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Neck Estates would be better II en-
larged toward the left, and my own
house is greatly improved by the recent
addition of another wing.
This sort of roof suggests q varied
r~s of material. plain rough stucco half
timber and brick may all be combined
in the same building.
In the house at Jamaica Estates the
entrance is very pleasantly emphasized,
not by the doorway itself as one natu-
rally expects. but first by placing TIM
Der work In the entire large gable. then
by projecting q lesser gable over the
door and finally by breaking out a bay
as q further announcement that this In
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ROCKMoRE ESTATE SOLD.
Property Covers 100 Acres I'm New
Castle, westchester County.

Property covers lOo Acres IN New
Castle. westchester County.
G. H. Warner has sold his estate of
los acres. known as Rockmore, situated
on the Whippoorwill road in the town
OF New Castle. six miles north OF White
Plains Tho purchaser. Max Loewen-
thai. vioe-president OF the United States
Rubber Reclaiming Company. will oc-
cupy the premises as his couHtry home.
The property consists Of q main
dwelling house Of stone construction.
built about three years ago. with . large
living room. solarium. billiard room.
dining room and kitchen. nve master
bedrooms. sleeping porch and four baths.
the servants quarters occupying wing
over the kitchen. Besides the main
house there Is q lodge house of stone
construction and a gardeners cottage.
The property has an elevation OF $50
feet and was held at $4,000. One Of
the features is a ten-acre lake on the
property. The sale was negotiated By
Chauncsy b. Grimm and Company.
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OF smooth cement has remained white,
The laying of such a roof is a trick
which Intelligent carpenters soon learn
and which interests them. No formal
pattern Is used. It In not necessary to
cut the butts of the shingles to a curved
line; the sides are simply trimmed off
with a Ratchet as the shingles are laid.
Thus, II the shingles are out toward the
top and laid close together an upward
curve Is produced. while II cut toward
the butt the curve goes downward.
30 far as my experience goes these
roofs are very tight and lasting, because
they take n large number of shingles and
30 have several thiclrnesses to keep out
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sor. the Village Investing Company. the
owner OF the building under construction.
Hillcrest is OF fireproof construction.
being built entirely OF stone, tile and
cement. and is surrounded by ample
grounds. trees and shrubbery. II occu-
pies commanding site along the hillside
on Sycamore road. looking over the
Bronx valley and Parkway. The build
ing will contain fourteen apartments of
six and seven rooms. with two and three
baths respectively. and viii cost about
100000 10 build. All rooms are outside
and command extensive views of the
-urrcvnding country. and the building is
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the important point. That Is the analy-
sis of the charm Of this house. in addi-
ton to the fact that the roof II brought
low at all perspectlves with no long
vertical line. This house has also q
marked furnishing quality. It stands
on a perfectly bare place and yet with
n few vines will look all comfortably
settled.
The house designed by me at Kensing-
ton. Great Neck. is built of hollow tile
with a varicolored brick on the hrst
story and dark timber and rough stucco
above applied to tho tile. The rough
stucco soon collected an agreeable
amount Of weathering while the entrance
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The origin of the domestic matched
roof house is to be found Of course in
the straw matched houses Of England.
and the soft outlines which are among
the charms Of those cottages are sought
to DO preserved In the American adapta-
tona
Aside from the roof our work Of this
sort is mostly from English cottages
which used tile for the roofs, but the
tile wac 80 varied IN color and Of such
irregular slopes and workmanship, and
further 90 modified by age. as to par
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take in picturesqueness with the straw
itself. The American matched shingle
roof, therefore. Is an attempt to do
something which is agreeable in itself
rather than to initiate anything elsa
This roof permits-indeed naturally
seems to demand-a soft brown coicr.
which would not have much quality on
straight mechanically laid shingles.
Such a roof often solves In an inter
esting manner some Irregularities of the
plan which would bother q formal de-
sign. In fact informality and rather
numerous projections and surfaces are
of the essence Of its use. It win readily
be seen that the small house 1T Great
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located within three minutes walk OF the
Bronxville station.
The architects are Bates & Howe. who
have designed an exceptionally beautiful
building OF an English type. n feature Of
which are the attractive balconies for
each apartment
Every apartment In the building has
already been leased at rentals varying
from $1,000 to $500 a year.
The Hillcrest Apartment Is the sixth
Of series Of large buildings OF similar
type. all OF which have been constructed
in recent years upon the Lawrence Park
'roperties.
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BUYS SITE FOR SILK MILL.

One OF the biggest transfers of unin-
proved land In the mill district of
South Paterson, N. j.. was noted yes
terday in the Ming OF deed with Regis
ter John r. Morris Of Passalc County.
conveying fourteen city lots at 81 TO 50
George street. owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Lynch. to Tabsck Brothers. silk
manufacturers II Is understood the
purchasers plan the erection OF a silk
mill
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BUILDING INCREASE SHOWN.

Building expenditures at eighty cities
ior May. less than half the full number
OF cities reporting. show n total OF
so'SSs,iSs' a gain OF las per cent. over
INC nn@ ,nentieai cities year ago. The
rhs,ntenahee or this gain by the re-
naming cities would result in a to,aI
f7r Nay 81 sii+ooo. 900, the third lsrS'
est nohthiy aggregate ever reooraad
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LUNCHEON TO RE HELD JUNE 20

Lewis Nixon. chairman Of tie I'a'.'
Service Commission John II pyO.'.'
Rapid Transit Construction tui.'E.@.
s!oner; Gen. T. Coleman du P0n' I''n''F
Police Commissioner. and Maur,'"
Connolly, president OF the Bo'uus ny
Queens, will be the guests OF the cha
Der OF Commerce OF the B0r 4Eh II
Queens at its second luncheon urcN1s'
to be held Friday noon, June 90, at me
Hotel Commodore
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Steel Reduction Impossible.

Steel has increased in price more pro-
portionately than any of the other prod
ucts. Producers claim that any rcduc-
ton below present levels will force many
mills TO suspend operations. Wages
have been advanced to much more than
double the prewar rates and labor is be-
coming scarce Fuel and limestone for
fluXing are at least double former costs
The determined effort OF the Railroad
Administration to force down steel rail
prices has not met with success, and the
passing OF the extra dividend on the
common stock OF the Steel CORPORATION
would apparently show that It does not
expect to make the profits at present
prices that were made in 1918 MANY
OF the other Items used in concrete con-
struction are dependent on the steel ana
metal prices. so that they will also
stay up.
Brick is generally not an important
item in concrete construction. The cost
of manufacture has been greatly in
reased by labor and transportation costs
and no material reduction can be seen
at present.
Thus a reason for the advance can he
seen in almost every item when studied
As whole. building materials on the
average have not proportionately In
creased with other commodities which
are in continued use, such as food prod
ucts, clothing, fuel, chemicals, Sc, as
there has heen almost no building done
for two years outside OF Government re-
quirements, but the demand for houses
In this country is extreme and there Is
bound to be much construction work
done. so that thea outlook for material
prices IL that they may go higher rather
than lower"
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Probably the largest building opera
ton now under way In westchester
county is the construction OF thu Hill
crest Apartments on the Lawrence Park
properties in this model Westchester viii
lage
This building was started early in the
spring. and will be ready for occupancy
on October l next. II IL q further de-
velopment OF the country apartment type
Of structure which has been so success
fully developed by the Lawrence Park
Realty Company and later by lie success
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Slim Prospect OF Reduction.

1T Is hard for the ordinary business
man to follow the scientific reasonings
Of the political economists, but X an
analysis is made OF the individual items
which We use in concrete construction it
can be readily seen that there is no
prospect Of prices being reduced to the
pre- war level, except as the commodity
period OF years:
Tho price of cement at Eastern mills
in 1913 was 90 cents barrel without
bags. One ton OF coal would burn five
barrels Of cement The mills had contracts
for coal at Is cents a ton previous to tho
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BUILDING COSTS BID
FAIR TO GO HIGHER
Little Hope of Material Prices Ever Re
verting to Pre-War Levels, Says
Turner Company Official

war. For each one dollar that coal was
advanced the price of cement has auto
matically advanced about 20 cents. The
price OF coal Is now probably around 81 q
ton at the mines. The freight rates on
coal have been advanced, so that &C.
mont costs for fuel alone at least 80
cents more a barrel. The other heavy
item In cement production is labor. Com
mon labor Is used in mining the rock, In
transporting to mill, In packing the bags
and loading cara. Where labor used to
be 10 cents an hour II is now 40 to IS
cents. So 1t can be safely said that the
actual production cost must be double
that Of 1s12-1913.
ITO the production cost must be added
the overhead. which consists of depre-
citation and repairs, O heavy item in ce-
ment mills interest on investment. SELL
Ing expenses, &c. This item is practi-
cally constant whether the mill Is
running at full or partial capacity. Dur
ing the last year they have not been
running over 40 per cent. capacity on
tho average. with a correspondingly high
overhead cost a barrel of cement. So
that the statement which has been made
that the mills showed a better return in
the pre-war period at IS cents a barrel
than they do now at current prices may
DO substantiated. Under these condi-
of reduction in price until the mills
have been operating for some time at
higher percentage OF capacity.
Sand and Gravel Have Doubled.
Both sand and gravel are dependent
upon the cost of common labor and the
cost of transportation. Both of these
items have more than doubled since
1913. The sand and gravel plants dur
Ing 1918 did practically nothing outside
of Government work, with CONSEQUENT
heavy overhead expenses, 30 that IL Is
doubtful whether any material reduc-
ton can be expected in the sand price
The amount of gravel produced in New
York and vicinity is relatively small and
follows the price of broken stone.
Lumber Is also dependent upon the
cost and scarcity OF labor to cut
the timber and upon the transporta
ton rates. The lumber price In the
South Is practically double the prewar
ngures. The common labor in the for
ests costs over twice the prewar rate
and Is becoming very scarce. The lum-
her is being cut further away from the
railroads. making II more difficult to shin.
Freight rates have been increased 40
per cent. and the competition from sail
Ing vessels is almost eliminated by the
high cost OF tonnage II is true that the
yards are adding larger charge to the
wholesale price for handling. storing and
delivering. much OF which can be saved
at the present time, as freights from
Southern points are arriving promptly
All expect a large demand for housing
lumber this season. and when II develops
many predict a sharp advance in mill
prices. Certain items such as finished
flooring are already getting scarce and
have advanced in price.
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TT was the expectation in many
quarters that Immediately the war was
over prices on all commodities, would
come tumbling down to pre- war levels,
says an Official OF the Turner Construc-
ton Company. THE commission ap-
pointed by Secretary Redneld to stabilize
prices made an earnest effort to do so and
met with partial success along some lines.
But now the country is beginning to
realise that very little can be looked for
In this direction. and in many lines the
business In becoming very active and
prices are actually advancing. In the
middle West especially a revival Of busi-
ness has started.
Political economists and banking ex.
perts agree that aside from any other
cause the immense issues OF paper
money. the large bond issues which will
be utilized for borrowing at the banks
and the credit expansion due to in
creased bank deposits would automati-
oally maintain a very much higher level
Of prices than We had before the war.
They point to similar periods in the
worlds history as examples. English
and other European authorities seem
more positive than our own. as the pro-
portionate increase in prices and the
bond issues were proportionately greater
In those countries Another important
factor Is the determination OF organized
labor to maintain wages and the actual
scasaity OF common labor, which will
hold the price of common labor up. They
also state that It will be a great many
- =.
ufactured to take care of the European
needs and leave a sufficient surplus to
export to this country and disturb our
local markets.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-04-24
THE MEN in y 80,
GLASS AL

"A sound, healthy man Is lever a bach
number. A man can be as vigorous and
Nbie at seventy as at twenty. Condition,
rot years, puts you in the discard. A
gystem weakened by overwork and care
less living brings old age prematurely.
The bodily functions are impaired and
unpleasant symptoms appear. The weak
mot is generally the kidneys. Keep
them clean and in proper working con-
'dition and you win generally find your
Delf in Glass A. Take GOLD MEDAL
Hharlem Oil Capsules periodically and
.your system will always be in working
rider. Your spirits will be e~nlivened,
dur muscles supple, your mind active,
nd your body capable of hard work.
Don't wait until you have been reject
"a. Commence to be a first-class man
upw. Go to your druggist at once.
Set a trial box Of GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules. They are made
q the pure, original, imported Haar-
nm Ol-the kind your great-grandfath-
used. Two capsules each day will
keep you toned up and feeling fine.
Loney refunded if they do not help you.
Remember to ask for the imported
BOLD MEDAL Brand. In three sizes,
6ealed packages, ADV.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-04-24
PHONE OPERATORS
!: RETURN To WORK
Service In New England Being
Resumed Rapidly, Following
... Settlement of Great
" Strike.
BY Associated Press.

Boston, Mass, April 22.-Telephone
service here and in other places at
fected by the strike OF operators and
electrical workers Of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph and Providence
Telephone companies was resumed in
part early today. Wherever available
on short notice, many day operators
began their duties at the regular hours,
Z or 8 a. m, having been notified Of the
settlement Of the strike, which start
ed last Tuesday.
The agreement reached by the COM
mittee Of striking telephone operators
with officials Of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company
and the Providence Telephone Com
pany yesterday was ratified at a mass
meeting Of the strikers today and all
union members were ordered to report
for work at their switchboards at 3
o'clock this afternoon. 49,.
Although the operators and allied
workers did not receive the full amount
of their wage demands, they appeared
pleased with the results announced, es-
pecially the winning Of the right of
collective bargaining with the COM
pany's management.
IN uCtdilo VI lte d6ieSIIlehl Will hot
be available until tomorrow when the
strike committee and company officials
draw up the final terms.
In reaching a settlement the heads
Of the operators union agreed to ne
gotiate only on condition that the wage
schedules of the employees in other de-
partments would be considered at the
same time. AS a result the inside re-
pair men, splicers, linemen and others
won an increase.
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GLASS CALLS ON
!, ENTIRE NATION
Wants Help Of Every Man,
Woman and Child In U. s. to
s~ Make Victory Loan Over
whelming Success.
BY United Press.

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Sec-
rotary Glass, launching the charge of
his Victory loan army, today called for
the help Of "every man, woman and
child in America" .a s....
-Four Liberty loans have gone over
the top" Glass appeal reads. Our
country's call to it's men and women to
make the asst great popular war issue
Of government obligations-the Vic
tory Liberty loan-an overwhelming
success reaches every corner of our
country today. 1 feel sure that the
patriotism of peace will find express
! sion in this loan no less effectively
than the patriotism Of war in other
| loans"
This mornings u saw a new army
take the field. One million strong. they
| rose and went into the highways and
| byways Of the nation and began col
! lecting funds with which to pay the
price of peace.
II is the fifth call for funds, the ma
ton asks its citizens to buy it's notes
| totaling $4,000, 900, 600. This issue OF
government securities differs from all
! others. Instead of bonds maturing in
20 years, this great new army will Of
fer government notes maturing in four
years. .,, .-,s. p.
New privileges are accorded purchas-
ers Of the governments issue Of securi-
ties. 1t is regarded by many finan-
| ciers as the best the government has
sold in its gigantic scheme of paying
it's way, in wartime. and after. The
short term which the notes run make
them attractive, they say. Your money
may be idle now. Invest it. Then in
! four years the United States treasury
! will pay you par for It. And after all
four years Is only a short while to wait
and you may have a lucrative PROPOSE
ton into which you can turn your
money when 1t is paid back to YOU, the
financiers argue.
Last Popular Loan.
With all of the added features, re-
Gs.rded as making the new govern
ment loan attractive. he"Army Of One
Million" won't have an easy time In
selling it's quota, treasury officials are
convinced. They have instructed the
commanders of the army to be on the
Job every waking minute Of the three
weeks through which the campaign Is
to run. .. They have told them this is
the last popular campaign.
Lets go: let's make it good" the
~privates in the army have been told.
When the war began. official figures
compiled from many sources placed the
number of bondholders of every kind IL
the United States at 81, 700. After the
fourth Liberty loan campaign, treasury
statistics revealed that the number OF
, owners of government bonds alone was
| 31,S7S, 596. And they are still coming in
In the matter of educating Americans
' to buy bonds, statistics of the treasury
| give the best evidence Of results at
tanned. Only 7,521,171 persons bought
, bonds in the first campaign, In the sec
ond loan, those figures were nearly
| doubled, the final total reaching 1890
| 918. Again, il. the third campaign, ar
| amazing increase was shown, "a, 1885, 5i
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-04-24
ITALIAN ESCORT FOR
332ND IN NEW YORK
10, O Italians March With
Regiment Which Joined Italy's
Hard Pressed Army.
BY United Press.

New York, April 22.-Italian- Ameri-
can friendship brimmed over today
when the 332nd American regiment OF
American infantry, made its triumphai
procession along New York's sacred
way which leads from Washington
Square up Fifth avenue. beneath the
Victory arch and to Central park.
The return Of the. only American
unit that fought on the Italian front
brought forth the warmest demonstra-
tions of sympathy and appreciation
from every phase of Italian life, both
in Italy and America.
A special representative Of King
Victor Emmanuel marched with the
regiment as did also General Emilio
Guglilmoti, military attache to the
Italian embassy and Romoto Tritong,
while 10000 Italians representing all
of the leading Italian societies in
America. acted as official escort.
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al MAKING THREATS.
PLAN CELEBRATION
# TO HONOR AIR MAIL

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Plans
for celebrating the first anniversary OF
the New York Philadelphia air mail
service on May is, contemplate h use
on flights of the same six planes which
~inaugurated the service and which to
late survived more than IL months OF
flying under all sorts Of weather con-
ditions. Lieut.. J. c. Edgerton, chief OF
flying operations. will take mail to New
York in the plane he used for the first
trip from New York to Washington.
About 5000, 900 letters, or more than
200, 900 pounds, have been carried II
his service. e. s.'. .r.. . o. e..
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-04-24

headaches disappeared. gained In
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1ffering 40 / was Mrs. ADELME B.
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women in this condition should not
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)rofit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
~ this famous root and herb remedy,
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Bound-and for special advice write to
lydia E. Pinkham Med. CO., Lynn, Mass.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES OF
YANKS IN RUSSIA 529
BY Associated Press

Archangel. Saturday April 10
Since landing on the Archangel front
last September, the Americans have
suffered 529 casualties. OF. these 1876
were fatalities, there having died Of
disease or been killed nine officers and
1877 men. The wounded consistaof IL
officers and 500 men,. ~. :,. =
The losses of the Americans on the
north Russian front during the past
month have been extremely light, as
most OF the recent fighting has been
done by. either the newly formed Rus
sian troops, who, arc, campaigning
brayely, or the British.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-04-24
SYSTE Of FARM
LOANS ATTACKED
Members of Government Board
Declare Money Lenders Seek
to Undermine System
BY Taxing Bonds.

Washington, April % Herbert
Quick, member Of the federal farm loan
board, is up in arms because Of efforts
which are being made to withdraw tax
exemption from farm loan bonds. Pri-
vate loan interests and farm mort
gage bankers, he considers, are back
Of the efforts because they have been
compelled to lower interest rates. Mr..
Quick will labor with leaders in con-
gress as soon as the session reopens
and urge them to keep the bonds free
of tax.
Members OF the loan board reported
today they had received samples" of
propaganda" seeking withdrawal OF
tax exemption privileges for bonds Of
the farm loan system.