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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
CONSULT HOUSEWIFE
FOR BUILDING HINTS
Government Experts Hold Kitchen
Conferences to Get
Good Advice.

Besides having the vote in many of
the states, women are now to be con-
suited in the planning and building of
homes, according to the announced
policy of the United States Housing
Corporation. In the centers of indus
try, where the government is inter-
ested in assuring good conditions, the
value of advice and suggestions from
housewives will be sought.
when our men want to find out
what plan to follow in building a
workman's home they usually talk it
over with headquarters" says one of
the governments experts. "Headquar-
ters they find invariably in the kitch-
en-. The greatest housing experts are
the housewives themselves. They
know when arrangements are conven-
lent and where steps may be saved in
the daily routine of work. Many of
our standards representing the great
est convenience and the greatest
beauty that the money invested will
buy are the result of home need sug-
gestions from women.
'In all building projects the gov
ernment's standards have been placed
on a high plane. The women Of the
country will see to 1t that in the
future private development must
measure up to these standards. The
average citizen, supported by the
women of his household, Is demand
ing improved BODYBUILDING and this
will, of course, influence all future
building operations. From now on
consideration of the housing question
must be primarily from the point of
view of the housewife. Consequently
la bor- saving devices will be increas-
ingiy stressed. Landlords have learn
ed that it can be Just as profitable to
own well-kept properties as it is to
own dilapidated tenements, or vacant
lots filled with rubbish or billboards"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
NIGHT SENATE SESSION
FAILS; WILL TRY AGAIN

Another effort to hold night ses-
sion of the Senate is planned for to-
night, to aid in expediting the legis-
iative program, in accordance with a
plan adopted at a democratic caucus
Thursday night. The first attempt,
last night, to hold the Senate in ses-
sion until II o'clock under this plan
was a failure and the Senate adjourned
at O'Clock after republican senators
had insisted that a quorum must be
present IL the public business was to
be transacted. The democratic SEN
ators failed to keep q quorum present.
The rivers and harbors appropria-
tion bill was before the Senate all
yesterday. and practically no progress
was made with Its consideration, the
debate dealing with the Russian sit
uation and other matters. Just before
the Senate adjourned Senator Thomas
OF Colorado, democrat. made speech
dsneuncing tbs rivers and harbors bill
decia<5ng that most ct the Items were
wasteful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Newcomers Looking Forward.

Thousands of newcomers to Wash
ington are looking forward. not
backward" he continued. They are
rapidly availing themselves of the
wonderful opportunities now offered
in real estate investments that are
daily overlooked by the old residents
of Washington.
The future will demonstrate the
wisdom of buying now. Many marvel
at the lack of judgment of the pre-
vlous generations as to real estate
values. History is bound to repeat it
SELF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
ARE SOLD FOR $4,000
H. A. Crandall Disposes of Realty
Properties-Other Deals by
Moore & Hill.

Several properties were sold for Harry
A, Crandall by the real estate firm of
Moore e Hill during the past week for
an aggregate price of $4,000
The properties are located at 800 Sd
street southeast, 735 Delaware avenue
southwest, els 9TH street southwest,
100. 1104. 1106. 110S goth street north
west. 327 18th street northwest, 1912 9th
street northwest and 1925 D street
northwest.
This firm sold also far Harry A Kite
to Mrs Wena D. Thompson two build
ing lots, one facing on Bancroft street
and the other S street, between 23d and
oath streets, for SIS, 900
Premises T27 Fairmont street were
sold for 2. F. Ramon to S. E. Lewis for
50 200
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
LEIGH HOME BOUGHT
BY DR.. {. NJ. bEALL
Columbia Road Estate Is Sold BY
Medical Corps Officer Now
at Camp Sewer. =

The former home of Mai. Frank
Leech, Medical Corps, at 1872 Column
bia road, was sold this week by him
10 DR.. Charles NJ. Beall. Maj. Leech
who is now in charge of the base hos
pital at Camp Sewer, Greenville, N. c.,
occupied the premises while a resi-
dent Of this city. The sale was made
through the real estate firm of Boss
& Phelps, Inc.
Fitted for Professional Work.
DR.. BealI has been occupying the
premises as tenant and will con-
tinue his residence there. This is a
three-story, ten-room, bay-window
brick house, which was fitted out by
Mai. Leech for professional purposes.
Several other sales were completed
this week by this firm.
Wallace B. TyrrelI of Delavan, Wis.,
disposed of 90 West Kirk street
Chevy Chase, Nd. to Helen S. Sic
man. The home was built about eight
years ago by Laurens N. Prior,
naval constructor. and is one of the
attractive houses on West Kirk street
1t contains ten rooms and bath, and is
OF the central hall plan. There is
large garage. The lot is IS by $50,
and has about twenty large trees
on it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
FOR TEAM WORK
To AID BUILDING
Labor Should Meet Supply
Dealers Proposal, C. w.
Fairfax Says.

To produce results in building at
this time team work is needed, said
Charles W. Fairfax, president of the
Real Estate Brokers Association.
Mr.. Fairfax pointed out that now
that the building supply dealers Of
Washington have shown their pa
triotism by agreeing to sell mate
rails, charging only the price pre-
vailing at the time of actual deIiv
cry. labor should meet the issue
He said the slogan of the labor or
CARNATIONS should be ''One hundred
per cent efficiency" He declared this
would assure capitalists full eight
hours work daily and that a fair
wage scale will then become stabilized
that otherwise might fall from lack
of employment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Real Estate Mems Share.

with this guarantee the wheels OF
machinery would be rapidly adjust
ed to revive building activities in this
city" he said. THE members of the
Real Estate Brokers Association
share the responsibility resting upon
this city to provide all classes OF
accommodations Stores, hotels. office
buildings, apartments and dwellings
must be erected Immediately TO meet
the demands of the present and fu-
ture rapidly increasing population OF
the National Capital.
With this necessity confronting us,
we are bending every effort to recon
Gle capital and labor. SO that each
will respect the welfare and pros
perity of the other"
He said that conditions many years
ago that caused depressions in val
ues have disappeared, never to return.
They will soon be forgotten, with
the expansion of all lines of business
that will continue and increase an
nually. Merchants throughout the
city are highly encouraged and pre-
dict a large volume of trade in the
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Keokuk Street Property.

Capt. Chester A. Bennett purchased
41o4 Keokuk street, Chevy Chase 1t is
one of several residences just built
by Boss & Phelps. Inc. This is two
story and attic, eight-room house
having two baths on second floor, liv-
ing room with open fireplace. large
front porch and a breakfast porch.
This house is heated with yapor has
oak floors and electric lights. 1t Is
situated at the highest point in Chevy
attractive.
John w. Nesline purchased Ace 9Th
street northwest. in Petworth, from
Capt. Robert w. BeaL. This is two
story, eight-room house, situated on
lot 80 feet wide. The house was
built by Martin L. Gottwals for
home The improvements are mod
ern, including hot water heat and
electric lights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
BUILDING SUBSIDY
PLAN IS PROPOSED
Project to Apply Farm Loan
Principles May Be Laid
Before Congress.
MANY MILLIONS TIED UP

Federal farm loan principles ap-
piled to a form of government build
ing subsidy probably will be laid be-
fore Congress as a means of releasing
the millions of dollars worth of con-
struction that is being held UP pend
ing the adjustment of wage scales in
a great many cities of the country.
With the opening of the general
construction season scarcely a month
and a half away, the building industry
of the country still. stagnated because
of its inability to make mill altera-
tions, engagements and repairs to
meet the greatly enlarged demands
upon their capacities. much less to
meet the staggering demand for new
construction of various kinds that is
already looming into large totals from
all parts of the country, construction
interests are showing growing incli-
nation toward Indifference to the
problem and to await readjustment
from powers sufficiently large to cope
with the international organizat ions
backing up the demands of labor for
higher wage scales. says the Dow
Daily Bulletin Report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Forward Buying Discouraged.

Building material manufacturers
are in the meantime making 1t at
tractive for construction interests to
come into the market and consider
able buying in anticipation of the
approaching construction season is
already reported. Forward buying
for autumn deliveries is being gem
orally discouraged This is notice
able In plate glass, hardware, some of
the metal lines, many of the clay
products and some of the calcine
lines
There is plenty of opportunity for
the average builder to purchase lum-
Der and timber at advantageous
prices, but there is little effort being
made to buy in anticipation of lower
prices next fall, or even over the turn
of the year. All building materials,
with hardly an exception, may be ac-
cepted as being at practically the
lowest, ebb, and 1t is assuredly only q
temporary level.
Even a twenty-per-cent-of-
construction year will SO heavily tax
the avat,a BILE supplies of construction
material as to keep prices steady, If
not at even higher levels, with dis
tinct tendency to advance with what
ever increasing volume of construc-
ton there is to points which have not
yet been reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Plan Already Presented.

me prlnclple or the FEDERAL farm
loan has been suggested to various
authorities at Washington as offering
probabilities of application to the
building situation. and the assurance
was heard in the building trades last
week that efforts will be made be-
fore the next Congress to have an
appropriation set aside as q sort of
building subsidy fund. to be operated
on an amortization plan to make it
cost of labor until the law of supply
and demand of man power has been
met by the returning soldiers for
term probably extending over a pc
Rod covered by the proposed meas
ure to shut out immigration for ap-
proximately four years.
The great difficulty in the building
material and building contracting in
dustries of the country today is the
almost total lack of what is called
''wheelbarrow labor" which in the
production of building material is a
very important factor. Scenes at the
customhouse at New York last
week, when thousands of foreign
born men sought passage back to
Europe, promised, If continued. still
further to deplete the supply of
labor in this country and made it
increasingly apparent that some fed
eral action would be necessary to
meet the new economic factors
1t is this continuously aggravated
decline in the efficiency and the vol
ume of existing labor that is rapidly
putting the cost of construction far
beyond the power of associations to
cope with and making it necessary
Tor some new agency to step in
powerful enough to stabilize the labor
market artificialiy if it cannot be eff
fected by economics,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15

a tentative schedule of sailing dates
for ali the transports, battleships and
cruisers engaged now in bringing
home the Army. It includes forty.
nine commercial craft, fourteen bat.
tleships and ten cruisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15

transport service In bringing back
American troops. All but two OF
them are scheduled to be In that
service by March IS.
The Navy Department has published
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15

For Colds and Grip
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QUININE Tablets
Look for e. W Groves signatu on the box 3oc
Advertisement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-30

Just little barbaric. Could anything
be more different from the jet of your
childhood?
You remember jet OF those days. do
you not? 1t was such a prim and prop
err adornment then. was 1t notp There
was that estimable great aunt OF yours
whom you went to see summer times.
For years she possessed and relied on
a jet yoke and trimming bands OF jet.
They were well made and expensive to
begin with. and oh, how careful she
was that none of the precious black
beads should be lost They adorned
her best" black silk frock. 1t was
of peau de signe OF something quite
as substantial Sometimes the frock
was all whipped up. the jet carefully
removed while the silk was renovated
by being sponged in beer--and you
may be sure that was the only use to
which the good woman ever put that
exerable beverage---then the frock was
put together again inside out. and the
precious Jet trimming securely put
back. Sometimes there were little ex-
ira bits of Jet that we're added to the
skirt just to give little festive touch.
On the whole 1t was form Of trim
ming that you never dreamed might
ever possess the possibilities that IL
seems now to show.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-30
|SUL-FERRO-SOL
MADE BY NATURE
Unusual Natural Combination
, of Iron, Sulphur and Potash.
Very Fine for Troubles Arts
ing From Impure Blood, In
Guiding Pellagra, Rheuma-
tism, Eczema, Facial Blem-
ishes, Etc. Trial Convinces.

When Nature placed a deposit OF
Iron, Sulphur and Potash out in Mis-
sissippi it was evidently. done for q
purpose.
It so happened that an old negro,
while digging a ditch through this
mineral deposit, was cured of Rheu-
matism while on the job.
And thus it was learned that this
mineral was good for blood troubles
of all sort.
And then from this mineral Sui
Ferro-Sol was made--shnply by the
addition of water
And now Sul-Ferro-Sol is the rec
ognized standard among all blood
purifiers.
Highly recommended for Rheuma-
tism, Pellagra, Eczema, letter, Facial
Blemishes, etc.
At all drug stores, everywhere.
Liberal bottles for one dollar.
Interesting booklet, "Road to
HEALTH" upon request. The Sui
Ferro-Sol Co., Montgomery, Ala.
Desk B.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-30

, sons; for although jet is not actually
heat-producing. ii certainly is not in
line with summer toggery as we con-
ceive them here. Jet is especially in
evidence on the little evening caps that
they began to wear last winter and
that are still considered new enough
to be very smart They consist Of
bands of jet with perhaps q tassel Of
other pendant over the side. Some
times there are two that hang down
, resembling two great earrings, but In
reality they are attached to the bands
of the headdress Then jet trimming
Is to be found in many of the most in
teresting gowns. 1t Is positively bar
| barrie at times: and for the young girl
and it usually is the young girl-who
wants to lok dangerous. the young
girl who always tremendously admires
the actress in the play. who plays the
vampire role. there Is nothing so e.
fectiye as jet-trimmed velvet gown.
1t is understood. Of course. that the
black part should be of tulle Of lace
or something transparent and that
there should be sufficient opportunity
to see the CLEAN Of white arms and
shoulders beside or through the back.
Bags of all sorts are trimmed with
black and umbrella nahdres are like
wise so adorned. Though jet bead,
trimmed slippers have not made any
Roadway to speak of, jet buckles are
sure to find favor with the American
woman who always thinks more about
shoe buckles than does the French
woman.
The present of role of Jet is rather
splendid. surely alluring and perhaps
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-30
CONSENT JUDGMENTS
FOR $4,000 REACHED
IN FEDERAL COURT

Consent judgments aggregating Sls.00t
were reached in the United States dis
trict court yesterday in FIVE cases which
were set for hearing at this time. In the
case of Martin J. Noll against e. ID.
Johnston Judgment. by consent in the
amount OF $736S. 60 and costs was reached
while the case Of Fl. L. Marcrum. pro amt
Maura Marcrum against the Woodward
Iron company was settled for 5000
Consent Judgment In the amount OF
$500 was reached IN the case Of H. M
Isbell, az administrator of estate OF Otis
Isbell against the Star5s~s Pos Land Ce-
ment company. ard $c4o0 in the case or
lilly NJ. Daniels, as administratrix of the
estate of Joseph Daniels deceased
against the Woodward Iron company.
Consent Judgment for s7e9. 70 was reached
in the case Of the United States againss
Joseph B. scully. the American Bonding
company, ct ais.
The afternoon vas taken up with the
hearing OF the case Of william w
Adams. pro ami Mrs. NJ E. Adam
AGAINST the Linde Air Products company
The plaintiff Is seeking damages for the
alleged personal injuries received while
in the employment, Of the defendant com
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-30
REPORT OF NATIONAL
TRAFFIC LEAGUE
is RECEIVED HERE
Proposed and Present Traf-
fic Ratings Shown in Re-
port on Consolidated
Classification Case

The report of the national industrial
traffic league in the consolidated class
ification case has been received by o.
L. Bum, manager of the Birmingham
Traffic bureau and contains repro
duction of the consolidated classified
tons showing in parallel columns the
proposed and present ratings as well
as the ratings suggested BY the com
missions assistant. In speaking OF this
report Mr. Bum stated yesterday:
THE commission recommends to the
director general the application by car
riers under federal control of the rules,
description, packing specifications, az
well as estimated and minimum weights
but declined to recommend any changed
| ratings except as the establishment of
new items may indirectly effect
! changes, and such as may be necessary
part of the establishment OF uniform
descriptions OF articles. uniform mini
nun weights or uniform packing re-
quirements.
'Tt finds the same rules descriptions,
packing specifications and minimum
estimated weights subject to the same
notifications and limitations tentative
ly and without prejudice, just and rea-
sonable for the carrier not under fed
eral control.
zone of the most important rules is
No. 10, the mixed carload rule, which
provides that articles having a carload
rate or ratings, except live stock, may
be shipped in mixed carloads from one
consignor to one consignee and desipa.
ton at the carload rate applying on the
highest rated article and subject TO the
highest minimum weight attaching TO
any article I'm the load.
Concerning the exceptions to the
classifications, the commission says ii
was advised by the director of traffic
that he had under consideration also
the advisability of cancelling the ex-
ceptions to the clasisfications. but that
commodity rates might be established
in lieu thereof In proper cases. 1t adds
that that matter. however. has not been
referred to it for investigation and rec
ommendation.
"The commissions conclusion regard
ing state classifications Is that ordi-
narily there could be no justification
for different rating on an article
when transported wholly within a state
when moved into or out of the state or
between states in the same general ter
ritory. The opinion was expressed by
the commission that equality between
intrastate and interstate ratings should
be worked out carefully and gradually
after full investigation and co-opera-
ton between the shippers and the state
commissions.
THE desirability OF a universal sys-
tenn of rate scales, having a uniform
number of classes, and submits the fol
lowing ten classes related as follows:
Practically all less than-carload traffic
to be confined to the first four classes
and a redistribution made of the arti-
cles in the carload classes: Percent
ages 1-100, 2-S5, $40, 1850 5-45, e-35,
1870, S-25, 9-22M and 1920"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-30

cation in Congress became aware that
the officials were considering an island
of the Florida coast--Cedar Keys-about
| midway between Tampa and Pensacola.
When the news got abroad from Florida
that government inspectors had been
there looking around for an available
site for the colony, and that they had de-
cided upon Cedar Keys, the people OF
Florida went wild about the matter and
protested so vigorously that. some other
site will probably be chosen.
Surgeon General Blue takes the position
that there Is not as much danger from
leper colony as from a locality that
has in it a number of tubercular pa
TENTS. and that personally he would pre-
fer to take his chances with the former.
Wherever the colony is located 1t will be
far away from any town. and there will
me absolutely no communication with
the outside world.
General Blue says also that at the
present time there would not be nearly
SO much danger to the people generally
from the establishment of such a colony
as from present dangerous situations. At
this time there are hundreds of lepers in
the United States travelling around on
railroad trains from place to place. Wis
iting moving picture shows, buying In
stores and eating in restaurants with the
general public, and Otherwise coming in
daily contact with them. Asked why
something had not been done to prevent
this, he said:
1.-THE very situation which is now con-
fronting us has heretofore been the great
obstacle to combining lepers in any one
place; just as soon as the people of any
particular state or locality ascertain that
1t Is our intention to establish leper
colony within their bounds they exert
every possible influence to prevent it.
Naturally we expect this. for leprosy is
considered by many persons as the most
dreadful and loatheaome disease in the
world, though I would much prefer to
come in contact with 1t than with tuber-
culosis. 1t cannot be communicated from
one person to another by casual contact,
and persons living together as man and
wife have been known not to contract
the malady for many years, sometimes
10 or Is years. 1t Is not a quick disease
to contract at any time. though OF course
in time constant contact causes its
spread"
At this time General Blue said, 1t is
unfortunate that lepers are scattered
over many sections Of the United States
simply because no state Will have leper
inside it's limits II he can be induced
to move somewhere else. and the estab-
lishment of colony here is difficult
proposition. II there is any place in the
United States not afraid OF such a col
ony, communication should be had with
General Blue and 1t may be assured that
large area of land will be bought and
large buildings erected without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-30
GOVERNMENT WANTS SITE
FOR LEPER COLONY

Washington. September 2s.-tSpecial.)
"Wanted-Some desirable locality where
the government may expend two and q
quarter million dollars for site and
buildings with large annual appropria-
tons for maintenance"
This is substantially the advertisement
that the United States public health SER
vice is sending broadcast over the ooun-
try. But there is a Joker in it. The land
wanted is for monster leper colony.
The Information that the public health
service wanted site and would cree,
buildings for large leper colony in the
United States became public here a
day or two ago when the Florida dele