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The Washington herald., 1921-10-30

the South, softwood producers can
log and saw without any artificial
AID. while In the North and East,
some mills saw frozen logs.
In the hardwood field the situa-
ton is somewhat different. The de-
mand for hardwoods is Increasing
and stocks in manufacturers hands,
while fairly large, are inadequate
to maintain any long sustained de-
mand. Logging of hardwoods. par
ticularly in the South, can not be
economically done during the winter
and consequently prices would have
to increase very much indeed to
permit the manufacturers to get out
and log and receive an adequate re-
turn upon the lumber produced.
Consequently 1t appears that a con-
siderable shortage OF hardwoods
may develop before long, even
though prices are materially in
creased. ...-
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
CONSTRUCTION COSTS REDUCED
LABOR BECOMES PRODUCTIVE
Says Activities Reach New Normal AS Result
Of Efforts.

Certainly the mortgage takes its
place as q true leader in the. field OF
sound investment. A mortgage is
not only sound and safe, but II rep.
resents money loaned on real prop
erty, which Is the only permanen nj
taxable wealeA the world knows.
II building In Philadelphia and In
the country at large Is to proceed
in the volume justified by present
building conditions and vitality
necessary because of the unprec-
edented need. money will have to
be directed to this purpose by the
bankers. Every citizen can help to
bring about the restoration Of con-
struction activity upon which the
general prosperous condition of the
nation Is more dependent than upon
any other one Industrial develop
ment. He, can help by the invest
ment OF his own funds in new con-
struction work and by using his
influence with his associates and
with the banks In order to enlist
their interest and aid.
Bankers to Reseue.
1t Is the patriotic and civic duty
Of bankers TO aid In the restoration
Of prosperity by making available,
for all high-grade building PROJECTS
adequate funds at a fair rate OF in
terest without adding distressing
conditions. Bankers who insist on
an exorbitant return for their
money are as much profiteers as
others who take advantage OF war
conditions.
a. Sv,afIa - aAnfN-
ment or patriotism in business and
hear their arguments that they
handle the deposits Of other peo-
Piles money for the benefit of the
depositors and have no right to be
Influenced by either sentiment or
patriotism in handling investments
for their depositors. Suppose for
the sake of argument we admit
this. viii not the removal of the
excessive burden on borrowed
money bring. prosperity and will not
prosperity give greater returns to
the depositors' money than the
present system Of burdensome
charges. -
The construction industry OF the
United States Is the greatest indus
try in the world. Il employs more
men than any other industry, pro-
vides approximately 80 per cent OF
the total railroad tonnage Of the
country, and in normal times pro-
duces annually from three billions
20 four billions Of additional per-
manent taxable wealth. This great
industry. affecting as 1t does, All
other lines of business and ulti-
matelv affecting the lives Of all
American citizens, has lain almost
prostrate far too long. Every ef-
fort made IN the direction OF max
ing funds available for Its imme-
date resumption on a large scare
will constitute a vital step on the
path leading America back to m
dustrial health and commercial
prosperity. ~
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
LYON PARK GROWS
,ASSALE EXPAND
Investor Buys Eighty Lots,
Ruby Lee Minar An
nounces.

The sale Of eighty building lots In
Lyon Park. Virginia, to one investor
was announced yesterday by Ruby
Lee Minar, sales manager for the
property. This Is. the largest sin
gle sale made In the history OF
Lyon Park and one of the largest
sales OF building lots recorded re-
Gently in either the District Of CO.
lumbia or Virginia.
A 100000 building operation, con-
fined exclusively TO five and. six
room detached houses, will be be-
gun this fall by. the investor, whose
name has not been disclosed. A big
demand for homes of moderate size
has been In evidence in Lyon Park
and these homes are to meet the
requirements OF families desiring
residences of medium size and mod
crate price.
The building sites involved In
the transaction are embraced in
four solid blocks in Lyon Park. two
blocks on Latterner avenue and
two on Virginia avenue. Ground
for the first two or three houses
probably will be broken within the
next week and the construction
work will progress from this time
on through the winter.
With this record breaking single
sale, the land disposed Of In Lyon
Park In October was in excess of
$4,000 worth and for the season
more than 100000. This is believed
to break all records 70 rnearby Vir-
ginia property,
Our sales in Lyon Park are al
most exclusively to people who are
going to build now or within the
next year or two" said Mrs. Minar.
TT is a home community and that is
the reason people are buying there
TO make 1t their future home Our
patrons are many of them people
who have become wearied with the
high rents in Washington and who
are solving the problem by buying
lots and building their own homes.
We have a number of families
cozily housed in our subdivision
who bought their land only q few
months ago"
Lyon Park Is the development of
lyon and Fitch. Frank Lyon is .
lawyer in the Colorado Building and
thirty years a resident of Airing
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
NAMES. ON ROOFS
AID TO AVIATORS

RUTLAND, VT, Oct. 2s.-Names
of Vermont cities and towns viii
be painted on the roofs of railroad
stations and other buildings for the
convenience Of aviators, IL present
plans of the Greater Vermont As
sociation go through.
emergency landing fields In each Of
the fourteen Vermont counties, and
hopes to have laws passed which
win regulate and yet encourage
aviation in this State.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
Saul. Addition. $l2,aso.

Remarkably interesting offer
of a very pretty serni-bungalow
type house; hot-water heat. cleo.
in best condition. This Is a
good one IL YOU want q home in
this superior section.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
ReaI Estate MortgaEe.

The conditions quoted above from
the publication Of the National City
Bank are all met, and more than
met, by the mortgage on real estate.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
New Chevy Chase House.
Si4,sO0.

It is just being completed at
E3731 Jenifer street. less than a
block west Of Connecticut ave.
nue.. Seven large rooms, recep-
ton hall. two baths. four bed
rooms Zone glassed in): hot-wa-
ter heat and electric light. A
house that Is distinctive and has
unusual charm. 1t will be open
for inspection all day Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
Petworth Offering $500.

In exceptionally good section
Of Petworth is this weil-buiit
six-room and bath brick house:
semi hot-water heat
and electric light We advise
immediate Inspection.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30

Ny reasons for this belief are
mat this still IL q buyers market
md the buyer can now select his
abor from the present ample sup
by, he can get the materials In the
luality and quantity he desires and
le can obtain adequate Transport
alton service.
General business conditions are
improving slowly. II unforeseen de-
errent influences do not develop,
ne, Improvement will be advanced
Ar enough by spring to be reflected
a slightly higher material prices.
An active demand for goods produc-
ID on current costs very likely win
sring a rebound to a temporary
nd higher price level until more
Continuous production in larger
Quantities enables the producer to
educe his production costs on new
-rks.-
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
By ). r. wIGGINs.

During the past year and q half.
reductions in building materials
and wages have brought about a
resultant substantial lowering of
construction costs. Labor has be-
come much more productive, giving
in general a full days work for a
full days pay. Contractors and
materials manufacturers have ma
terially cut their profits. All Of this
has resulted in bringing the present
cost Of construction to a new nor
NAL, which seems to be almost as
close to the old normal as we are
likely to arrive at. at least for a
long period Of years.VThe Bulletin.
Present Prices.
Men high In government once
national, State and municipaD.
business men, students Of economis.
and statisticians throughout the
country are driving home gradual
ly but surely TO the prospective in
weston in the field of construction
that whatever slight fall in prices
may come about during the next
few years will mot reimburse him
for losses sustained by failure to
obtain now the income from, or the
use of, the prospective building, 50
that deterrent number one, as noted
above, Is in q fair way Of being
eliminated.
The second deterrent. however.
namely. difficulty in financing new
construction work, Is without ques-
ton the most serious menace to the
active resumption OF construction
activity. .-.
High Money Rates.
After men of undoubted good
Judgment and sound business in
tegrity decide that they want to
build new buildings, the greatest
difficulty is experienced in securing
reasonable assistance from financial
interests at a non-exorbltant rate.
state laws in Pennsylvania prohibit
an interest charge OF more than s
per cent per annum. but fnanciers,
as Is we'll known, circumvent this
law by adding charges for securing
loans and for guaranteeing the pay
ment of interest and principal and
in other ways increase the cost of
financing construction to such an
extent that in one instance. of
which I kow personally, the cost Of
financing was 10 per cent. In other
cases OF which 1 have directly
heard, the financing cost ranged
from IL per cent to as high as 20
per cent.
The National City Bank of New
York City has recently issued a
monograph entitled, The Bankers
Chief Obligation" extracts from
which are given below.
The bankers first obligation IL
to safe guard the funds in his Gus
tody and keep himself in position to
meet all demands for their return.
II is not enough that a loan shall
be good II must be collectfble
when due.
TT (the bank) Is an agency for
the more efficient use and handling
of the community's wealth, but not
for making wealth by. any magical
method, such as the printing press
affords, or by creating deposits
through loans.
1T Is a mistake to suppose that
bank funds may be loaned arbitrar-
lily or to serve personal interests or
favorites, at the will of bank man
ayers"
Real Estate Mortgage.
The conditions quoted above from
the publication Of the National City
Bank are all met, and more than
met, by the mortgage on real estate.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
Near New Hampshir'
$4,000.

10 rooms, 3 baths, hardwood
floors. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES brick
priced very low as ewner must
sell. 2-car garage on good lot.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
Park Road, Near the. Park,
$1I,5O0.

Seven delightful rooms and
bath, with hot-water heat. cleo
trio light, hardwood floors, sleep
ing porch; colonial front porch;
back porch; garage on good lot.
Just listed: don't delay.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-30
New Offerings That
Will Attract Home Buyers
Newton St., Close to<Park.
$1,000.

Just listed for sale. Pretty
Colonial porch house of six rooms
and bath. with sleeping porch,
back porch, hot-water heat and
electric light. In splendid con-
dition. Lot 20 BY 135 feet. Act
quickly.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09
INSTITUTE HEALTH DAY

Ford,
aar held throughout the
health This should be the
of influences training
than anything else the schools
powerful home training and to supple
when right and
belongs home and exerts
pupils homes and in
probably homes The home
society There is
representing this instrument than
Teachers Institute.
education health day be real in our
Many of them being
prevented typhoid rapidly the dis
card preventive smallpox colds
know how The
necessary diseases that prevalent eliminated through
proper education.
school house the hope of country, and lis teach
sovereign o desnes.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09
A HEAVY COAL ROAD

Baltimore Ohio Railroads commer,in develop
ANALYSIS showing there
81 counties of the
through which and 40 coal mnable with
25000000000 which
third coal the billion
technical adjacent
pany's right
and compiled concerning
the territory with the analysis which
title Goals relation
Locations Three pamphlets
dstrip dwelling salt Its BFroduc,
describes chemical SALT
Lime Limestone guide manufacturers who
limestone the third Sands Modng and Glass
points where these materials found in abundance
The analyses made by the commercial development department
Their indicate that proportion manufactured goods in the United
cities with population of $4,000
Baltimore Ohio 6 cities 10000
practically Industrial these
the their the
than those less ayoraby located This
fabrication that
fields thereby enabled
the advantage of such proximity.
salt its points the
the
peciay portion
a fruitful along this
this
the beneficial marked
the American chemical industry the depend
chemicals which controlled the world markets
these chemicals the Ohio Val
Virginia possibilities large
chemicals variety
be unusually favorable conditions"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09
BUILD C0FFIN;;TD
DIG Grave IN fall
n. 0. Thomas, Liberty, 62,
Expects To Reach 100.

Howard S. Thomas, native Of
Hanover, Pa, and for many years
a resident of Libertytown, Freder-
lex county, Md, where he has fol-
lowed the trade CT a butcher for
20 years or more, has his own Pc
culiar ideas about the ante-mortem
preparations a man ought to make
for his own funeral services, bur
ial, in everything. He is GO years
old, expects to live to be hundred
but Notwithstanding so many years
Of anticipated happiness en- earth
before reaching the end Of life's
long journey, Thomas has made ev-
cry preparation for his own funeral.
AS he said; Everything will be
ready for the interment just as
soon as I die, allowing, Of course,
a few hours for the undertaken to
earn his bit" And to be sure, that
undertaken already has the Job en-
gagged.
About 10 years ago, Thomas de-
cided to make his own coffin, which
he did. He then cut for himself
a modest slab OF slate on which he
inscribed his name and the date OF
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09
MartinsburS
In The Past
(Taken From the Files of The
Journal)
TEN YEARS AGO
IT EVTIE tTTN TSo Ut TT
JournaD

B. & o. Farmers Educational
train visits city for a day.
Chas. Z. Young injured when hit
by car at Blair quarries.>
Fireman in annual meeting at
Greencastle, Pa.
FIVE YEARS AGO
z. C. Henshaw home at King and
Raleigh street damaged by fire.
Berkeley county total assess
ment figures are $21,426,643,51; for
the city the total Is ss,443,35774.
City levy is forty cents.
persons killed In flood TN
Huntington.
Unidentified man killed on B. &
o. tracks four miles west OF North
Mountain.
A. r. MeMntz buys entire control
Of Central Barber Shop.
Druggist G.. L. Marten taken sud
denlyy Is as result Of heat, and al
most faints after closing store for
day
Board of Education makes levy Of
eighty-three cents.
ONE YEAR AGO
County assessment goes to $685.
GAL, S99S0, an increase of $903,043.-
80 over preceding year.
County fixes tax rate at forty
cents for residents of Martins
burg.
Berkeley Wooden Company an
nounces plans for material expan-
sion.
Fruit men attend international
Apple Shippers convention in Chi
nap0
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09
q DANGEROUS PRECEDENT

The Council this morning, by
three-to-two vote, sustained the ac-
ton Of City Engineer Sparrow and
abruptly changing the curb line on
Church street at Burke in order to
save several trees; and the street
paving will proceed at that point
with the curb line badly broken by
the only observable deviation which
has been made in any CT the con-
tracts for few trees. The Journa!
has felt it a very bad move, and
has protested it. 1t unquestionably
destroys the beauty OF the street
between King and Martin, appears
to the layman an unwarranted Var-
iation in engineering, and looks to
the layman as though the matter OF
principle had been thrown to the
winds in order to preserve few
trees whereas in the past dozens OF
trees just as handsome have been
cut down on the ground that they
fnterfered with the curb line. The
worst feature of the action is that
Il. establishes an exceedingly danger
Gus precedent, which, we sincerely
trust, will not bring any embar-
easements to the Council, but We
suspect that the Council will find
it has little reason which will ap-
peal to the property owner who la
ter objects to having his trees cut
d0yyn
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his birth, leaving blank space for
the date of his death. Over this
inscription he carved an open hand.
pointing downward, sit is custo-
mary" he said, ITO have the hand
pointing upward, but I decided to
make mine the other way just to
be a little different. The coffin
which is made of cherry wood. is
not to be upholstered, "All that 1
want is a pillow en- which to rest
my head,' he said. And then ne
assured that the lone pillow was
tucked away so that no one would
be bothered along that line
To Dig Ills Own Grave.
But the small slate slab and the
hand-carved casket are not the only
things that Thomas will tell you
about in speaking OF the arrange
ments he has made fer his own fu-
neral. IL am going out this fall
! and dig my own grave, wall 1t up
and cover it with a large slab. You
can rest assured that the proiteers
will not harm anyone l leave be-
hind"
When asked the nature of SER
vice he desired conducted over his
body, Thomas declared that few
simple rites would suffice. But
never mind" he added, don't think
have forgotten to approach the
minister about this. I have COM
, plete instructions all written out,
the names of all my pallbearers, and
every other arrangement set out in
detail. Irving s. Albaugh, Of AL
baugh & Powell, is going to see to
it that these instructions are car
ried out to the letter"
Thomas is well known resident
of Libertytown. He is married and
has two children, one in Washing
ton, D. c., and one in York, Pa,
both of whom are married He
does not belong to any church, but
processes that he believes in God.
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knOckabOut
Notes
GROWTH IN VALUES

INV w ~ iN NJ ~
1t makes interesting reading to re-
view the growth in assessment fig
ures for Berkeley county during the
past ten or fifteen years. Ten years
ago, for instance, the total figures
was $19,6S9,75789; five years ago
the total was 21,426,643.51; this
year it is $26, 102,251. The figures for
the City of Martinsburg over the
same period are: 1911-$6, 422 ,502.-
IS; 1865, 443,311.74; 1921-$10,-
7S2,930.34. The growth has been a
gradual but consistent one, and we'll
justifying the figures. The proper
ty listed in the estimate is, OF
course, worth much more than $780,
100000 at which it is figured; how
ever theoretically exactly assess
ment figures may represent the val
lie Of property, as matter of fact
they are always far below the &C
tual value.
The increase this year is approxi
mately half a million dollars; last
year the increase over 1919 was ap-
proXlmately million dollars. The
greater the aluation, the lower will
the levy have to be, obviously, in
order to raise the same amount OF
revenue; and every increase in val
uation means just so much addi'
tional revenue with the same tax
rate. But, on the other hand, the
operating expense of the county and
city governments grow with the in
crease in the size ana ~ u Of the
unit and it is usually found that
the levy -cannot be cut when the as
sessment figures grow. However, all
levying agencies will make every
effort this year to pare the leYies
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09

alleged to be indulking in other dan
gerous habits,-as some players
here and elsewhere are said to be
doing. Business people find it impos-
,sible to maintain a high level of ef-
Ifciency when they pay no regard to
physical condition; and ball play
ers probably are no exception to
this rule. If ball player puts into
his game all the time everything
that he has in the way OF ability
and determination, the fans will sup
port him to the limit. If he doesn't,
well, they won't.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09
COMMENT OVER
west VIRGINIA
THE SHAME OF ILLINOIS
(From The HAMPSHIRE Review

The great State OF Illinois pre-
sents sorry spectacle to the coun-
try with it's governor under indict-
ment en- charge OF embezzling pub
lie funds and claiming immunity
from arrest and prosecution because
OF his public position Whether he
is guilty must be settled by jury
of his countrymen, but if he is in
nocent he should not hesitate to sub
NIT his case to them. Defying or
Guiding the courts has a tendency
to breed anarchy. Governor Small
is cutting a sorry figure and the
State OF illinois rs the sufferer there
by. Behind it is a case of machine
politics. Small is an ally and a pro-
tege OF Mayor Thompson, of Chi
cago, who was almost openly pro-
German during the war and whose
political machine helped to defeat
Governor Lowden for the Republi-
can nomination for president.
When the politics OF state are
run by, for and in the interest OF
political machine scandals of the
Small type may be expected. 1t is
true that when a governor refuses
to permit machine politics and ma
chine politicians to direct his course
refuses to prostitute public places
for private plumber and puts the
public welfare first and foremost, he
will incur the everlasting enmity Of
certain class of politicians in his
own party--they are always of the
same type, no matter what party
they are IN, men who are in poll
tics for profit and who would re-
gard defalcation in public Office as
not a crime. However, the better
element Of American citizenship is
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-09

coming to appreciate real public
service more and more and even in
Illinois it is hardly probable that
Len Small and his crew could have
been successful in getting control OF
the state were it not that the dis
satisfaction and discomfort OF the
war upset all normal calculations,
reversed all rules and upset much
Of Reason, at the last election.
Having dropped treating, Ameri-
ca starts treatying.
Advertiser.
The World War ended nearly
three years ago but some of the
profteers apparently are unaware
of that fact.-Martins Ferry Times.
An early fall is predicted. but
most people will consider the pre-
diction merely the coal dealers
propaganda.-Morgantown Post
Many father is concerned about
his grownup sons behavior because
he wasn't concerned about his son
when the son was a boy.-Bluetield
Daily Telegraph.
Say what you will, the mercilless
publicity Of these unsavory high
life divorce cases tends to cut down
THE divorce rate.-Morgantown New
Dominion.
Since we are getting along sc
well without the state prohibition
agents why not eliminate them alto
gether? -Parkersburg News.