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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
LARGE CROWDS AT
 LOCKWOOD PARK

Old Sol is the biggest ally Edgewood park has, it seems; for every time the
 mercury rises down town or around town
 the crowds at the mountain resort grow
 larger And that's why the Edgewood
 park bosses like sto sing Let a Little
 Sunshine In.
 In this connection, however, it is point
 ed out that neither humidity nor torpidity
 bother amusement seekers at Edgewood Situated 1t is, in a little valley just
 over Red Mountain, with another moun- tain just across the way, regular
 "draught," as some explain it, is formed.
 Even the little valley towers above Bir-
 mingham. and the difference in tempera-
 ture out there and down town is great. By virtue of the same reason, dancers don't lose their collars when they step out on the floor at Dreamland dance hall With wide open sides all the way round, the breezes sweep through the spacious enclosure and wlted countenance or complexion is never seen.
 To carry the scheme out, Mountain View Inn comes in on the same ground Resting on a knoll and set in q clump of great oaks, the rustic house is pleas ing to the eye and inviting at first glance. If you want to keep cool, come out to Edgewood. That's the slogan of the management now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
A ADJUSTMENTS 4 A BY ESTELLE BETHEA HALE

"Jewells Circus Day in royland' sounds like Christmas, and there is just , much fun in it, too, as usually comes at this time of the year.
 Will Rogers. screen star, occupies the title role in Cupid the Cowpuncher." which is the screen attraction for the last half of the week. Foxs News reel and Topics of the Day" complete the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
FAIRBANKS AT
 THE COLONIAL

Douglas Fairbanks. starring in Tie Habit of Happiness at the Colonial. IS having to subsist on meager fair in so far as story is concerned. However he is managing to put over a rather ifn- practicable idea in typical Fairbanks style, and his many admirers are not be- Ing disappointed in the production.
 Though having rather flat beginning, "The HAoit of Happiness" picks up con- siderable interest toward the middle of the play and winds up much better story than at first 1t would appear George Fawcett, as Jonathan Pepper. a grouchy millionaire. is especially good and makes his part intensely comical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
CHARLES RAY AT STRAND

When Homer came home, he dropped from the limited that only stopped in his home town to let off very important per- sonages. Forthwith all Main street de- cided that Homer had become an inn portant parsonage.
 How Homer uses public opinion in his favor to his own advantage in ''Homer Comes Home, showing at the Strand. is story bubbling over with mirth. No actor on the screen is more adapted to small town parts than Charlie Ray, who plays the role of Homer in this typical Ray picture. II is youthful enthusiasm throughout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

ment of the interior, has agreed to place movie picture apparatus at the convenience of the league for the pre- sentation of Alabama views in such places as it may be thought advisable to do so.
 Major Matthews has already ar ranged for that.
 MANY INTERESTED
 Prominent men from all over the state have become interested in the project of the league both in it's general
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

quate living quarters are govern
ment employees, and that they, in the
majority of cases. are so underpaid
that they cannot pay the price. In
fact, investigation has shown that
most of those who are seeking the
cheaper quarters are government
employees.
The scale of wages for the ma
jority of government employees is so
low that rental becomes a serious
problem for them. While the av-
erage salary of a government en-
ploye is said to be in the neighbor-
hood of sl,4t0 a year, yet that takes
into consideration many who re-
ceive the higher salaries. When a
man has his rent to pay the law of
averages, does not help him much,
and he must figure on his actual in
come.
The greater portion of govern
mcnt employees receive a base SAL
ary around $1,000 a year, which,
with the bonus allowed in most of
the departments, is about $1,000. If
man requires a six room house, it
would make his rent per month at
the present-day cost of building, as
hsures by the builders show, 81 800
a year.
Most OF those who have told Of
their difficulties in finding ade-
quate quarters say that they can
not pay more than $40. This would
be on a basis OF $3.50 a year. Fig
uring this as one-third of the in
come set aside for quarters 1t would
make the years income total s1.440
which is the average. But, as
fr,Fn
this.
Realtors agree that a man cannot
set aside more than one-third of
his income for quarters and still
live. This is the very highest that
can be paid, and realtors who have
hecn studying the situation believe
that those who say that they can
not pay more than this are sincere.
With this condition facing the
realtors and builders, and in view
of the fact that government en-
ployes are the ones who face the
greatest housing troubles, 1t would
EN- that it is up to Congress to
pay a living wage-one that would
permit the employe to live decently
and permit him to perform his work
efficiently.
If Congress would face the stu
alton as 1t is, and put government
salaries at least up to the plane of
those outside of the government
service, it is the belief that much OF
the housing troubles in the District
would be overcome. For II the peo-
pie could pay the amounts which It
is absolutely necessary to collect on
properties erected at present day
costs. builders would be able to go
ahead with building. secure in the
belief that people could afford to
pay the price for quarters.
More constructive work looking
toward relief of housing troubles
here would be effected by Congress
by viewing the situation from this
angle than anything else it could
do at this time. it is believed. 1t
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
REPORTSSALES
IN PETWORTH
D. J. Dunigan Also Tels~of
Fourteenth St. High
lands Purchase.

Increased activity in the buying
of new home properties in Four
teenth Street Highlands and Pet
worth is evidenced by sales report
ed by the office of d. ]. Dunigan
during the past week.
In Fourteenth Street Highlands,
which is one of the highest and
most beautiful residential sections
in the city, Charles Flynn purchased
1926 Thirteenth street and John r.
Sweeney was the purchaser of 1928
Kennedy street. Sweeney's home is
located on the corner of Thirteenth
and Kennedy streets.
John NJ. G.. Richards purchased
house number AIS Third street
This house contains a large recep-
tion hall. living room, dining room
breakfast porch kitchen and pantry
on the first floor. and on the second
floor there are four large bedrooms
bath and a sleeping porch.
Charles Ellison was the purchaser
of SIS Webster street. This detach-
ed house contains six large rooms
and bath. and is beautifully finished
throughout
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
PROMISES OF AGENT
HELD TO BE BINDING

When brokers negotiating sale of
an apartment house, through their
employe, represented to their Gus
toners that a purchaser of the
apartment house on sheriff's sales
was the owner of the premises, and
that he would consent to renewal
of an assigned lease, the customers
were not under obligation to make
further inquiry as to the alleged
owners right to consent to. renewal,
and, the brokers representation
being false, they were liable
In an action for damages against
brokers for alleged false misrepre.
sentstions in the sale of an apart
ment house to plaintiffs, who took
assignment of lease thereon and
consented to its removal from the
represented owner, really. without
authority, evidence of an expert
enced real estate man engaged for
many years in buying and selling
leases on apartment houses in the
city, that a lease on such house
is worth fifteen months profit, held
entitled to consideration on the
question of damages, according to
the Supreme Court of Washington.
noted in the National Real Estate
Journal.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

Unless underlying conditions are
subjected to sweeping changes, the
lack of housing facilities OF every
description will continue for a num-
Der of years.
R-ns"n for High Levels.
Those who are expecting imme-
diate lower building costs should
keep these facts in mind. and they
also should remember that in the
fundamental economic situation
there exists conditions of high
taxes, high wages, high interest
rates and a general public manifes-
tation to live more expensively. We
also have been going through a long
period of undcrproduction. and stabi-
lization will come only as the peO-
pie, by working and saving. bring
the supply of material wealth OF
the country to point where II
equals the demand and in addition
have created a substantial surplus
Enthusiastically the public protest
against high prices within the last
six months has been emphatic, and
the people have shown a willingness
to cuTtail buying rather than toler
ate increases in the cost OF living
But stability of costs must in the
long run be effected mainly by
greater efficiency and thrift. There
must be an honest days work for
an honest days pay, that is. eight
hours work for eight hours pay
not four hours work for eight hours
pay.
The deficiency of supply as com-
pared to demand is greater perhaps
in the housing situation than in any
other phase of our national life. n
is for this reason that the tendency
toward higher costs is more pro-
nounced in tho building situation
than in any other derartment Of
industry, and the likelihood OF a
continuation of these conditions for
sometime to come appears to be
quite conclusive"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
COST STOFNEWBJILDNG
PUTSAVERAGE RENTAL
BEYOND POCKETBOOKS
Government Worker Can't Pay More Than
Third of Income for Tenement and Quar-
tiers Can't Be Rented for This Price, Say
Realtors, Who Look to Congress for Aid.

Survey Of the housing shortage city
general lack OF houses and fats renting around SIS
month Opinions of builders who have studied from
every angle that houses for which
be the demand be built
figure.
At the Of building materials and labor homes
be erected rent for less than SIS pointed They
they have studied from angle any
conclusion They of the that
homes today this able
signs of materials labor coming point
they up properties for less
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
OF MATERIALS
ANDLABOR LKELYTOKEEP
BUILDING COSTS AWAY UP

Building operations continue to
be hampered by adverse labor con-
ditions, inadequate transportation
and shortage of various materials.
While actual unemployment in some
of the building trades Is noted. there
is a pronounced shortage in others
which has had the effect of delay
ing the ultimate completion of OPP
erations." according to S. w. Straus,
of S. w. Straus & Co.
There is no immediate prospect
Of these conditions being changed
as there appears to be an under sup
ply Of men in the country engaged
in some of the essential trades with
nothing to indicate an immediate re-
Punishment through the process Of
immigration.
TT is likely that. with these con-
dttions prevailing in the industry,
operations throughout the country
will proceed in a limited way and
the housing shortage will continue
acute for a considerable time.
Prices Continue Upward.
There seems to be no immediate
possibility of price stabilization
Costs continue in their upward ten
dency, and ii is not probable that
ultimate stabilization will be effect
ed at present levels. While there is
a condition of shifting prices in
other commodities, general costs of
building work remain firm with a
steady pressure toward higher
levels. These conditions are apt to
be reflected in the general rent situ-
alton fer all types Of structures. ,
Despite every effort that has been
made throughout the country to
bring relief to the housing situation.
little or no change has been effected
Construction work has proceeded in
the face of so many adverse cir
cumstances that builders have been
unable to estimate with any accu-
racy the date of completion. and the
longer time consumed in finishing
operations has made the general sit
uation more acute.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
MAN WHO OWNS LAND
HAS FIRM FOOTHOLD

The man who owns land has hts
firm foothold On Mother Earth from
whence he draws his strength.
Neither fire nor flood nor tempest
can rob him OF its value; his land
cannot blow away: il will not sink
out Of sight. Land ownership offers
the soundest of business security
Under the old arrangement a man
unless born with a golden spoon
in his mouth" had to wait until his
ship came in before he could think
of buying land. Now he can launch
out his own little boats monthly
confident that. by the magic of mod
ern business methods, they will re-
turn to him in the form of the ship
which means the independence and
protection which the paid-up own
ership of land confers.-Madison
Realty Company, Madison, Wis.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
Court Rules Against Refund.

When a vendor sells real estate
that is described in gross for a
gross sum and the property is sub
seQuently discovered to be slightly
less in quantity than that described
in the deed. the purchaser is not en-
titled to an abatement in the pur-
chase price, unless it appears that
fraudulent representations were
made by the vendor as to quantity
tNat induced the vendee to pur-
Court of Nebraska.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

is a situation that is here, and no
amount of rent legislation which
Congress tries to put on the stat
ute books will overcome it.
To provide more homes, and
there is no question that more are
needed. builders and those who in
vest their money in real estate
must be encouraged to go ahead.
This encouragement lies in provid-
ing funds for those who work for
the government in order that they
can pay for quarters. Rent legisla-
ton will not do this. 1t will have
the opposite effect of stopping
building. OF course, there will be
some buildings put up for sale, but
under the present conditions there
is no one who, has come forward yet
with a Willingness to put up prop
critics that can be rented.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

The housing situation. they say!
reaches the point as to whether
those who require this type Of house
or an equal amount Of room in an
apartment can command an Income
sufficient to pay the present-day
rates. 1t is a view that most of
the people who are having trouble
today in finding suitable and ade-
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24

"Realtor" Must
Be Prompt and
Just, Code Says

"When n broker accepts from
nm owner an order to list n
property, the latter has n rfxht
10 believe that such acceptance
IL equivalent to the representa-
tion that the broker has Mt least
fairly good facilities for accom-
plishinE the desired results. In
comparison with those of other
brokers, ms well ms q guarantee
of prompt, earnest, Intelligent
and continuous effort in his be-
half, to be performed in a fnir,
straightforward. truthful man
ner to the Anal conclusion
This Ia paragraph 3, section L.
of the Code of Ethics, of the Nn-
tionaI Association of Real Estate
Boards, to which all realtors
must subscribe. 1t is a rigid
code.
Another paragraph of this
code will be printed next week
in this section.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
A FEW CHOICE BUYS FROM
OUR MANY LISTINGS
ON COLUMBIA ROAD
WEST OF =

18th st. NV: beautiful 1O-room
and 2-bath home: all modern i'm
proyements; brick garage. Price,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
ON KILBOURNE
NEAR EIGHTEENTH

Unusually attractive lO-room
home; hot-water heat; electric
Ilshts, garage; newly papered
Vacant. '0'''
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
ON TENNESSEE AVENUE,
JUST OFF

Lincoln Park; unusually attrac-
tive 6-room home; hot-water
heat; electric lights; tiled bath:
hardwood floors on first floor;
garage: immediate possession.
Price, $500.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
IN EXCELLENT LOCATION
NORTHWEST.

Splendid 9-room and bath home
in hrst-class condition. Price,
s6,3OO; very reasonable terms can
be arranged.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
IN SAUL'S ADDITION.

Beautiful 9-room homee hot
water heat; electric, lights; new-
ly papered and painted through
out. Price. $14,550; Immediate
possession can be given.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
ON NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE
NORTHWEST.

Attractive 6-room and bath
home; hot-water heat: electric
lights; garage; built-in refrig-
orator; newly papered and paint
ed throughout; immediate pos
session. Price, s10,50O.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
EXCEPTIONALLY NICE
8-R00M HOME.

In good location northeast. Can
be bought on $500 cash and SEE
per month, including all interest.
A very good buy.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
NEAR 18TH AND KENYON
STREETS NV.

Attractive Groom home; 2 tiled
baths; hot water heat: electric
lights; lot 20x105 to- paved alley:
out; house in perfect Condition.
Price. s1S. 900. Immediate posses
sion can be given.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
EXCELLENT NORTHEAST
SECTION.

A Groom and bath home with
hot-water heat: located just off
East Capitol st. Price. $500.
Reasonable terms can be ar
ranged.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
ON COLUMBIA ROAD BET.
18TH AND l4TH SITS. NV.

Attractive 1o-room home; hot
s10,750.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
ON KENYON STREETN.W.

Six room and bath corner home:
frst-class condition throughout
Price, $4,000 on very reasonable
terms. Possession can be given,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
BEAUTIFUL e-ROOM HOME
NORTHWEST.

Hot-water heat; electric lights:
house 22 r. wide; beautifully
decorated throughout: concrete
front porch; double rear porches:
now vacant. Price, s10.75O.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-25
Hun Threat to
Shell Yankee
Vessel Called

Berlin. Dec, 25.- Curious, in
deed, is the story of the experience
of the United States torpedo boat
destroyer Broom at Kiel.
The Broom received a wireless
message instructing her to pro-
ceed to the Baltic in order to rem
der assistance to the United States
cruiser Pittsburgh, which was
ashore.
When she arrived at the end of
the Kiel canal, another wireless
was received. stating that the Pitts
burgh was afloat again, and in
structing the Broom to remain at
Kiel.
The officer commanding the tor
pedo boat destroyer applied to the
German naval authority at Kiel
for berthing accommodation in the
harbor.
The German admiral in COM
mand refused to grant this, point
in gout that the United States was
still at war with Germany.
The American officer replied
that he. had orders to stay there.
"If you do / shall open fire!"
was the German admirals response.
"Open fire if you like" the AM
erican retorted, "but here l stay
until l am blown out of the water"
The Broom stayed, but has not
yet been blown out of the water.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-25

Trends on tuesday.
Z AT their regular meeting las
Friday night Ainsworth chapter
Royal Arch Masons, elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year as foI-
lows: High priest. w. r. Ellis;
king, w. L. Soehren; scribe, v. c.
Stats; captain of host, Oscar
Hayter; secretary. w. s. Muir;
treasurer, Walter Williams.
John F.. Cameron's little sister
arrived in Dallas this morning to
escorta her brotii-r home for the
Christmas holidays. Mr.. Cameron
is the deliveryman for the Ameri-
can Express company, but his
home isat Phiolmath.
Phil Beginn, local tailor, is again
on the job after several days of
confinement at his home on ac-
count of illness.
Hon. H. H. Belt is home for the
holidays. He has beer sitting on
the bench in Portland for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd D. Moore
motored to Monmouth last night to
spend the evening .<1th Mr.. Moore's
parents.
County Treasurer A. V. r. Sny-
der left for McMinnville Friday to
spend the holidays with his chill
dren. Mrs. Snyder journeyed to
the fore part of the
week.
Vern B. Alsip, well known and |
prosperous farmer living south of
Dallas, was in the city yesterday
transacting business at the court
house.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-25
Dallas

Dallas. Or. Dec. 25.-Miss Mar
garet Springsteen, who spent the
past several months in Michigan,
has returned to her home in Dali
las.
Mrs. Fred r. Boydston was the
guest of friends in Dallas the last
of the week. She resides at Hills
boro.
Miss Winona Rice, who is teach
ing at Tillamook, is home to spend
the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. George G. Ragsdale Of Ba-
ker, who is spending the winter at
the home of her parents at Rick
reall. was shopping in Dallas. Mrs.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-25
He Didn't Pay for
Wedding Meal, So
Wife Asks Divorce

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 25.-- Be-
cause her husband, Dominic, failed
to pay for the wedding breakfast
Loretta Tata filed bill for di-
vorce.
Dominic also borrowed 800
from his mother-in-law to pay the
expenses of his honeymoon, but
never repaid it, Mrs. Tata AYERS.
He bought furniture for the house,
whica was seized, and prior to
their wedding he exhibited a bank
book showing balance of $2,5OO
to which he had no claim, the wife
sets forth in her complaint.
They were married in Detroit
July last.
Mrs. Anna Kalinowski in her bill
seeking a divorce, AYERS that her
spouse. Victor, sold his house and
furnishings at 232. Miller road,
bought ingredients with which to
make whisky, and has been sky
larking ever since.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-25
Hobby Hour Given
Students in Ohio

Cincinnati. o., Dec. 25.- Hob
by hour is something new at the
University of Cincinnati
This innovation was started the
first school day after Thanksgiving
day.
AS a result of the ''hobby" hour
several additional hours weekly
will be available to students for
study or sleep.
1t is being observed from l to 2
p. m. During this hour student
clubs and committees hold meet
ings and participate in other ac-
tivities which, heretofore, were
held at night.
Hobby hour" said Dean Schnei-
der, of the engineering college, ''is
to take care not only of music,
drawing, or other recreations to
which the average student devotes
part of his evening hours, but to
take care of studies not in the col
lege course"
A number of students have ar
ranged to study the Chinese lam
guage under a Chinese instructor
during the "hobby hour"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-25
Road Districts
Must Stand Half
of Bond Issues

Woodburn, Or, Dec. 25.-If the
people of the Woodburn- Mt. Ange
and the Woodburn- st. Paul mar
ket road districts expect to see
much road construction next yeal
IL Is UP to them to subscribe for
half the amount of the bonds.
Since 1t became known that the
county court has agreed to expend
$4,000 of the market road money
in these districts and also purchase
q a.paving plant-proyided the peO-
pie OF the districts will subscribe
for q, half the amount of the bonds,
there has been a great interest
awakened and it is said that an eff
fort will be made to get the work
started as early as possible.
The bonds will be taxable
and bear 6 VI per cent interest. But
$4,000 OF the bonds must be sub
scribed for before January 10,
1921. If the bonds are not take up
here. II Is said, they will be- alb
sored by Salem citizens and in con-
sequence most of the road work
will be done in that vicinity.
Practically the same is true with
the Aurora-Donald. Butteville mar
ket road district. 1t is up to the
people to buy the market ROAD
bonds to supply the funds.
Bids will be opened at the court |
house in Salem at noon on Janu-
airy 10. 1921. for 900 of the |
market road bonds. AS the bonds |
must be sold at par and bear only |
u per rent interest it is believed !
that bond dealers will not bid on
them Consequently IL became nee
essary for the people of the dis
tricta desiring good roads construc-
tion next year to subscribe for the
bonds In other words, If the peo-
pie of the Aurora -Dohald- Butte
willie market road district desire
$4,000 spent in completing the
road work that has already been
started they must subscribe for
$4,000 of the bonds. The remain
ing $4,000 will be taken care of
by taxable funds.
1t Is said that the people of these
districts are very much enthused
over the proposition and it Is be-
iieved that there will be no great
in taking care of the
necessary bonds.