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Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
' MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
 |S TO BE C0NT| |NUED

The Y. M. C. A. membership cam paign will be continued until the mid dle of the week, according to the an- nouncement made at Y headquarters yesterday Owing to the inclemency of the weather and the many reported illnesses of early last week, practically nothing was accomplished in the first three days of the drive. At present the membership campaign is advanc- ing by leaps many subscriptions being received through the mails yesterday.
 The special membership rate an nounced for last week only will be con- tinued in effect during the remaining days of the drive.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
PASTORS OF STATE ARE ID GATHER IN
 CONFERENCE HERE

Beginning next Monday. February 23 there will be held in Phoenix the most unique and important religious conference ever held in the state. It IS stated that:
 Never has there been a religious meeting held in the state where only ministers will be admitted
 Never has there been meeting held in the state where the majority of ministers of all Protestant denomina- tions have pledged themselves to be here.
 Never was religious conference convened in the state where 30 leading men and women of the various denom- nations. coming from the east, put on the program.
 This is the first time in the history of the church that so many denomina tions have been able to get together on one common program
 This conference will make clear the entire program of the interchurch world movement and how it is pro
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
ELECT NEW CASHIER TG OFFICIAL STAFF IF PHOENIX NATIONAL

/ corresponding increase il. staff and customers facilities made necessary l.y deposits and a business which about dcu bIed in the last year, the PhoenM National Bank yesterday. announced two changes in personnel Three as sistant cashiers were elected on the first of the year, and yesterday w H. Thomson, who was elected in January to serve as vice president as well as cashier. resigned as cashier to active
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17

Egyptian cotton, said to be equal 10 the best Sakel. The estimates Of the amount of this new supply thIS year vary considera bIy. from 45.0e0 bales 2" 50. GOO, and the prospect or sllil TUT liiet extension in the immediate future ull- der the stimulus of present prices iS good though it will be some time SeI before the supply is likely To do TnoEe than make up for the loss oi the TOT = ida and Georgia Sea Island crop
 It seems a pity that when all the world is clamorins for Egyptian cot ton at high prices, and when every other country that can produce IL Is htIrrvins to increaSejts acreage ESS pt, the home of tine cotton, whose natural facilities for it's production are ull- eualled Tn any country Tn the "oi A"' should alone be standing stlIi-
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17

tion of the Los Angeles Clearing House Association and certain other banks in Los Angeles county closely associated with the city of Los Angeles. He was engaged in this work for three years resigning to come to Phoenix.
 Mir Thomas is a Knight Templar. a tEirtv- second degree Mason. and mo- ble of the Mystic Shrine. He is mar ried and his family has taken up res idence in Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
posed to spend the budget of s1.aso

posed to spend the budget of s1.33o,- 100000
 This conference will be held in the Presbyterian church and will last three days Monday. Tuesday and Wednes- day
 There are in Arizona 10000 Pro testant church members. There are 150 ministers classified as follows: :: IA pastors of white work, 12 mission aries to the Indians, g missionaries do- ing work among the Mexicans, negro pastors, IS general superintendents and ministers doing other work than the regular pastorate. Ninety-one of these ministers have pledged them selves in writing to attend this con ference. It is expected to secure the attendance of 20 more. making total of III out of 150 in the state.
 On the same days of the pastors conference a conference for women will be held in the Central Methodist church. This conference program for the women will be put on by leading women from the east Three hundred and fifty invitations have been sent out to prominent church women of the state.
 This meeting will be open to the public.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17

Do you think eggs will be worth 10 cents apiece this winter2"
 'I haven't taken up that side of the question:" replied Farmer Corntossel- i've been studyin' a 10-cent piece an wonderin'. whether it's worth an egg.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-17

Phone your Classified Ads 10 The Republican. We will collect is'le Phone 4331
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
MONEY ASKED
FOR BUILDINGS
Realtor Urges Investors to
Keep Securities in
District.

Under the plea OF keep your
money in Washington" Charles W..
Fairfax, vice president of Stone and
Fairfax, realtors, has sent out an
appeal to local investors to De
mindful of the large opportunities
for Gaining money in Washington
by investing in iron:clad real es-
tate securities. At the same time
they will be helping In the de-
velopment OF their home city as
the most beautiful capital Of the
world.
First mortgages we'll secured on
improved Washington real estate
the letter says, ARE high class IN
vestments. There is nothing better.
They do not depreciate in value.
There is no chance of loss, therefore
the interest rates cannot keep pace
with stock and bond issues that
have questionable value. =
Outside investments may appear
attractive, but the interest offered
does not justify the risk involved
We need the money here to con-
struct new houses and business
buildings. as we'll as finance the
sale OF properties already erected.
This is in line with the efforts
of local realtors to keep in Wash
ington the large amount OF money
which is being attracted out OF the
city by the high rates of interest
offered by the large industrial cor
porations. The movement OF large
sums out of the city has had Its
effect on the home building situa'
tion here. Realtors are doing ali
in their power to show that greater
risks are incurred by lending money
outside. whereas investment in loca
real estate is a surety, as in the
/ case of default the property goes
to the person holding the first trus'
papers. While local real estate does
! not offer the high rates which the
large companies are holding out II
order to get money with which Il
! finance their business. neverthles'
the acceptance OF the lower rate o.
interest more than compensates fel
the worry as to whether the prin
ciple ever will be returned in tn
case of a default.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01

Permits for the erection of twelve
dwellings on Ingraham street north
west, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, were issued during
the week by the building inspector
Shannon and Luchs are undertaking
this large home building operation
Permits were also issued for other
operations as follows:
Mrs. s. Brown, to remodel 1885 H
street northeast; cost, $500.
w. H. Gounshaw, to remodel a2l
South Carolina avenue southeast;
cost. $500.
John NJ. Gooch, to remodel 232 (
street northeast: cost, s225.
DR.. Harry BosIey, to remodel rear
$40 Ninth street northeast: cost,
5000.
Milton F. Barrett. to erect garage
rear 729 Tenth street southeast;
cost, $3.50.
! Grace l. Dyson to remodel 2ls
Eighth street northeast: cost, $500.
Lydia G.. Lewis, to build dwelling
on Conduit road near MaComb street;
cost. $4,000.
W. w. Griffith. to remodel So N
street northeast; cost, $1,000.
| J. heluy, 10 erect gar dbC lCoA fNO
432 First street southeast; cost
$1,000.
Fred 10y, to erect garage rear 5lS
| Eighth street southwest: cost, 5000.
NJ j. Cox, to build dwelling at
! 5523 Sherrier place; cost, 5000.
Charles A. Appleby, to erect gar
age rear OF 1901 Minnesota avenue;
cost, s435.
! D. S. Biron, to remodel 1419 North
| Capitol street; cost, $3.50.
| Robert Mcclure, to remodel 900 U
street; cost, $3.50.
| Frank w. Vedder, to remodel 615
A street northeast; cost $3.50.
]. W. Morse. to build garage 11e4
Nineteenth street; cost s2.5oo.
John McHugh, to remodel zoos
G street; cost, $500.
W. ]. Hamacker. to erect garage
rear zoos Eigth street northeast;
cost. $3.50.
Gertrude Holmes, to remodel 1912
IV street southeast; cost 1855.
Sylvester W. Labrat. to remodel
14Ol H street; cost, $4,000.
Myron NJ. Parker. jr.. to remodel
1881 Eighteenth street; cost, Sl75.
Z. Nisewander. to remodel 1915
lCalvert street, cost $3.50.
Eliza L. Philips. to remodel and
build addition to 1900 Twenty first
street: cost, SSS,000.
G. r. Smallwood. to remodel 314;
Nineteenth street; cost. 5000.
James L. Willis, to erect garage
rear 1918 Riggs street; cost. $3.50.
Orval Carl. to build dwelling a.
t1TO7 Erie street southeast; cost
$500.
Florence l. Giles. to remode
dwelling on Emery place neal
Thirty eighth street; cost, s4o0.
B. Adolf. to erect garage rear o
1927 Illinois avenue; cost. 5000.
L. c. Zimmerman. to remode
1907 Connecticut avenue; cost, $500
Edward w. Dorm, to remodel 1871
Marion street; cost. $500.
, c. Sesso, to erect garage rea
! 1927 Seventeenth street; cost. $500
Mary c. Howell. to erect garag,
rear 9OS l street southeast; cost
$3.50.
J. H. Pellen, to erect garage rea
45O4 Fourteenth street; cost, 5000.
John H. wilkins. to remodel 525
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
Building and Increased Demand for Homes Higher Prices
Numerous Permits for Building
Issued in District During Week

531 Rhode Island avenue northeast;
cost, $500.
George R. Linkins, to remodel
1904 1 street; cost, $500.
Cora w. Andrews and A. E. Will
ber. to remodel s10 f street; cost
$1,000.
P. A Yoder. to remodel 25o3 Hall
place; cost. $3.50.
w. f. De Neale, to remodel 1907
Ely street southeast; cost, $500.
]. J. Cranston, to erect garage
rear SIS X street northeast; cost
500.
James H. Hensley, to remodel 1888
Eighteenth street; cost, $3.50.
w. E. Evans, to remodel 81 Eighth
street southeast; cost, $500.
Harriet Halstead, to remodel 2ooS
l street; cost, 5000.
DIR. IL. II. Kerr. to erect garage
rear I742 n street; cost. $3.50.
Anna Raum. to remoael 2414 Four
teenth street; cost, $500.
Aaron Iitven to remodel 1928
and 1924 Seventh street; cost
$500.
Barbara MIddledorf, TO remodel
$40 l. street northeast; cost, S275.
Z. B. Edmonston, to remodel 1910
T street; cost. $3.50. q
D. A. Sanford. jr.. to remodel 1881
Corcoran street; cost, 32,50o.
Mrs. c. E. Russell and G. T. Odell
to remodel 2011 / street; cost. $1,000
r. Rosenberg, to erect garage rear
| of 615 New Jersey avenue; cost
ls435.
Inez NJ. Brown, to remodel s2I
Fifteenth street: cost. $1,000.
Joseph Saria, to erect garage rear
1915 F street northeast: cost, $3.50
B. B. Bradford, to erect garage
\ rear 1922 Sixteenth street; cost
$500.
Grace D. Litchfeld. to remodel
2010 Massachusetts, avenue; cost
$500.
]. Edward Chapman. to remode
54-64 Hanover street; cost, 5000.
Angela H. Bacas, to remodel III
Eighth street southeast; cost, $4,000
| William Compton. to remodel 1885,
Nichols avenue southeast; cost. $3.50
Mary T. Wolfe, to remodel 1900 {
street; cost. 800
Cordelia Cogswell, to remodel 2i0.
| Jul NtChlu NOoNT Sl'-VV.
Lena sherman, to build dwelling
at 3237 NJ street cost. $1,000.
Charles F. Huntington, to erec
garage rear of 1041 Wisconsin ave
nue.; cost. S140.
J. l. Miller, to remodel SO Penn
sylvsnia avenue southeast; cost
1915.
II. F. Seamark. to remodel sol
street: cost $3.50
T. T. Keane Company, to remode
62l B street: cost. $500.
w. A. Thomas, to remodel 100
Tenth street; cost, sl75.
| Charles B. Rice. to remodel Is FIJI
teenth street northeast: cost, $1,000
Edgar Baum. to erect garage rea
of s12 Fifth street: cost, $3.50.
P. F. Neligan. to remodel 1884
street: cost, $500.
Susan B. Cook. to build dwellin
at 1900 Fifteenth street southeast
cost, $4,000.
L. NJ. Nevils. to build dwelling a
1855 Newton street northeast; cos
$1,000.
f. G. Neswaunder, to remodel 1911
Calvert street; cost. $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
BAN ON LIQUOR
HELPS HOTELS
Head of Ambassador Sys-
tenn Declares Moral Cloud
Has Been Removed.

Prohibition is proving a blessing
in disguise TO the better class of
American hotels. according to :. W.
Straus. executive head OF a syndi-
cate OF capitalists who own the AM.
bsssador Hotels system. operating
Ambassador Hotels in New York.
Atlantic City. Los Angeles and Santa
Barbara. Cal.
without in any way attempting
TO go into the political or moral
questions involved in the COnstItu-
tionsl adoption OF prohibition" said
Mr. StrsUs. the change has placed
the hotel business onsaa higher plane
than il occupied before In the Old
days the hotel bUsipess, generally
speaking. was under a certain moral
cloud. 1t was recognized that the
average hotel depended on it's bar
and upon Its profts from drinks
served to its guests in their room
and in the cafes and restEUrantS
for a considerable part OF its earn
ings. This brought certain odiUm
upon the entire business. which has
now been entirely removed.
The hiRh-Class American hotel
today is. in all essentials. a COM
merCialized home. To succeed u
must bestow upon it's guests the
refining comforts and restful infH-
ences Of a real household. II must
supply the home environment
Above everything else there must
be a clean and wholesome moral
! tone which could not have been en-
I tirely possible before the establish
ment Of prohibition in the United
/ States.
We believe that the next few
years will witness quite an era "t
i new hotel construction because OF
/ the fact that now. as at no former
/ time. can a man live in hotel with
( his family and feel that the sur
rounding influences conform 10 MS
highest ideals in comfort as well as
in wholesome standards Of living
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01

sibly accounts for an improvement
in cement supply in this market
Some of the building material man
ufCturers say they can get cars for
short hauls. but not for long hauls.
which has helped the supply OF some
commodities in the market slightly.
Ships that have been held in the
harbor with oklahoma plaster since
March are being unloaded through
the efforts Of the Merchants Asso-
citation. but the lime situation is still
extremely acute with little hope OF
quick change There are evidences
that public sentiment will soon force
a quick change in the building stu
alton.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
Building Reports Show Large
Gains in Commercial Structures

New York. July 31.-Investiga-
lions into the actual condition and
trends of the local and general
building construction industry indl-
cate an uninterrupted flow toward
commercial building, rather than
housing construction. says The Dow
service Daily Building Reports to-
day.
In the metropolitan district of
New York alone projects are now
in the hands of contractors for
sixty-eight theaters, for example,
and more than a hundred monumen-
tai building projects ranging from
structures of the Equitable type to
vast loft building enterprises such
as the remodeling of great hotel
structures contemplate. There is on
the other hand hardly new
housing project under way in
the Bronx, only a limited number
in Queens Borough and a scattering &
OF comparatively small housing en-
terprises in Brooklyn. Richmond,
Manhattan, and New Jersey are woe
fully deficient in building projects
| for individual or multi-tenantage
with an increasing tendency away
| from, rather than toward this class
| of building construction. The 1920
building season meanwhile has slip
| ped past its meridian waiting for
money, materials and legislative ac-
tion that will encourage rather than
| discourage construction of tene-
ments. apartments and dwellings on
scale commensurate with the
| growing requirements.
Owners show Preference.
New York and an important sec
| tion of the remainder OF the country
is certainly driving itself into cor
ner on commercial building. 1t Is
! an attractive type of construction
| now because there is less odium at
taCh"d to propriatorship of such d
| building than to one seeking its in
| come from family habitation. bu,
| without proportionate increase ir
industrial building construction II
the COuntrys manufacturing center:
there is bound to be as great ar
oVcrproduction OF commercial space
as thcrc was Of apartment space il
Washington Heights almost a dec
ade ago
Experienced building interest!
counting up the office and loft build
irg space accommodation Contem
plated in the projects already re
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
HOME BUILDING
STILL ON WANE
Is Only One-Fifth Of Ma
tion's Construction, Says
S. w. Strauss.

Commenting on the building sit
uation, 5. W. Straus, OF S. W. Straus
& Co. says:
"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
Of the current year indicate that
less than one-hfth of the money
spent on the nations building pro-
gram was for residential structures,
while normally about One-third OF
the building outlay goes into homes
Of various types.
The constantly increasing short
age Of dwellings offers one of our
grayest problems. Overcrowded liv-
ing Conditions, accompanied by con-
stantly Increasing rents, are bound
to result in lower standards of liV-
ing and continued social unrest.
solution to Take Time
In solving the problems Of the
present period Of readjustment 1t
would seem that the first and most
important step is to find means OF
bringing about improved housing
conditions. 1t will take a long
rect balance between supply and
demand. and everything possible
should be done as a start in this d.
reCtiOn.
Judging from current statistics,
legislative efforts that have been
made to help the situation have not
generally resulted favorably, for 1t
is apparent that a great deal Of cap
itaI is being diverted from residen-
tiaI types Of construction to busi-
ness buildings These problems
should be Fiven close study by the
people. CIpital. labor and mate
rials are the three prime essentials
and our building problems should be
studied with a view of preventing
diversion OF any or all of these ele-
meuts from home construction tc
other forms of building activity.
There is at present a worldwide
shortage of homes and it is not un'
likely that there is some Connec'
ton between this condition and the
general unrest. underprOduction anc
lack of thrift that exists. In Our
own country housing facilities
have been growing more inadequate
for the past four years. Last year
for example, only 10000 home:
were constructed. although the
shortage at that time amounted tc
500, 900 houses.
with the 1920 building season
now more than one-half gone. 1t /:
not expected that any marked i'm
proyement can be made this year
Every process OF education and en-
lightenment should be put in force
Immediately to the end that thu
significance of the present seriou!
condition shall become thoroughly
understood by the people. A cam
pSign Of education on the funda
mentals OF the building situation i.
one OF the great needs in Americ;
today
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
TAIL CELLS WELCOME
AS ATHENIAN HOMES

Athens, July 31.-Its considered
an honor to live in a cell here now.
Athens hasn't built houses since the
war.
Population has increased. ergo and
hence-families that can afford the
rent live in the Jail. says a Red
Cross worker here.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01

Who has drawn the plans for
three, four, FIVE and six
room houses. is the first woman
to be graduated from the School
Of Architecture OF Columbia
University.
She is one Of the most sue
cessful women architects in New
York and is a member Of the
firm OF Schenck and Mead.
Her plans for a comfortable
three-rOOm house appeared in
the real estate section OF The
Herald last Sunday, and this
Sunday plans and details OF the
fOur-roOm house are presented.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01
Nun, Establish Soviet.

Prague. July 3l.-NUns OF the W.
der of Sisters Of Charity, at Lauren
ziberg convent, have formed q 50
Wet council" to negotiate with the
lady superiors for better food ana
freedom 10 walk outside the con-
vent walls
The Washington herald., 1920-08-01

ported as being under way or in
contamination say that unless there
is tremendous industrial expansion
in the entire country within the
next five years that sort of building
construction already is in danger of
being oyerdone. A successful COM
morcial construction depends upon
its proximity to laDor supply and IL
there is pot sufficient housing to
keep pace with the increased volume
of commercial and industrial build
ing construction within easy and
cheap committing distance from cen
! ters of trade and industry, the space
market is likely to become top
heavy.
The current projects in New York
! alone are almost sufficient to tax
the capacity of the available build
ing material supply this year and
next spring. Most Of this supply
will go into commercial building
( projects so that when the projectors
| of housing enterprises come into the
market the counter bidding for
| available building material supplies
will be so heavy as to place or
binary housing accommodation out
of reach of even the moderately af-
| fluent.
Prices stinening.
Evidence Of this trend is shown in
! the fact that prices are continually
| stiffening. Portland cement prob
ably will be advanced another
twenty-five 0r thirty cents this
| week and there are other Commodi-
ties that probably will follow suit
| The brick situation is Strengthening
/ although the price at s25.OO thou
sand wholesale. Dock, n. Y, with the
usual extra charge for handling
| hCUlage and fifteen per cent for de-
! livery. was firm at the weekend
! with supply steady. Production is
! proceeding at about 40 to 60 per
cent Of normal. depending on labor
supply in the Hudson district. Some
! of the other brick plants have sold
their outputs for this year and part
Of next, practically all for CONNER
cial building projects.
One of the quickest and suresi
remedies for the existing trend OF
the building construction market
fraught as il is with economic men
ace If il is permitted to continue ir
its present unbalanced way, is tC
provide for the railroad companies
to quickly restore the lighterage
system that was in vogue before the
war, thereby releasing truck con
gest:on at railroad freight stations
in this city, now under permit ban
The cement companies are lighter
irG their own product, which pos
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

~ oanb 1bFsegn Missionary
ooeiety e III EEiu r. r church
NJ = ths homo of Mr.. Minnie
Maoon Friday. Thare was > fair
attendance and the usual business
meeting preceded the lesson hour,
which was in charge Of Mrs. Isaac
Urick. Following the lesson, the
mite boxes were opened and the
contents counted, which amounted
70 $kG.4l. Other boxes which were
not brought IN Friday will be re-
turned later. This Is the largest
sum ever contributed In this way.
and the ladies we're well pleased.
Mrs. George Sawyer, who is. in
charge Of this department, was
congratulated on her eficient SER
vice. BY being given q rising vote
Of thanks. Plans were made to en-
terrain the mite box contributors,
also the Friendly Circle class Of
the Sunday school. at an early
date.
The Ladies', Aid society Of the
Erie Christian church, has been
divided into two sections for work
In raising funds On Saturday both
divisions were busily ct work, and
various devices were used to ac-
complish the purpose. The "Gold"