmen we
can do twenty more rooms the first OF
next week. Everist Wall Paper House.
Buy yaur wheat bran. shorts. wheat
screenings and four at the mill. 304
ing Company.
We are showing the best reed woven
clothes basket on the market Well
made and very strong. Selling at 1913
and s2.49 each. Carriers Economy
Store.
Order your cottage cheese, plain pi-
mento. or green pepper. of McCords
Grocery. George Pepper. White Mar
ket, or F. H. Willard, 201 South Third
avenue.
henderson, the First United Evan
selical aid society, who met Thurs
day afternoon in the lecture room o;
the church. spent a busy time quilt
ing and with fancy work.
Now is the best season of the year
to enjoy nice croquet set. Don't
wait until the weather is too hot. We
can supply you at sl.59. s1.9S. s2.4s and
S3.4S per set. Carriers Economy store.
~S-
social meeting was enjoyed by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the switchmen' S
union. who met Thursday Afternoon at
the home of Mrs. C. A. johnson. los
West Nevada street Routine business
was transacted.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Way. Of Des
Moines, spent Thursday in the city
| visiting at the home of the formers
cousin Mrs. w. d. Plander. They
| went this morning to Liscomb to visit
| relatives over Sunday.
| --S-
! The fortnightly meeting of the
! Thimble Club was held with Miss Rose
| Visek. POS North Fourth avenue,
Thursday afternoon when the time
was enjoyed with fancy work. The
hostess served refreshments.
The regular meeting Of the Dorcas
Society of the Elm Lutheran church
was held Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. A. J. Anders, 103 South
Third street. Members transacted
routine business and then enjoyed the
time with sewing and music. The
hostess served refreshments.
NJ. E. Sparks, who has been serious.
ly i'll at the home Of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. NJ. Sparks, 209 South
Ninth street, Is SO much improved tina,
he will return Monday to resume
teaching school at Bangor. Sparks has
been suffering with assesses of tho
ear and came near having pneumonia
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society Of the State Stree
United Evangelical church met Thurs.
day afternoon at the church and en-
joyed the study of Chinese and Indiar
women. Carpet rags were also sewet
and business session was held. Re
freshments were served by Mrs. ]. 2
hoIIaday.
Rev. and Mrs. o. c. Fox will go Sat
urday morning to Davenport to atten'
the annual diocesan convention o
Episcopal churches to he held ther
in Trinity Cathedral beginning Sun
day morning and lasting thru Tuesday
Other members of st. Paul's paris
who will also attend are II. X. and
H. Denmead, 6. ". Lawrence and MI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

Rev. and Mrs. o. c. Fox will go Sat-.
urday morning to Davenport to attend
the annual diocesan convention OF
Episcopal churches to be held there
in Trinity Cathedral beginning Sun
day morning and lasting thru Tuesday.
Other members of st. Paul's parish
who will also attend are H. K. and D.
H. Denmead, G. w. Lawrence and Mr..
and Mrs. l.. C.. Abbott.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

Order quart of our grape nut ice
cream-something new. i. II. Willard.
nnI South Third arncuc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16
CITY IN BRIEF

For Sale-kinding. John Jacobson.
Cash paid for rabbit hides. Phone
Green 1860.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

We are showing the best reed woven
clothes basket on the market Well
made and very strong. Selling at $1.9s
and $2.49 each. Carriers Economy
Store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-16

W. T. Scott. Penn Mutual Life In
surance. Iowa Savings Bank building.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26

Conflicting Effort
BY RONALD S. O'NEILL.

The substantial people of Washington keeny interested
in the local building situation The nadequacy of Wahingon
housing facilities knowledge Washington knows
with everyone of the necessity for immediate intelligent
effort there little indication of any concerted movement
foster building On the contrary the situation becoming
tangled and embarrassed by we'll meant yet mSdreced effort
to promote at one and the time two conflicting campaigns
One of these campaigns seeks to BUILD NOW the other
to REDUCE RENTS To do both at the time logical
would be to cookie the same field and ex.
pect healthy crop of both
He who would dance must pay the fiddler He who would
the face of high costs guaranty the builder
on the money he invests.
his no defense of the rent profeer But there are
poheerS among the substantial builders and real estate
Washington Rents SHOULD BE REGULATED. Based on a
scale that would render fair return property values such
regulations would have welcome and effective Stabizing effect
placed the unsatisfactory Salisbury Act long ago.
Though not exorbitant yet at this time FAIR rents ARE
HIGH rents 1t folly to expect low rents to prevail time
when everything that enters into building construction sky
high Rents cannot be arbitrarily fixed They constitute the
INTEREST a builders MONEY. When the builder must
spend more money house he must charge higher rent
Unless settled at once, the agitation for lower will
constitute very serious embarrassment for the successful pros
cution of the building campaign. Washington must i'm
mediate cognzance of the fact that cannot promote building
and deny fair rents at the time "a house divided against
te cannot stand" city that continues endeavor to promote
he dual effort of fostering building and reducing rents cannot
rope for in either.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
UnderStOCked Markets
Will Maintain Prices
Of Building Material

Curtailed production daring the
war. resulting now in greatly under
stocked markets in building mate
rails, will maintain the present price
or these commodities for some time,
according to the Department OF Labor.
This department has just completed
an exhaustive research into the prices
OF building materials during and since
the war. The results OF the Govern
ment's study into existing conditions
are set forth in a report issued by the
Information and Education Service.
The report says:
There was this difference in the
conditions that determined prices on
steel and on basic building materials.
In the case OF materials regarded as
rot essential, such as most OF the
building materials other than steel,
whether the price was fixed by the
Government or in the open market,
this price was not sufficiently high to
keep all producers in the market, be-
cause the maximum production was
not required by the wartime needs
OF the country. In fact. construction.
itself, as well as production of GER
tain building materials. was spe-
cihcally curtailed by Government
order
Lime Production Fell.
Figures Of the United States Geo
logical Survey show that actual pro-
duction OF common lime in 1918 was
20 per cent less than in 1917. Port
land cement produced in 1918 was 23
per cent under the 1917 figure. Lum-
ber was reduced 10 per cent in ont
put. Common brick in 1917 was 81
per cent under 1916. 1t has been esti-
mated that in 1918 the production of
common brick was less than half the
1917 figure.
AS a consequence. the markets are
Inderstocked rather than overstocked
IN these commodities. II any one of
;hese commodities had been consId.
ered as essential as steel. the Govern
menL would have been obliged to fix
the prices on them at figures bioh
enough TO encourage everv nrodurer
IN the country to run his pIant at
maximum capacity with a guarantee
Of reasonable profit on his outnut
IN that case the prices on these com
modlties would have reached much
higher levels than they actually did
LUMBER as group during the |
last quarter Of 1918 was 73 per cent
higher in price than in the pre-war
period. July ], 1913, to June 20 1914
The building materials group. incIud- /
ing metal products. was S4 per cent !
above the pre-war figure. This seems 1
large but as compared with 113 per
cent increase on commodities other
than building materials. the increase !
seems justifiable. The farm products
group showed an increase of 116 per
cent at the same time.
at is interesting 10 compare the
farm products group with the lumber
group. The indices show that at the
beginning Of the year a farmer could |
exchange certain amount Of his pro-
luce for % per cent more lumber than
the same amount OF produce would
The Washington times., 1919-04-26

have brought him in the year preced-
ing the war.
Farmers' Dollar 46 Cents.
Roughly speaking. by the end of
1918 the pre-war dollar. as expressed
in terms OF farm products. had
shrunk to 46 cents; as expressed in
terms of lumber, il had fallen to 5S
cents; in terms of building materials
mot including steeD. il fell to 81
cents, and in terms OF all commodi-
ties other than building materials, it
fell TO Al ceHts.
"A composite index for all building
materials. including steel as we'll as
lumber and the rest, would show an
increase OF SO per cent over the pre-
war period for the last quarter OF
1918. At the present time the index
would be ISo
Building material prices increased
somewhat more in the East than in
the middle West and in the West.
Since the opening OF the year lumber
has increased somewhat in price.
Common brick has also increased in
the New York market. On the whole
the group OF bGsic materials, not in
lumber or steel, has remained
stationary, declines in
some items being offset by advances
in others. From all Indications the
prices OF building materials on the
whole do not seem to be subject to
any declines OF consequence in the
future"
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
GARDINER & DENT
CLOSE BIG SALES

Sales aggregating $131 900 were
made through the real estate firm
OF Gardiner e. Dent, Inc. during the
last several weeks. Leading the list
OF sales is the transfer OF the Went
worth apartments. 707 Twentieth
street. This building was sold for
Mrs. Ida ). Payne TO H. P. Amos for
S65 900
The Wentworth contains twelve
apartments. each OF four rooms and
bath. 1t is q four-story and base
ment building, located on lot 60x1OO
feet. and was built three years ago
by Ernest q. Walker. The building
produces an annual rental OF $4,000.
1t was bought by Mr.. Amos as an in
vestment
The three-story frame dwelling at
3705 Morrison street, containing ten
rooms and two baths, was sold for
Maude W. Abrahams TO william L.
Weigle for $4,000. The purchaser
will occupy the property as q home.
The semi-bungalow at 14O7 Ingra-
ham street was sold for Monroe c.
List to Warren l. Heap for $1,000.
The house contains eight rooms and
two baths
Emma c. wagner sold, through the
same firm. her three-story brick
nome AT 0OoG Inlrteenln street. Inc
purchaser was John d. Sutton. The
consideration was $500.
Lynn B. Magill bought from Bessie
I. Marshall for $500, the attractive
two-story stucco home at 1889 Lanier
street. Mrs. Alice Davis purchased
from Wellington n. Nelson the two
story brick home at 61o c street
northeast, for $500.
Frederick l. Ball purchased the
three-story brick dwelling at 1898
Irving street for $500. He will oc-
cupy 1t as a home. Mrs. Alice E.
Feddon bought the two-story brick
home at 1923 D street northeast for
$4,000.
Johanna E. Boyd acquired the two
story brick dwelling at T26 Tenth
street northeast. from H. A. Garren
for 81. $50. Mark F. Finley and DON
aid Mcpherson sold the three-story
brick home. containing ten rooms. and |
bath, and located at 2421 Eighteenth |
street. to c. H. Cauldwell for $3.50.
All the sales were made through |
Gardiner & Dent.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
WESTERN AIRMAIL
WILL LBEGINMAY IS

The clevsland-chicago airmaIi ssrv-
ice probably viii be inauguratsd
Nay Is. the hrst anniversary Of the
Inauguration Of the alrmail service
IN this country, between Warrington
and New York, according to informa-
ton received today.
The branch OF the route between
New York and Cleveland can not
re opened yet because OF extremely
bad air. conditions over the noun
tains. Specially built planes are
being built to cope with these cur
I Ients and as soon as they are COM
pleted and tested the service viii be
opened.
A big celebration win be held on
the WashingtOn-NeW York line on
May IS. Six OF the original planes
that opened the service win be
flown. Lieut.. James T. Edgsrton.
the pilot who brought the hrst air.
mail between New York and wash
ington. and now chief Of flying
aerial mail service, win
9speaJ his trip In. the same ship.
covered with the same motor.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
Small Town Has Big
Hea-Gty SalVages
Rundown Properties

One Of the big ideas that. has
presented itself to the snterpris-
ing residents Of little city proves
what can be accomplished by. an
extension Of the present nation
wide "own-Your-Own-Home" cam
paign.
Every city has it's old houses
that have run down through the
years until they are now eyesoreA
Often they are located on the
principal streets. The big idea
OF wellington, the little Kansas
city was to salvage these houses.
A fund was formed. the houses
purchased and completely remod-
eled into comfortable and artistic
dwellings. When fully restored
the house is sold at a profit to the
Community Salvage Company"
Thus one family obtains a home
OF which the whole city is proud,
and the whole community bene-
hts.
The scheme OF a foundation for
this kind Of work, in charge ot
community civic interests, has
been approved by the Department
of Labor.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
UNCLE SAM SAYS:

"After an extended study OF
prices, Il Is the opinion Of the
Division Of Public Works and
Construction Development that 4
new price level has been estab-
Ilshed by the economic conditions
attending the world war; and that
economic forces appear to have
already acted TO stabilize prices
at q level below which they are
not likely 10 fall by any apprecI-
able amount in the near future.
Evidence of the stability of Busi-
ness today is the fact that during
= Eve months period Of staEna-
tiOn, the number Of business fail
ures have been unusually low.
AT the present time there -
less concern over high prices than
there Is with regard TO the sta
blIity of prices. It appears that
the WIsest business men are those
who decide now to go ahead with
the construction OF buildings and
the production Of goods; the need
for both forms OF activity arc
more imperative now than ever
befOre.7
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
SHANNON &LUCHS
SELL FINE HOMES

Mrs. NJ. F. Campbell has purchased
the attractive home at Hesketn
street from Mrs. L. c. Bell. The con-
sideration was in the neighborhood
Of $1,000. The house is very COM
pletely furnished and will be occupied
by Mrs. Campbell as her home.
DR.. Louis E Sutor purchased a
beautiful detached home in Chevy
Chase during the past week from
Lieut.. Comdr. Frank o. Brandt. The
consideration was approximately
50, ,O0O
William G. Lee sold his three-story
brick home at 1890 Fifteenth street to
Henry Sesso for a consideration of
$1,000. The purchaser will hold the
property as an investment
Mrs. Lula RossignoI sold her six
room home at 7Os C street northeast,
to Margaret Bousum for a consider
alton Of $1,000. The property at 1880
U street was sold by r. J. Firestone
to Carmine Sesso for a consideration
of approximately $4,000. The pur-
chaser will hold the property as an
investment. Louis Friedman sold his
eight-room house at 1441 Buchanan
street, in Columbia Heights, to Henry
H. Wassung. The purchase was made
as an investment.
All Of the sales were made through
the real estate firm OF shannon &
Luchs.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
Housing Shortage At
SeaShOre; All Summer
Cottages Are Rented

When the first warm days Of
spring made city dwellers think
OF summer vacations and even
look about for hayens OF rest, the
discovery was made that the
shortage OF houses perceptible in
cities had extended to the sea-
shore.
Near New York city. from which
overcrowding and high rents have
caused many persons to fee, cot
tages are at a premium, and when
the usual exodus to the summer
resorts begins, there is bound to
be a pressing shortage.
Owners OF cottages near Wash
ington report that they have rent
ed their accommodations for the
entire summer. Several builders
are contemplating the immediate
erection Of low-priced cottages at
adjacent resorts in anticipation OF
one OF the most crowded seasons
OF recent years.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
MAKE PROGRESS IN
STABILIZING WORK

At . meeting Of the committee ap-
pointed by the District Commissioners
% eject a stabilization of building
prices, held yesterday at the District
Baiiding, satisfactory progress was
reported by the various subcommit-
tees.
:. The most important question now
before the committee is whether or
not all The labor bodies affiliated with
the building industry will agree to
work at specified wage scales from
Nay / 10 January /, 1920. The COM
mtttee was informed that the carpen-
ters, who are not affiliated with the
trades union, have asked an increase
from 75 to 1874 cents an hour, be-
ginning May !. and that the elevator
constructors have been offered IS
cents an hour. 1t is believed that this
wage scale will be adopted.
Ninety per cent of building supply
tnterests have expressed their willing
heas TO cooperate with the commit
tee, according to B. L. Grove. repre-
sentative Of the interests. They have
agreed, he said, to maintain and guar
zntee the present schedule on con-
tEAets fTOn August / and delivered
pfioF to january !, 1920.
Lumbermen, however. who express
I'd their desire to cooperate with the
Yesterday, declared that they WoIl1
not be able to furnish lumber at their
previously stated price.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
BUY REAL
ESTATE NOW
HONENSTEIN WILL
BUILD new HOMES

The h. r. Howsnstsin Company be-
gan the construction OF two new rows
OF houses last week One row will
contain four houses and will be built
on Fifth street. between K and L. The
other row contains three houses and
is located at 12O6-s-10 Morse street
northeast.
The homes will all be OF Colonial
design and will be patterned after the
other houses built recently BY this
company. Each house contains six
rooms and bath. and basement gar
ages are features OF several OF the
houses.
The Howenstein Company now has
approximately fifty houses under con-
struetiOn, ali OF which will be ready
for occupancy within the near futnre.
The two rows upon which work be-
gan last week win be completed By
June 1.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
THE PEN IS MIGHTY:

Becoming dissatisfied with his
house, Mr.. Brown put it in the hands
Of an agent to be sold. Several days
later his eye came across an adve:-
tisement Of a house that exactly suit
ed his needs. The more he real cf
its beauty and comforts the more
anxious he was to secure it for him
self. Finally he called his agent:
There is a house advertised by A.
B. c. Please see the advertiser and
buy the house for me-" Sorry" was
the lacOnic reply, but I'm A. B. c.
and the house is your own."-The
Passing Show.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26

Real Estate Editor. Washington Times:
win you explain the law in regard to
liability for breach Of promise. What
Of promise. and in what way Is liability
established? J. H. r.
Since marriage under the civil law
is a contract, it is evident that such
a legally binding contract to marry
another may be made by correspond
ence between the intending parties.
This correspondence usually consti-
tutes the evidence in a breach OF
promise suit, and il the correspond
ence shows a mutual agreement to
marry, the party avoiding such con-
tract is liable for breach of promise.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26

l am a married woman and own prop
erty IN my own name. Can you tell me
whether this property can be attached
and sold to pay any creditors OF my huB-
band. II 50, IL there any way can make
my property secure against any such pos
sible claims? Mrs. o. c. II,
II a married woman acquires prop
erty with her own money and takes
title to the same in her own namer
this property cannot be levied against
by the husbands creditors. However,
II later the husband inherits the prop
erty from the wife. it then becomes
liable for his debts
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
OWN YOUR
OWN HOME
.ROgERTIES SOLD
BOSS & PHELPS

Charles D. weidenhamer purchased
N attractive Mt Pleasant home dur
tng the past week from DR.. Willis
Lee, formerly with the Geological
nVey. and now residing in Okla
mona The house is situated at 1TOs
lament street. It contains ten rooms
"a bath, and Is equipped with every
EnCSern Improvement. 1t was built
aboNt ten years ago by George S.
CoopNl, architect, for Charles w
simpson. After extensive improve
snents tie purchaser will occupy the
property As = home.
Gsnevievs AMMAN bought the two
story, six-room hSme at 1881 Kilbourne
street from oliveR- Mcdonald. This
1s one OF a block OF f3ouses built about
two years ago BY D. ]. Dunigan.
Charles G. Ross purchased an at
scfactipe Chevy Chase home at 4I16
sheokuk street. This is one of the
homes recently erected
on this site by Boss & Phelps. It is
OF colonial type and contains eight
srcoms and two baths. The house is
finished throughout in oak.
Investment properties owned by DR..
w. 3. Deffenbaugh at 2713-2TIB Elev-
-enth street were sold by him to Aida
N AenFike. These buildings con-
steln twenty-five rooms and four baths,
ana are now under rental The
properties were bought as an invest
A northeast property located at III
Sassaehusetts = aVenue was sold by DR..
- 3. Helton to Samuel w Fowler.
me house contains twelve rooms and
-path. It was bought as an invest
George G. Donohoe bought from
S[ershon Jacobson the six-room house
At HIS Willard street This house
: va built about three years ago, and
4s modern in every respect.
AlINof the sales were made through
.oAe real estate firm OF Boss & Phelps.
The Washington times., 1919-04-26
ATTRACTIVE SMALL HOMES
SOLD DURING PAST WEEK

Robert NJ Harper sold an attrsc-
tive six-room and bath home at 81
Q street northeast, near Truxton
Circle. to Mrs. Henry Price. The
sideration was withheld. The pur-
chaser will occupy the property as
her home.
John ]. Fosselman bought from
Shannon & Luchs a three-story bay
window home at 1921 University
place for q consideration in the
neighborhood Of $1,000. The property
was bought for home