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The Washington times., 1920-04-10
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS
INVESTING IN REALTY

Highly paid coal miners and steel
workers in the vicinity Of Pittsburgh
are not spending all their money. but
are investing a considerable share in
real estate and homes. according to
John ID. Graham. recorder OF deeds.
During the year the number OF
deeds and mortgages filed in the
county court house was 60,i3I, as
compared with 31,3s5 in 1915, and for
the first quartz OF this year the num-
Der was 1886, as compared with 1880
in the first quarter of 1915.
A large number of these deeds and
mortgages cover property in the
Monongahels valley near Homestead,
Duquesne, and other steel and mining
communities. The majority of such
properties are small houses.
In this connection 1t was stated
that many large corporations are as
sisting their employees to obtain
homes in the vicinity of the mills and
mines where they are employed.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS WILL BUILD

The Southern Commercial Congress
has leased the building at X street
and Vermont avenue opposite the De-
partment Of Justice and will occupy
the building beginning Apru 10. es-
tablishing there its bureaus and d.
visions dealing with agricultural, In
dustrial and commercial activities and
its general economic organization
plans.
The congress was organized in
Washington nearly twelve years ago
and will hold it's twelfth congress In
Washington in December.
The headquarters OF the congress
sere established AT Washington In
order that the South might physically
return to the Federal Capital In the
potency of constructive statesmanship.
The slogan of the organization Is
For a Greater Nation Through a
Greater South"
The Southern Commercial Congress
plans the erection Of an office build
ing in Washington that will be de-
voted exclusively to organization
work along lines of the objects and
purposes Of the congress. relating to
educational. commercial, and eco
nomic progress.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
v. B. "a. AWARDS
TRACK CONTRACT
Will Cost s225,000 to Lay
Rails Required at New Ter
minaI Station.

A contract for the construction of
the trackage and rail equipment at
the new W b. and A. terminal at
Eleventh, Twelfth. and New York ave
nue.. has been awarded TO the Lorain
Steel Company. of Lorain, Ohio. The
estimated cost OF the work will be
1925 900.
Delivery of the steel will begin in
June and construction work will be
started at once.
Vice President and General Man
ager Doyle stated this morning that
final plans for the company's new
terminal in Washington will not be
known for a week or ten days. The
original plans call for a twelve-story
building, combining a hotel and ter
minal, but he said these plans may be
changed, eliminating the hotel project
for the present, owing TO the high
cost OF building. and providing for
the erection OF tcrminal only, but
on foundations capable OF supporting
a larger building, 50 that the hotel
feature could he added later.
Mr.. Doyle said the need for more
hotel Accommodations at the Nations
Capital is quite apparent, and should
the company decide not to carry out
the full terminal plans At once there
is little doubt the w. b. and A. In
the near future will contribute a
modern and handsome addition to the
city's hostelry facilities.
President Bishop was In Baltimore
yesterday, and arrangements were
made for the annual organisation
meeting of the W., b. and A. board of
directors, which will be held next
Friday. 1t Is understood that all OF
the present officers will be reelected.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
BUY REAL
ESTATE NOW
APT.
SOLD FOR $4,000
Leads List OF Properties ip
Various Sections Disposed of
BY Gardiner & Dent.

The Northampton apartment, at
1907 w street. was sold last week to
C. @. Asher through the real estate
firm OF Gardiner q Dent, Inc. Ths
price was in the neighborhood o.
$4,000. The building is hye stories
high and contains fifteen apartment
OF four and five rooms each. The au-
nual renals approximate $1,000.
The business property at 1910 -Four
teenth street was sold by Gardiner a
Dent for George Il. Lee for approx
mately $4,000. The building is OF
brick, two stories high, located OH q
lot 20 by 100 feet in size.
A semi-detached three-story home
at 1909 Park road was sold to Mrs.
N. j. Wright, who viii occupy IL. Tn"
purchase price was approximately
$4,000. c. II. Kadie sold his home at
5015 Thirteenth street for $4,000.
The attractive three story home on
Columbia street in East Falls Church
Va, was sold By Gardiner & Dent to
Mrs. E. T. Greene for si2,500. The
property contains one acre OF ground
and Is one of the most attractive
suburban homes near Washington.
-The ten-room brick home at the
southwest corner of Twenty-first and
streets was sold for Mrs. LOUISE T.
Jones to a local business man for
s12,500. J. j., and Lottie r. Wallace
sold the house at 555 Newton street
for $500. A two-family apartment
at 1913 Otis street was sold by Gardi-
ner, & Dent for $4,000.
A home at 1873 Florida avenue was
sold for Mrs. Georgiana sparks for
SO, 500. The property at 1924 A street
southeast was sold for George e. Pot
Ter for $500.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
5000 HOMES WILL Be
BUILT BY CHCACOANS

Eight thousand houses, to be sold
directly to the ultimate user" for
about 81, 500. will be erected this year
by a Chicago housing corporation, ac-
cording to an announcement today by
one of its officials. This is the first
formulated and unconditional promise
made by a Chicago civic body to help
solve the city's shortage of $4,000
homes.
Payments Of Sl9 a month. and pos
sibly smaller, over a period of twelve
years, under the new project. will put
5000 homes free of membranes in
the possession of heads of families.
For outlays to be less than those
made for the cheapest rent the 5000
Chicagoans will have five-room stand
ardized frame houses with modern
conveniences and yards large enough
for gardening. The work will begin
in sixty days.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
BUILDING LOANS HAVE
GRADUALLY DECREASED

In the face Of unprecedented de-
mands for homes all over the country.
capital, through the operation of the
Federal reserve system, is showing a
marked tendency to withdraw from
the long term mortgages necessary
for building construction purposes
and favor short term loans.
It is estimated that from 1913 to
1918 the total loans Of banRs-in the
United States increased 81 per cent:
individual bank deposits increased 90
per cent; stocks and bonds owned by
banks and insurance companies M
creased 68 per ceat, and savings in
creased 200 per cent; while during
the same period the combined real es-
tate loans Of banks, insurance com
panies and building and loan associa-
tions increased only % per cent. VIZ
from sS,17o. 100000 to s7,sso.ooo,ooo.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
WALTER O'HARASELS
PROPERTY IN VIRGINIA

A number of transactions demon
strating activity in nearby Virginia
property were reported during the
week by Walter O,Hara. Seven sales
of suburban property were reported.
Col. w. Il. Hunt purchased a beau
tiful home near Livingston Heights.
A residence OF eight rooms, with .
garage, at .Barcrsft. Va, was sold to
A. w. woiverton. Mrs. Anne Bladen
was the purchaser of a residence at
Ballston. A bungalow on Garrison
road. at Clarendon. Va, was sold to
C. Mccoy. w. r. Capps bought a
residence OF six rooms on plot OF six
acres at Bancroft. w. S. Gere pur-
chased a residence near Columbia
Station, Va. A modern home with q
garage in Beech street, Clarendon,
was sold to n. L. Terry.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
LAUREL SANITARIUMS
WILL COST 100000
Work Will Begin on Construction of
Six New Buildings Within
Two Weeks.

Ground will be broken within the
next two weeks for a group OF sani-
tsrium buildings to cost 5000 900, for
the Brightwood Ssnitarium Company
at Laurel. Nd. according 10 plans
prepared by Stern a. Tomlinson, arch
itects.
There will be six wings AZ feet by
100 feet connected by a one-story
corridor to a center building, which
will be so by 100 feet. Each wing
will contain sixty rooms, each room
having a separate bath. There will
be a modern laundry in the basement
OF one OF the wings and the fourth
floor OF each wing will be arranged
for quarters for the nurses and at
tendants.
The center, or executive building,
will contain offices. reception rooms.
operating rooms and Turkish. sulphur
and electric baths, The entire build
ing II planned so that every room
Is an outside room with wide porches
running the entire length OF the
wings on all sides. 1t will be strictly
fireproof throughout OF Southern
Colonial design and will contain the
latest type sanitsrium equipment.
There will be a separate central
heating plant and power house, which
will furnish heat. light and power for
the buildings. The ssnitarium will
be located In the center of a lGO-acre
tract OF land, known as the Mating
ly estate at North Laurel, Md. on the
Baltimore and Washington boulevard.
DR.. r. +. ID. Phillips. dean of South
Carolina State Medical College, will
head the corps OF alopaths and DIR.
Carl Holmstorn will be in charge OF
the corps OF physiotherapists.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
HEDGES & MIDDLETON
SELL CHARMING HOMES

Hedges & Middleton sold an attrac-
tive home at 1414 Sixteenth street to
Clara b. McCanna, who will hold il
for investment purposes. The build
Ing is four stories high. OF attractive
appearance, and contains fourteen
rooms and four baths.
The home at 250S Cltfbourne street
was sold for S. Lucretia and Ellen W.
Mintons to Mrs. Lila b. Lloyd. Ed
mund Brown, jr., of the Federal Trade
Commission bought the hore at 1852
Kilbourne place from Joseph N. Neil
son.
A handsome home at 1927 Park road
was purchased by Mrs. Sarah Z.
Beasley. The two-story dwelling at
1924 Monroe street was sold for Dore
Walton to Mrs. Elizabeth Williams.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
aOGOPERATVEPLAN
.-MEETS FAVOR HERE
1.-TWO Buildings Are Sold Under
sts'.WaIker PIan"-Millionaires
Ssssf, Give Endorsement.

~ NThat the cooperative plan OF hous-
ihg Is the only sane and logical solu-
!. tion OF the rent problem is the view
s,pf Allan IL. WALKER. Under the CO.
operative plan OF tenant ownership
'stsres landlord is eliminated and his
.pface is taken by the tenants them
sslyes. who. by the purchase OF their
"a partments. automatically become
taeir own landlords.
Mr.. Walker was the first to offer
i. the cooperative plan. &c washing
yton tenants. Inaugurating the plan
ljubt two weeks ago Mr.. Walker al
ready has sold two apartments to ten
snants who will reside therein, and now
sahasr several other buildings that are
rapidly being filled.
''f!is Differs From n. Y. Plan.
Mr. walkers plan differs mater
;,Islly from the New York scheme. In
/. sxsw Y ork 1t is customary to sell only
a.su part OF the building to tenants and
aonrent the remainder 10 others not
in the company. Under this arrange
~rnant the rental of the tenants who do
KSoz OWN stock in the company Is con-
stsiderably higher and they are expect
ved to pay as large a share OF the
gcost OF maintenance as they VIII
.stand.
* with the Rent Commission in
fsWashington 1t is. readily seen such
Ia plan would not work here. 1t IS
Unnecessary that every tenant in the
wbuiiding hold stock in the company.
tsThis plan is far more equitable, as II
ssGives every tenant his apartment at
sscost and insures a lower rent each
t.year
IL In one of the apartments sold un,
tder the Walker plan the monthly
.s-rent" paid by the tenants is as low
s.asN S12. This amount takes care OF
s.all the running expenses OF the build
Hing, such as taxes, coal, janitor serv-
sice, water rent, etc. This rent is for
"a five-room apartment. 1t Is well
.slinown a five-room house cannot be
,smainta ined for such a low figure. The
.adyantages of the cooperative plan
y are apparent from a mere inspection
,sof these figures.
NJ MiIlioaaires Buy.
.,4 Word comes from New York of the
.seariy erection Of new apartment
..that has been sold to a number, of
ssmillionaire tenants under the CO.
Imperative plan. The building will be
sene Of the most sumptuous apart
s1nents in New York city. 1t will be To-
heated on the black bound by Park
sand Vanderbilt avenues, Forty-eighth
sand Forty-ninth streets.
" Some of the wealthy tenants who
ltave subscribed for stock under the
.co-operative plan are Henry F. du
,Pont, of the du Pont Company; Louis
X. Liggett, president of the United
lDrug Company; William A. Fairburn,
Ipresident of the Diamond Match Com
pany, and others.
II This enthusiastic Endorsement of
,uhe plan by men of wealth in New
York should 60 a long way toward
.ronvincing Washingtonians of its
'worth. Indications point to an ap-
HfSasAing general adoption of the
plan in Washington as the one sane
solution Of the high-rent problem
here.
The Washington times., 1920-04-10
VALUABLE c ST. SITE
BOUGHT FOR $225,OOO

-Four downtown buildings at l225-
27-2S-S1 G street, belonging to the es-
tate of Benjamin Warder. and con-
about 1000 square feet. were
sold last week to Helma Erickson for
s225,000.
The purchaser was represented by
Joseph /. Weller. while the American
Security and Trust Company repre-
sented the estate. The purchaser
the erection of a mod
prn building on the site.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
MILLION FACE
DEATH AND FAMINE
! BY Charles E. Hogue
Omitted press Correspondent


Shanghai. (By Mail. )1Famine re-
Nief work must continue for. at least
ten months in China, according to
estimates made by officials VINO have
undertaken the distribution of the
millions that are being subscribed to
save the starving people. Forty mill
lion lives are imperiled by the famine.
The American Red Cross is taking
an active part in the relief work. Ma
jar Emmett c. White, chief of the
insular and foreign division Of the
American Red Cross has gone from
Manila to work with American Min
Ister Charles r. Crane in the ad-
n:inistration Of the project.
: Appalling tales OF misery are re-
ceived from the eight northern pro-
vinces affected by the famine, which
ia the result Of a drouth. People
have been eating leaves and grass,
heads Of families have poisoned their
wives and children to save them from
starvation, children have been sold
into slavery that their parents might
live and that they themselves would
be cared for-these and other SINH
lar stories of horror have become SO
commonplace that they no longer
cause furry Of excitement here.
The rains have come to the parched
provinces and the sufferers should be
in very much better position at the
end Of ten months.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
COULDN'T LEAyE. EMILY OUT
Peculiar Reason why Elderly spinster
Just Had to Attend the
~ Funeral.

Word has come to the Victorian
lady that an old friend Of her moth
er's had died suddenly in her home In
Maine. It was her duty to break the
sad news. to two elderly spinsters.
cousins of the dear depAt "auntie."
She found Miss Susan at home, tend
ing>to her pet canary. Miss Susar is
Is, but spry and alert. ready for any
emergency. Miss Emily, five years
older. was out motoring with a kindly
benefactress. The slow tears Of old
age trickled down Miss Susan's cheeks
at, the word that another Of her gener
alton had passed away. And then,
with a quick transition, she began ex'
cited plans for attending the funeral,
which involved a trip by boat to Port:
land and>a long and arduous ride in
a day coach. But the thought Of all
this, coupled with midsummer heat,
did not daunt the little lady. She
would 60.
i"But, at least Miss Susan" urged
the messenger, "you'll not take Miss
Emily with you"
."And, my DEAR" said the lady to
the woman, when she told, her story
over a cold lunch, "what do you sup.
pose Miss Susan said? Seriously, IN
her slow drawl, she replied: oh, ]
couldn't leave Emily behind. You sec
she has 50 little fun in her life" .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
coNQuERoR COULD NoT.WRITE
william ! Of England Signed His
Name by 4 Cross to a Charter
He Granted.

In the collection of Norman char.
tiers sold recently In England, the
property Of Baroness Beaumont Of
Carlton Towers, York, there is strong
presumptive .evidence that William
the Conqueror was unable to write,
for grant signed by. him and Matil-
da, the queen. bears their crosses.
This collection OF Norman charters
was made by the antiquary Thomas
Stapletop. one Of the ancestors o.
the barony Of Beaumont, and has been
preserved for centuries at Carlton
Towers. Its sale Is: attributed to the
costs Of the war and the present high
taxes. -,
The earliest grant is undated, but
was made between the years 1867 and
1919. It rs in Latin, on vellum, and
is q grant by Walderand (de Meulin?)
for the salvation Of the soul OF his
lord, William I, king Of the English
and others, to st. Stephens church.
Caen, Of the Church Of st. Mary. In
serted in their names are the crosses
of the witnesses. William, king Of the
English; Matalda, the queen; John,
archbishop lot RouenO; Roger Bel
montensis (Beaumont) and Robert
Belmontensis (Beaumont). The docu-
ment is one Of the most interesting
autographs that is likely to come into
the auction room for some time. The
evidence Of william the conqueror's
illIteracy is not conclusive, however,
as it may have been thought beneath
the dignity of the king to write his
name. as William Roberts suggests.
King Henry I also signed one OF the
charters with his cross.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
EAST INDIA SLOW TO CHANGE
Elaht Varieties Of Marriage In That
Region Remain az They WeS
In Manu's Day.

There are eight varieties OF mar
rage in India, all Of them outlined by
Manu-, the great Hindu lawgiver, and
it is not until one comes In contact
with such examples of custom that one
realizes how little the native Indian
has advanced to meet modern Ideas,
an exchange says. The eight ways OK
marriage are:
Brahmya, which consists In a grit
Of a girl bedecked with ornaments to
a learned and virtuous bridegroom
who has been invited for the purpose,
accompanied by proper religious cere-
monies.
Daiva, or gift Of girl decked with
ornaments to a priest who Is at that
time officiating at a sacrifice.
Adsha, or gift of daughter In con-
sideration Of a pair Of bullocks given
by the bridegroom.
Parajapatya, or gift Of a daughter
after the father has thus addressed
the couple: MAY both Of you perform
your duties together
Asura, or gifts Of a girl after her
relatives have given as much wealth
as possible.
Rakashasa, or forcible capture Of q
girl after her relatives have been killed
or wounded.
Gandharba, or a voluntary union be-
tween q young lady and man.
Palsacha, or the seduction OF q
maiden who Is asleep, Intoxicated OF
- crack-bratned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
Moral Forces.

kgAbove all It Is ever to be kept in
mind that not by material but BY
moral force are. men and their &C
lions governed. How noiseless Is
thought! No rolling Of drums, no
tramp Of squadrons, or Unreasonable
tumult Of baggage wagons, attends
the movement. In what obscure and
sequestered places may, the head be
meditating which is one day to, be
crowned with more than imperial au-
thority : for kings and emperors will
be among its ministering servants; 1t
will rule not .over but in their heads
and with these its solitary combina-
tions of ideas. as with magic formu'
las, bend the world to its will. The
time may come when Napoleon him.
self viii be better known for his laws
than for his battles; and the victory
of Waterloo prove less momentous
than the opening Of the first mechan'
ic's institute.-Th0mas Carlyle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10

"Tanlac has completely restored
my health and I feel finer than In
years." was the straightforward
statement made recently by Mr..
,ceorre. w. Logan, of Peabody, Kan
sas one Of the most prominent stock
dealers in the Middle West.
ut has notonly made new man
of me but 1 have actually gained
thirty-five pounds in weight and feel
as we'll as 1 ever ail in ny life. l
am telling oil Of my friends about
Tanlac but they can see Tor them
selves what It has done In my case;
when I began taking Tanlac l
was in an awfuily rundown cond1-
ton. / was away OF in weight, felt
weak and nervous all OF the time and
couldz't take any interest in my work
or anything else. Ny main trouble
was Indigestion. Nothing seemed to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
ous,.* zpsssPSs n: surlai Grounds:

ou.:=. z1issRS5 n s1iIai Grounds:
And here are two epitaphs from the
United States. The first, in a. Nevada
burial ground. runs:
sacred to the memory Of Hank
Monk, the whitest, biggest-hearted,
and best stagedriver Of the West, who
was kind to ALL: thought III Of none:
He had lived In q strange era, AND
was a hero; and the wheels Of his
coach !, are. now. ringing on golden
Streets: e. 4
X The second also belongs to the Far
West: tTo Lem s. Frame, who' dur
ing his ,life.- shot SO Indians. whom
the Lord delivered into his hands. and
who was looking forward to making
up his hundred before the end of the
year, when he fell asleep in Jesus at
his house at Hawks Ferry, March ~
lS43"-London Post. ~:
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agree with me. At times would
have dizzy spells and at other times
my back would ache 80 bad that l
could hardly get up and down IN my
chair This is lust the condition !
was in when I started to, take this
medicine. It took just six bottles to
make a we'll man of me. now have
a fine appetite, everything tastes good
and my digestion Is perfect. .
My wife was also troubled with
indigestion at times and it relieved
her the same way. You may publish
my statement wherever you Ike ana
If anyone doubts it, just tell them to
see me-"
Tanlac is sold in Bemidji by City
Drug Store, Knutson & Lilja n
Graceton, v. NJ, Owen 4 Co. al
Hines, James Taylor, Tenstrike, and
by the leading druggists In ever,
town.-Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
INTERNAL MACHINE KILLS
- ONE AND INJURIES SEVERAL
(By United Press)

Bucharest, Dec. 10.-An Internal
machine exploded in the Roumanian
senate yesterday, killing one. and
wounding several others: The Bishop
was instantly killed, others were
wounded by flying glass and frag-
lnents OF furniture. The minister Of
justice, president OF the senate, SEN
atof' and~other officials were on the
casualty list The planters Of thesex-
plosives we're undiscovered.
buy Christmas Seals-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
CONSTANTINE IS INVITED
e. 10 RETURN HOME TODAY

Athens, Dec. 1O.-King Constan-
tine was invited home today Queen
Mother Olga as regent, sent this mes
sage to Constantine at Lucerne. The
government in obedience to a unani-
NOUS mandate OF the Greek people in
vited4 King Constantine to return to
Athens again and take the throne
and exercise the rule Of power we
have exercised in the name Of Queen
Olga.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
Sought Fl Dorado In Vain.

When Sir Walter, Raleigh started out
to find his FL Dorado he was seeking a
tabled city whose houses were covered
with sheets of pure gold, and which
was surrounded by hundreds of square
miles Of rock 80 filled with surface
gold that when the sun shone It was rs
IF a-sreat yellow mirror was blazing as
far as the dazzled eyes could reach.
Raleigh. Of course, found nothing that
even came near to such wonder, and
many a brave gentleman Of England
lost his life Or hts fortune In seeking
the same tabled 81 Dorado.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-10
hopa SPRINGS Eternal.

"Cheer up" genially yelled his host
to the stricken Murphy, who was be-
ginning to regret keenly ever having
come on the, fishing trip. "Seasick'
ness never killed anybody, yet" rs
that so?" replied Murphy. I'm sorry
to- hear We say that. Sure, the hope
Of dyin' soon was tho only thing that
was keepin' me alive."-American 1.e"
rim Weekly.