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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31
HOUSE SHORTAGE
CAUSE Of UNREST
S. W. Straus Urges Greater
Efforts to Build More
Homes.

The constantly Increasing short
age of dwellings offers one of the
gravest problems confronting build
ers and real estate men throughout
the country. it was pointed out in a
statement made public today by 5. w.
Straus of New York
The announcement follows.
"A shortage of homes, which is
continually becoming more acute.
constitutes the outstanding feature
of the present building situation
throughout the nation. Preliminary
statistics for the first seven months
ofsthe current year indicate that less
than 20 per cent of the money spent
on the nations building program was
for residential structures. while nor
Hially about third of the building
outlay goes into homes of various
types.
q Home Shortage Increase.
1.-THE constantly increasing short
age of dwellings offers one of our
gtavest problems. OVercrowded liv
ing conditions. accompanied by CON
Stantly increasing rents. are bound to
result in lower standards of living
and continued social unrest. In solv-
ing the problems of the present
period of readjustment IT would seem
lbdt the nrSl ana most important
step is to- find means of bringing
bout improved housing conditions.
1t'will take a long period of years
to-. restore the correct balance be-
tween supply and demand, and every
thing possible should be done as a
start in this direction.
f'Judging from current statistics,
legislative efforts that have hetn
made to help the situation have not
generally resulted favorably. for it
iSsapparent that a great deal of CAPT
tai is being diverted from residen-
tial types of construction to business
buildings. These problems should be
given close study by the people. Capt.
. Prime essentials. and our building
problems should he studied with q
view of preventing diversion OF any
or all of these elements from home
construction to other forms of build
ing activity
9, Little Relief in 1920.
i'There is at present world wide
shortage of homes, and il Is not
Unlikely that there is some connec-
tion between this condition and the
general unrest, underproduction and
lack of thrift that exist. In our own
conntry housing facilities have been
growing more inadequate for the
past four years. Last year. for eX-
structed although the shortage at
that time amounted to half bill
Z lion houses
sWith the 1929 building season now
more than onc-half gone. it is not
expected that any marked improve
nrent can be made this year. Every
process of education and enlighten-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31
FRENCH PAPERS REST DAY.

PARIS, July 30.--The day news
paper dill, which has long been dis
cussed. was introduced in the cham
Der of deputies today. The measure
would prohibit the printing or de-
livery of newspapers from o'clock
Sunday morning until s o'clock Mon
day morning. Penalties for violation
of the law are provided and would be
payable into the treasury of the news
papermen'S union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31

it as her residence. This house con-
tains eight rooms, two baths, hard
wood floors, gas. electricity and other
modern cenveniences
AT si4e Macumb street. in Cleye-
land Park, just off of Connecticut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31

avenue, a semi detached house of
rage, was sold for Mrs. Elizabeth
Wimsatt to Johns T. Carr of Syracuse,
N. r., who will eeeupy It as his resi-
Ho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31

ment should be put in force inmedi-
atcly to the end that the significance
of the present serious condition shall
become thoroughly understood by the
people.
"A campaign of education on the
fundamentals of the building situa-
tion is one of the great needs in
America today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-31

The thistle and the caterpillar have
been eliminated from New Zealand by
the ENGLISH sparrOW.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
AENSLEy CITY, IS
 GOING ID HOLLAND
Second 9,600-Ton Alabama Steamer Now Loading
 at Mobile

Advices from Mobile go into detail with regard to the cargo of the "Ensley City" the third ship built by the Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Com pany to make it's maiden voyage from that port.
 The cargo is to consist of 5,7oO tons of steel from the mills of the subsi- diary plants of the United States Steel Corporation in Birmingham 1.275, 900 feet of lumber and sixty-one automo- piles. The destination is Rotterdam, Holland
 The automobiles represent new class of freight out of Mobile. Until recently this had gone through the Atlantic seaboard, but is now coming down the Mississippi valley to Mo- bile.
 The "Ensley City" will clear the port of Mobile drawing the heaviest draft Of any vessel that has left that port since the new thirty foot channel was completed.
 The steamer is the second of these new 96o0-ton freighters to sail for Holland, the "Chickasaw City" having delivered a cargo there some time ago Destination of the Mobile City" the fourth of the new vessels turned out by the Chickasaw company on its maiden voyage. has not yet been an nounced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
FAIR RENT BOARD
 TO HOLD MEETING

Final organization of Birmingham fair rent and housing board will be perfected at a meeting of the members at 2:Sv o'clock this afternoon in the office of Dr. N A. Barrett, president of the City Commission.
 The board was tentatively organized and officers elected at the first meeting last Thursday. Dr c. C. Daniel. presi- dent of Birmingham-Souther College, was elected president and Arthur C.. Crowder, vice president Those attend ing the meeting Thursday were: Dr. Daniel, Mir Crowder. R. E. L4 Connolly, J. Mercer Barnett and Dr. N. A. Bar rett.
 Those present decided to increase the membership of the board of fourteen. Dr, Barret has apponted sufficient num- ber to fill out the membership. It is expected that the full membership will be present this afternoon. The personnel of the board will be announced follow ing the meeting.
 After the permanent organization the board will proceed with an investigation of rent and housing problems. H. Scud- der Ryall, who was designated as tenn porary secretary. has received number O. complaints of profiteering in rent. Some of these complaints may be taken up this afternoon. Several real estate agents have been asked to appear and make reports as to housing conditions in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
RED CROSS CLASS IN WELFARE WORK Home Improvement to Be Taught In Series of
 Lectures Here

Hundreds of women are enrolling as students of the Red Cross classes in home welfare work and registrations will be received until the course starts August 1.
 The Jefferson county chapter of the Red Cross is one of the first in the country to take up this postwar work, teaching women how to care for the home The classes are free and will be conducted under the supervision of J. K. Brockman. Every phase of well fare work will be taken up in the classes, which will be held every Wed nesday and Friday during the month of August
 The classes will be held in the rooms of the Civic Association between l and 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Several lee turers will speak at each meeting and the students win be required to take notes, ask and answer questions.
 A representative from the Red Cross headquarters is in Birmingham to aid in launching the classes Tn connection with the work a special Red Cross pie ture is being shown 1t the Strand theatre during the week.
 The first of these classes will be held on the afternoon of August A. Among those who will lecture during the course are Miss Irene Shields. pr, B. D. Dr. c. B. Fowlkes. Mrs. Harvey Moore, Miss Elizabeth LaForge. Dr. J. D. Bowling, Mrs. Estelle Cox, Dr, B. L. Wyman, s. D. Willingham, Miss Sarah Luther, Judge Murphy, Miss Sadie Ash, Miss Stella Palmer, Jud ge Abernethy and Dr. George Eaves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
CENSUS REPORTS
 SHOW OMISSIONS
Hundreds of People Not Counted in Federal Gen.
 sus Are Found in City

Professor E. Dickson, in charge of eral hundred names of negroes who ence of the negro enumerators at the admin stration building yesterday.
 The enumerators among the colored districts report that they find great many omissions in practically every district and that there is little doubt but that a great many niCnes will be secured.
 As it is now certain that large number of the negro populat ation was missed, and several hundred names expected from this source. interest in the census check is being centered on a meeting of the white enumerators next Thursday.
 Already 500 names of white people who were omitted have been turned in with a small portion of the district covered and the meeting Thursday is expected to show a large number of names which can be added to Bir mngham's population.
 Census officials begin to think Bir- mingham's population will go easily over the 1S5.000 mark Enumerato tors are being compensated for each name they secure, making it attractive for them to look up each suspected omis- sion and to secure the necessary in- formation.
 Work on the school census is being rushed. as the returns must be in be- fore the first of August. Announce ment of Birmingham figures will be made about August 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
GASOLINE SUPPLY
 HERE IS NORMAL
No Surplus and Some Ship ments Late, But Shortage
 Is Not Feared

Birmingham need have little fear of a causing serious conditions in some DOT tions of the country
 Dealers here state they have no ap- prehension of shortage Though Bir- mingham is one of the biggest automo- bile cenrers m the south, there being about l6,ooo cars which depend on Bir- mingham for their gasoline, the fuel sup- ply is steady and nearly normal. Though the demand is nearly as great as the supply, officials of the various com panies feel that there is little prospect of stringent measures necessary to pre- serve the supply.
 There is no overproduction Gasoline coming to the independent companies in the city is sold readily, and tie same is the case with the branch offices of the larger concerns. There is some difficulty in getting shipments in time to fill orders
 But there is no shortage. Practically every concern in Birmingham says it ha.; a supply that is close to normal, and that indications are that the supply will continue so.
 Little difficulty is experienced in get ting shipments. notwithstanding the fact that almost every other line of business is suffering from freight conditions and lack of cars
 The gasoline shortage has been the cause of serious thought on the part of automobile owners all over the country Particularly is the condition serious in California where the possibility of tho city governments seizing the supply and using it only where absolutely necessary is being discussed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
DISTRICT ACTIVE
 IN LUMBER WORK
About 275,000 Feet Daily Is Cut In Birmingham's
 Territory

Birmingham is essentially an iron and steel center and the center of Ala bama's coal industry, but it is close to a large sawmill industry and handles a large portion of the output.
 Experts estimate that within a radius of seventy five miles of Bir- mingham there are eight large and we'll equipped sawmill plants with ap- proximately fifty smaller plants rang ing from the portable mill with an average daily output of 5000 to 5000 feet to those cutting 25,OOo to SO,ooo daily.
 The capacity of all sawmills within this seventy five-mile radius is up wards of o0oo0 900 feet per annum
 The chief woods cut are long and short leaf pine. oak poplar and gum pine predominating.
 Lumber dealers estimate that of the 22, 900 men engaged in the lumber in dustry in the state at large. approxi- mately 5000 are associated with wood working interests in the Birmingham district alone.
 A very large percentage of the lum- Der cut in this territory Is handled by dealers in Birmingham and by owners of the mills who reside here.
 Among the large sawInillS in what might be termed the Birmingham mar keting district are these:
 Kaul Lumber Company Tuscaloosa, capacity 1S5,0o0 feet daily; Henderson Lumber Company. Fox, Ala, 120000 daily; Manchester Sawmill, Jasper, 6o, 900 feet daily, and Deal Powell Com pany, 30, 900 feet daily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
COUNTS FARMERS
 PREPARE FOR FAIR
Rival Exhibits to Be Shown Prior to the State
 Exhibition

Plans for Jefferson county's exhibit in the Alabama State Fair. to be held in Birmingham in October, are being made by the county demonstration agents.
 Two county fairs will be held prio- to the state fair, and the prize winners in these exhibits will be chosen as q part of the main exhibit of the county.
 The first of these fairs will be held at Corner. Ala, where a large con solidated school is situated Corner Is said to be the most typical agricultural center in Jefferson county. mass of the farmers of that district will be held Monday night, and plans for the fair will be made. Motion pie lures will be shown on an outdoor screen.
 The women of Corner and the sur rounding country have prepared for the fair and under the leadership of the home demonstration agents are getting their sewing. canning and other home products ready for exhibition.
 The second of these county fairs will be held at Alliance, in the western part of the county. These two fairs probably will be held in the latter part of September.
 l. Attaway of Corner has been placed in charge of getting the county exhibit together. In addition to the main at traction, number of individual ex- hibits will be put on by farmers in the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
MINE RESCUE FIELD
 DAY HERE AUGUST 21
Preparations Are Being Made for
 Many Athletic Events

Preparations are under way for the mine rescue field day contest to be held here August 21.
 The City Commission has been asked to give. the use of East End Park for the event.
 w. B. Plank, engineer in charge of the mine rescue station of the United States bureau of mines, is at the head of a committee making arrangements for the event. It is expected that several thou sand persons will attend from the vari- ous mining camps.
 The judges will be chosen from mine officials, physicians and mine employees There will be all sorts of contests, men, women and children participating 'n them. Every phase of mine rescue work will be shown.
 Teams of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company hold the cups won at the last meet,
 The plans contemplate parade headed by the United States mine rescue truck and brass band in the forenoon. The con tests are scheduled to start at l;3O o'clock in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
bESSEMER CLUB ID
 GET ITS CHARTER Kiwanis to Gather In Mar vel City at 8 O'Clock
 This Evening

Birmingham Kiwanians will go in a body to Bessemer tonight to be present at the presentation of charter to the newly formed Bessemer Kiwanis Club.
 About fifty members of the club will gather at Capitol Park at 6:3o clock to- night A start will be made at o'clock.
 Upon arriving at Bessemer the party will be taken to the meeting place. where dinner will be served P. E. Gwin is president of the new club. C. H. Bum gardner of the Bessemer club will well come the Birmingham visitors, The Rev. M. s. Barnwell, president of the Br- mngham club, will respond.
 J. E. Haffner will tell what Kiwanis stands for in talk on "Kiwanis Ideals" The charter will be presented by A. J. Arrant district governor.
 J. Mercer Barnett, recently elected in- ternational president of the Kiwanis clubs, will tell Why and How I Became International President
 At the close of the dinner a dance will be given at Elks' hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
200 TEXAS FARM BOYS
 WILL VISIT CITY

Birmingham will have as her guests for short time August 20 number of young agricultural students of Tex as, touring the country to study farm ing conditions. Their train is called "The Lone Star Special
 This train will leave Texas about August 1. The trip was made possible by the cooperation of all farm agencies in Texas, the Texas Chamber of Commerce and by individual sub scriptions of business men.
 The party will contain about 200 young Texans. The itinerary includes eighteen states, mostly in the south and southwest.
 The train will pass through Birming- ham over the Louisville and Nashville. and will stop in the city for a few hours. They will then continue on the way, stopping at Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
AUTO DEALERS TO
 ATTEND CONVENTION
State Meeting to Be Held In Mobile
 Monday

Several automobile dealers of Birming- ham are planning to attend the eleventh semi-annual convention of the Alabama Auto Dealers Association to be held in Mobile Monday and Tuesday of next week.
 A programme of interest to automo- bile men, including an address by Harry c. Moog, secretary of the National Auto Dealers Association, has been provided All sessions will be held at the Battle House One of the features of the con vention will be boat trip across Mo bile Bay.
 Some of the Birmingham dealers who expect to attend the convention are Ted Brownell, Ed Johnson, George Morris P F. Mindeldorff, Earl Ford, H K. Burns, A. G. Bunch and N. R. Cope land. H. A. brennan, chairman of the legislative committee, will also attend
 According to Ted Brownell. the Bir- mingham representatives will put in a bid for the next convention, which will be held in January. Montgomery had the last convention.
 The officers of the convention gre l.. D. Adams. president Mobile; M. K. Johnson, first vice president, Montgom- cry: E. l.. Malone. second vice president, Albany; James B. Farley, Montgomery, secretary; l.. D. Stephenson, treasurer, Mont 2 omery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
ADVOCATES COUNTY. OWN TESTS LABORATORY
JeffersOn's Engineer Be- lieves Many Thousands of Dollars Can Be Saved.
 Board Is Interested

Approximately $50, can be saved by Jefferson county during the next three years if testing laboratory is established and maintained by the county to test all materials going into the permanent highways, according 10 S R. Batson. county hisawey engineer. in letter to the board of revenue.
 He stated that if the testing of ma terials for the contemplated roads to hs constructed from the proceeds of the s4,5Oo 900 worth of road bonds by the -P.ttsburg Testing Lao aooratory for neriod Of three years W oAal cost seo = 0'U n6e- the schedule of rates char rge. py it. Under the salary plan, whereby che county could maintain it's own laboratory. he said. il would cost about s5,00o. after deducting the revenue de- rived by the county from operation of the laboratory and its use for the test, ing of road material from other coun- ties and cities at standard charge.
 Comparative figures as to the fee system a the present time and the salary plan, which he advocates, were set out in the communication. If the city installs and operates it's own test ing laboratory, he states, the salary of practical paving chemist will amount to about s13,500 for total of three years, while the salaries of three assistant chemists for the same perioA will amoupnt to s16, 200 and the cost of installing and maintaining the laboratory will be s5,000. This makes a total of $S4,700 for a three-year pc riod.
 Under the system he had planned and already had under pegotiation, accord : ing to MT. Batson, contracts for tho testing of road materials for other cities and couRties had already been the county. This would net the county at least s10,O0O year or sso,ooo for the three years. he states, so that in the end the actual cost to the county for the testing of road material in it's paw ing programme would be less than 5000.
 In his letter MT Batson asked the board of revenue to define the line where his authority ends and that of the Pittsburg Testing Laboratory starts, relative to the testing of ma terials to go into county road projects. The failure to definitely define this matter, he stated, had resulted in con. siderable embarrassment to his office in the past. After reading the letter the matter was taken under advise ment by the board and MT. Batson was invited to come before the board anC. discuss the proposed plan with the members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
BRANDON TALKS ID
 RETAIL MERCHANTS
State Associations Business Meeting and Smoker to
 Be Held This Evening

Everything is in readiness for the smoker to be given by the Jefferson county division of the Retail Merchants Association of Alabama this evening at S ,'clock in the auditorium of the Cham Der of Commerce.
 Judge w. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa will be the principal speaker his subject being "Co-operation.f
 In addition to the forming of a per manent organization and the report of the nominating committee. matters per- taining to taxes will be discussed. It is stated that this report will mean dollars and cents to the merchants and everyone is urged to be present.
 The smoker will be in the nature of a get-together meeting.
 Plans are being made to organize the merchants in every town in the state T. Jeff Bailey, managing director, has al- ready formed a number of associations. He expects to go to south Alabama next week for the purpose of organizing the merchants in that section
 All merchants are cooperating and are most anxious to come into the state or ganization, it is stated and it is ex- pected that the association will have one of the largest memberships of any smi- lar organization in the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
CITY ZONING TOPIC
 AT KIWANIS LUNCH

City zoning will be the subject for dis cussion today at the Kiwanis Club at their weekly luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel. Robert Jemison, Jr., will explain what city zoning is and what it will mean to Birmingham.
 committee of the Birmingham Real Estate Exchange investigated zoning and made report in which they recom- mended that zoning ordinance De passed in Birmingham. The City Com mission has indorsed the proposition, the Civic Association has co-operated to se- cure such an ordinance. and the Cham Der of Commerce is in favor of zoning law.
 Prizes will be presented at the meet ing today to the ten winners in the at tendance contest. The prizes are sacks of meal They will be given by Wade Wood of the Wood -Crabbe Grain Com pany.
 The club is planning to go in body to Bessemer tonight to be present at the presentation of the charter to the Besse- mer kiwanis Club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-20
J. H. MINTO SUCCUMBS
 TO HEART FAILURE

J. T. Minto, aged F, who had been connected with the wholesale firm Of Douglas Bros for many years, died or heart trouble at I o'clock last night at the family home, 2220 North Twenty eighth street The funeral will take place from the residence at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, interment at Elmwood cemetery.
 MT. Mnto had not been in good health for some time, but his condition was not considered serious He worked as usual yesterday. but was stricken immediately after reaching his nome, and death fol- lowed in a few minutes. He is survived by his widow and two children and by a sister Mrs. F. NJ. Davis. of this city. He was son of the late Andrew Minto a well-known citizen of Decatur
 The funeral services will be conducted ny Rev, J. A. Bryan, in the absence Of Rev. S. O. Cexe of the Handley Memo rial Presbyterian Church. in which Mir Minto was an elder. MT. Minto was also superintendent of the Handley Memorial Sunday school and an active figure in the religious life Of the community.
 The Elders of the Handiey Memorial Church will act as pallbearers.