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The Washington times., 1921-04-23
AMERICA IS STILL SHORT
MILLION HOMES, HE SAYS
Build Now, Is Advice of EXPOSE
ton Director.

Robert H. Sexton. managing direc-
tor of the great home show exposi-
ton, says:
THE national dwelling shortage at
the close of this year was placed at
the appalling figure of 1,250.o0O. In
normal times America builds between
$4,000 and 100000 family dwellings
each year. In 1919 only $4,000 fam
iy dwellings were erected and In
1920 but $1,000 were reported. One
fourth of the population of the
United States are either living in
rented quarters or are improperly
housed. and so per cent OF these peo-
PIE are the source of all the political
unrest and disorder in the United
States. The country is now con.
fronted with a shortage of 100000
hcmes.
The government Is beginning to
realize that homeless citizens ana
families. rich and poor. are not po-
tentially the best American citizens
that every additional home owner
makes an additional credit POSSIBLE
ity to the nations wealth and an adj
ditional urge for all other forms of
permanent construction.
Cooperation Is the keynote OF the
Own Your Home movement firmly
believe that nothing of permanent
advantage can be gained by waiting
for conditions to change of them
selves. A bad situation left alone
constantly grows worse. Build now!
should be the slogan"
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
HOUSE RENT S. MONTH AT
CEYER CITY, DON'T CROWD

"Six-room houses for rent at IS
q month
Don't crowd! There is plenty Of
time! This offer comes from Geyer
City. near wapakoneta. Ohio. served
by the Detroit Toledo & Irotnon
Railroad. Landlords of Geyer City
have had a considerable difficulty in
tenanting their properties and are
willing to make concessions.
The place. you see. is a bit run
down at the heel. Twenty years ago
II was a busy town, with a popula-
ton of about 500 persons, almost all
Of whom were employed in one of the
several sawmills and stave factories
which the town boosted. A depletion
in the supply of timber resulted in
an exodus of its population. Geyer
City was then an Incorporated village
1.-THE town subsequently gave up it's
corporate existence). One of its prin-
cipal claims to fame is the fact that
in the heyday of its career, the one
saloon kept sixt bartenders busy
serving drinks over a 45-foot bar.
Today a mere handful are served
pop and sandwiches across the same
bar.
Things have just gone to eternal
blazee," declared one of the few re-
naming old Inhabitants, as he OBJ
served lonesome customer fondle
the neck Of a pop bottle standing on
the bar. III that poor. rum soaked
bar could understand it's present dis
grace, 1t would fall apart"
The City Hotel1in Geyer City, a
huge structure of eighteen rooms,
boasting no improvements, is rent
ed for the magnificent sum OF S24
year. the lessee also having the use
Of three acres of land. Lodgers are
accommodated for so cents a night.
including meals.
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
REALTY DEMAND
REPORTED BRISK
W. K. Hartung Puts Through
Several Transactions for
Home Seekers.

The office of William X. Hartuns,
301 Southern building. reports an ex-
ceedingly heavy demand for homes Of
all classes. The Following sales sre
reported:
224 Upshur street northwest, sold for
F. NJ Johnson 70 Lucille A. Gaines. A
modern and new six-room and bath,
brick home. situated in ope of The
best locations in retworth, near the
Soldiers Home. Miss Gaines pur-
chases for a home.
1907 Q street northwest. purchased
by Miss Pearl Bodeker from joseph
H. an Lillian M. Curry. An attractive
home OF nine rooms and two baths,
with all modern improvements, well
located in the fashionable residential
section OF northwest. Miss Bodeker
buys for a home.
500 Allison street northwest, sold
for Miss Lucy Bahnsen to Edwin S.
Trey. A semi-detached brick and
stucco home of six rooms and bath,
with hot water heat, electric lights,
and other modern improvements. Mr..
Trey purchased for a home.
500 Twenty-first street northwest,
sold for Edward Block to an investor.
A fine corner residence OF nine rooms
and bath, hot water heat. electric
lights.
213 Tenth street northeast. pur-
chased by Anna l.. Schultze from
Reese r. Dutton and Evelyn M. Dunn,
An excellent six-room and bath. brick
residence. with all modern improve
ments, delightfully."- located in the
northeast section. Mrs. Schultze will
occupy as a home.
1904 Q street northwest, purchased
by John 7. Lipscomb from s. H.
Friend. A fine brick residence Of
nine rooms and bath, well located IN
one of the best sections of George
town. Mr.. Lipscomb will occupy as a
home.
14O6 Belmont street. sold for Julia
r. Spofford to Eva l.. Dimmitt. An
excellent ten-room and bath brick
residence. well situated on Meridian
Hill. Miss Dimmitt purchases for a
home.
235 South Capitol street, sold for
Philip and Bertha M. Bailey to Mrs.
Albertina Schultz. A delightfully."- ar
ranged and modern home of eight
rooms and two baths. located near .he
Capitol and the House office build
ings. Mrs. Schultz will occupy as a
home.
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
BUILDING OWN HOME
!. BETTER THAN RENTING

Whether II 10 better to build
or rent a home 10 question
that has perplexed the mind of
many people. Some think 1t IL
better to rent because all one
will have to do is to pay over
stipulated amount every
month and the cares and wor-
ries of ownership are avoided.
For some reason. which no
one has ever. been able to fully
explain. a great fear exists to-
ward building q home. There IL
Justification, no doubt. for this
fear, but because troubles have
followed the building operation
of q friend Is no reason that
such will be tho case with every
building project. We know OF q
house which cost, with the land,
$6.545. II the property was
rented the owner would demand
Is per cent on the project, which
would mean a monthly rental of
$s1.64. The chances are that
the rental would be made SIS,
even.
The homebuilder had 1880 in
the property. which meant that
he had to pay about $50 for his
house. This amount covered all
carrying charges. In building he
saved about 34s a month, which
would have gone to the owner
II the house had been\occupied
on a rental basis.
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
CAT ATTACKS MISTRESS.
FIGHTS COP AN HOUR

NEW YORK, April 23.-After seven
years OF placid existence as the pet
of the family OF Patrick Murray,
Kosey, big tom cat. suddenly re-
verted to the wildcat type and
severely injured Mrs. Murray and
scratched and bit others. Kosey was
subsequently shot by a policeman.
The Murrays had visitors, and Mrs
Murray put the cat out OF the apart
ment. When she admitted 1t at mid
night II sprang at her throat. Muir
ray, his men guests and Patrolman
Marley fought the cat for nearly an
our before they could tie II up in a
bag and take him to the station house
Mrs. Murray was attenaed by a SUP
geoA
The Washington times., 1921-04-23

Anscostia property from Anna u.
Bartlett This is a combination hoI q
and business property located at is -
w street southeast.
Felix M. Poole has sold his M
home located at 3s13 Thirteen.h
street northwest. This il an ail
modern four bedroom homo with a
large lot
Miss Edith d. Davis r.-chas a
from Sarah r. Church q home located
at ST Gresham place northwest.
William s. Phillips sells last Nins-
teenth and Newton street house 70
Mr.. Frederick s. Dickson. These are
all modern six-room houses. bur
tapestry brick with deep lots.
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
cent compared to March of a year Aso,

cent compared to March OF q year ago,
when building was extremely. active.
compared to January Of this year,
when 1853 cities reported. the March
gain Is 101 per cent. The gain, how.
ever, is largely seasonal.
Perhaps the best comparison pos
sible." says the report. is that show
ing that January building decreased
80 per cent from the like month last
year, February 25.6 per cent from Feb
ruary, 1920. and March but 1873 per
cent from the same month a year ago.
The total building for the first three
months this year is one-third less than
that OF the first quarter of last year.
but was @ per cent ahead Of the fourth
quarter OF 1920"
The New England district was the
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
PHILLIPS NECOTIATES
SIX REALTY TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
were made through the office Of
william 8. Phillips. 140s New York
avenue northwest, during the past
week:
Charles B. Dulcan purchased from
d. A. Coleman the modern home To-
Gated at 1872 Crittenden street north
west.
Sarah r. Church purchased from
Augusta Kellams premises known
as 1854 Chaplin street northwest.
william B. Brockway purchased
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
Sl0O IN REAL ESTATE
GROWS TO 100000

An investment OF 500 in Indian
apolis real estate eighteen years ago
has produced a valuation of almost
$1.000.000. This interesting fact is
disclosed in the announcement OF
details OF a ninety-nine year lease
taken by Marcus Loew in 1919 on the
property on which the new Loew
State Theater in Indianapolis stands.
This property. which Is L shaped.
contains 25,327 square feet and fronts
on Pennsylvania and Market streets.
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
Porto Rico Has Rail Tie.up.

sAN,JUAN, p. R.. April 2s.-AlI rail-
road service. including mails. was
suspended in Porto Rico Thursday I'M
til further notice. as q result Of q
strike of railroad men, The strikers
claim to have 200 out of LOO en-
pIoyes cut on strike, following the re-
fusal of the company to reinstats a
station agent who was discharged.
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
BRADSTREET'S REPORTS
STEADY BUILDING GAINS
Increase in 155 Cities Is Given
as 47.6 Per Cent.

Steady gains are shown In building
operations throughout the country
since the first of the year. according
to the March report issued by Brad
streets. In 1856 cities the total esti.
mated value OF the building permitted
in March was S11s.436.947, an increase
of AIS per cent compared to February
of this year. but a decrease of 1873 per
The Washington times., 1921-04-23
FEATURES OF MERIT

Deep lot to wide aley-sodded
Hardwood floors and staircase;
Beautiful wall with hand cut borders;
Roomy Closets;
Mahogany and colonial white staircase;
Ornate electric fixtures;
Double easement doors breakfast porch;
Tile wainscoated bath-excellently appointed;
Exceptionally we'll lighted cellar containing hot water heat
laundry and servants toilet
gas range|arge pantry and cabinet in big
kitchen. .'
bedrooms large living and dining ROOM break
fast and sleeping porches;
Yards drain from and toward the house;
Every q bright F..
The Washington times., 1921-04-23

Residences
Il SOLDIERS HOME PARK
Big Rooms, Bath
RABL YPLANNED- SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTRUCTED

These substantial handsome residences
pan construction and finish; they offer homes the fullest
of the word their solid comfort within being augmented
by the refining influence of the quiet high class environment
This offering opportunity to residence which
combines all the of splendid exceptional
The Washington times., 1921-04-23

only section to show . decrease IN
building In March compared to Febru-
airy. In that section a decline OF s.6
per cent was registered Compared TO
last year ali sections but the Far West
show q decline. 4s
The Washington times., 1921-04-23

ranged on the center-hall plan and
comprises ten rooms and two baths,
After limited alterations and some
landscape gardening, DR.. Merritt will
make his home there.
OF Seventh street northeast was
sold for Roberta McMumford to Do
minico and Grace Martorelli who
are making their home there. The
consideration was $3.50
Cheyenne record., 1921-05-19
I Sell
Lots Of Land

7 sell land because I have every ia
cility for so doing
Those who want Land should come
to me to find it.
Those who have Land to sell should
come to me to find purchasers.
| Bring Buyer and Seller Together.
It's as simple as A. B. c, but it re-
quires system. have that system,
and it rarely ever fails to work.
Don't wear yourself out trying to
find what you want. See me, tell me,
I will do the rest.
JN HCLLENBAUGK,
Cbev.nne Wells Colorado
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
JAP PREMIER SAYS WORLD WILL CONCEDE
RIGHTS OF THAT NATION IN EAST SIBERIA

Toxic March 81 Responding L.
int rpellalion in the house OF repre-
scntativcs today Viscount Tchida, thu
foreign minister. said the power
fully recognized that Far Eastern s.
IBERIA. stood in sp cial relationship t.
Japan and tha' therefore Japan {"
rights and interests in that territory
wCuld receive their full considera-
ton. Their protection would form y
condition upon which The Russiaef
government would lie recognized, he
added.
A representative asked why Japan
was hesitatinE when il was rumorel
the United States was contemplating
opening trade with Russia as this
doubtless would include the Far East
where lie declared, America had lon:g
tcen ambitious to gain a foOhOld
Masano Hanihara. vice foreign min
lister. replied that Japan was not ne
gC.iating with Russia for resump-
.tion of rad at present. If the
United States had opened negotiations
il would be important to Japan, but
the reports had not been confirmed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
CITY OF EISLEBEN Scene OF
BATTLE TODAY WITH RIOTERS
IN WHICH MANY LIVES LOST
NAVAL HOLIDAY
ABSURD DECLARES
ADMIRAL CLEAVES

Blltimore. March 25.-The United
t1tes navy will be match d with thai
of Japan in 1923 according to Rear
Admiral Gleaves, in an interview
who has just returned to America af
ter 4 year and a half as commander
ti the Asiatic fleet.
Admiral Gleaves rmed the naval
holiday talk absurd"
With all her great liabilities and
the great disparity in wealth as com
pared to this country" the Admiral
said. "IJapan is carrying out an
eight-eight' program. calling for
eight battlaships. eight battlecruisers
"r1 all the submarines and other yes
sells that go with them Iy 1928. -
cne knows hcw many submarines she
is building; that fact is kept secret.
Considering the difference in
wealth her 'eieht-eieht program is
quivalent to ty-four-s;Xty four
herc. Our elaborate program is NOT
nearly SO elaborate aa ii is supposed
to he. Going al the present rate our
:.ayy in 1928 will not lie more thar
quail - Japan's.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

Pensacola, Fla, March 25.-Scores
of naval air and surface craft today
took up anew the search for the free
balloon from the naval air station
here which was reported adrift at sea
yesterday with five men aboard
The last heard of the balloon yester-
day was that it was then off St An
'drews Bay, drifting toward the open
sea and only about 100 feet above the
water.
Two messages brought in by car
rier pigeons told of the plight of the
balloonists. The last said all ballast
had been thrown overheard but at
that time the big gas bag was slowly
sinking.
A dirigible and number of sea-
planes were Immediately dispatched
to the location given, but found no
trace of the balloon either in the air
or on the water. Later surface craft
were sent out and a wireless message
was sent to all ships in the vicinity to
be on the lookout for the airmen.
The balloon left the air station at 5
o'clock Tuesday evening 70 ran all
night flight, expecting to drift inland
but apparently a shift in the wind took
them toward the coast
The craft is in command of Chief
Quartermaster E. w. Wilkinson, one
of the most experienced fliers at the
station and in addition, carried r. V.
Bland. machinist's mate, and f. l..
Kershaw J. o. Elder and, w. Fl. Ire
sery marine students.
Naval officials said it was possible
the fliers had landed on the coast in
some out-of-the-way place and it
might he a day or two before they
could reach point from which they
could communicate with the air sta.
ton
The search for the missing balio6n
which began yesterday after the ar
rival of a carrier pigeon with mes
sage stating that the balloon was OFF
st. Andrews Bay. Florida. drifting 20
sea and only about 100 feet above the
water. was continued today by doZ-
en- airpianes. dirigible. -four Eagle,
boats and sub-chaser Other craft
3long the coast also were putting to
sea in the hope that some tract of the
bag or its occupants might be discov
cred.
Old Flyer Takes Charge
Commander Robert w. Cabanss.
one of the Oldest flyers in the naval
service, took personal charge of the
search today and ordered the coast
and inland territory adjacent to the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
Dead and Wounded. Lie
in Streets Since Yes
terday Other Por-
tions of Germany Re
ported Quieter Today
French c h arg G
Communist y Uprising
Spurious.

Eislebew. Germany. March "a
Street fighting as a result of the
Communf.t outbreak has been in prog
ress for the last 40 hours in this I'M
portant copper mining town of SAX
ony was continuing desperately to-
night. with Il hand to hand combat at
the railroad station and in the streets
at the center of the city.
The rattle of machine gun fire, the
crash of hand grenades explosions
and the popping of rifles has benn 60
ing on steadily for the last three
hours Two thousand police were
hClding the east half oi the town
while $500 wolknen were in po8sps-
sion of the western section. All tn
workers are heavily atmeI and we'll
disciplined. The intensity of the lieht
ing may b. Judged from the fact that
the railroad station changed hands
twice in the 20 minutes preceding the
filing of this dispatch
The police are nov in pos rsHioA Of
the station.
Bodies CT the dead ard severely
wounded were stiIi lying tonight
where the victims ltH 20 hours ago
The less severely wounded were
crowded in sheltered doorwayG with
bullets raiaNg nnlfe af dust about
them.
The extent of the caaualtea on
either side is moi definitely known. but
at least 90 were killed and lifty
wounded in this mornings fighting
Railroad and telephone connection
with Eisleben have been cut and 10
automobilists have been fonnd during
enough to enter the city in his c.,r.
The correspondent came into town on
foot.
Tho telegraph Office was found in
the hands of the police who consented
TO transmit this report OF the lighting.
The sending of the message proceed
cd while machine guns raked tha ad-
jacent streets and the people nearby
huddled in their darkened houses,
peeking through The blind
The workmen were bolding the
municipal lighting plant. but permit
ted its continued operation.
All the roads Leading into the town
are under fire.
The. fighting at this hour appeared
TO be growing in intensity and it
seemed probable that further wire
communication with the outside world
would have to he from Halle, Is
miles distant
The latest reports reaching official
headquarters are To the effect that o
large number Of Russian bolshevik
succeeded in entering Hamburg.
bringing with them large sums of
money for propaganda purposes The
uprising there is attributed for the
most part to their influence
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
THE WEATHER

Pressure is high over the South At
lantic coast, and relatively low over
the Lake region. Rain has fallen over
the northeastern state, the Lake re-
gion. the Ohio and middle Mississippi
valley and the middle Atlantic states.
while over the east Gulf and south
Atlantic states the weather has been
generally fair.
In the west, pressure is low over
Montana and the Dakctas, and anOth-
er area of low pressure covers Ari-
IONA and New Mexico. On thte Pa
cihc coast the barometer is high
There has been rain in Washington
and Montana. tut elsewhere in the
west, the weather has been fair.
1t is somewhat warmer this morn
ing over the Atlantic and east Gulf
states. and cooler over the Plateau
region In other parts of the country,
temperature changes have been small
and irregular.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to-
night and Saturday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
RIOTS
DYING DOWN in
SAXON DISTRICTS

Berlin, March 35-Goyernmental
authorities today continued their Ell
forts to avert further communist dis
orders in prussian SaXony and in
hamburg. Fo lowing the first cut
Dre4E Of vio,enrs in many Saxon
Gwi there came yesterday period
Il comparative quiet. lut officials
prcrccdcd on the theory that II W out
frcak8 might come at any time.
Forces of Security Police We're
gear EiGelh.n last night and it is be
llpred a clash with the communist
whi,h yesterday were IN virtual con-
trcl OF that city, is imminent. Loyal
fcrccs were holding part of the
iCwn but were being Eesieged by the
communists at last reports.
ORGANIZED labor seems not TO have
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
TOLEDO AUTHORITIES ARREST SUSPECT IN
MILLION DOLLAR POSTAL ROBBERY CASE

Toledo. Ohio, March 25.-Post Office
inspectors from the Toledo district
will go to Chicago today to bring back
Wanda Urbaytis. wanted in connec.
tion with the mail robbery here of
February II when more than million
dollars in cash and negotiable papers
was taken in holdup of three mail
clerks at the Central post Office here
The girl, according to the inspectors,
had eluded pursuit since February 20
when she locked herself in a compart.
ment in a train going to Chicago and
foiled officers in Elkhart, Ind, where
her brother, Joe Urbaytis, and a pal,
Joe Calbert, were arrested.
Miss Urbaytis and her brothers. Joe
and Frank, are among Is persons in
dicted by the federal grand jury here
this week
The Urbaytis girl was known to
have carried large travelling bag
when she entered the train with Joe
Urbaytis and Culbert at the union
station here. No trace of the bag was
found on the train.
Three other women, under arrest at
Chicago, whose detention resulted
from an alleged lavish expenditure of
money. were given share of the loot,
the inspectors believe.
Wanda Urbaytis first attracted po.
lice attention here in 1917 when as
telephone operator at a local brew
Iery she was accused of assisting her
brothers.. Joe and Frank, and three
other young men in the robbery of the
'brewery's paymaster of several thou.
sand dollars. The indictment against
her was quashed because, of lack OF
evidence. The band was dispersed in
a corn field over the state line in
Michigan and the money recovered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
SHIPYARD WORKERS GET
PERMISSION TO STRIKE

Washington, March 25.-Lapor To-
Gals in a number of Atlantic coast
shipyards have got the sanction of
their international organizations for a
strike in protest against wage reduc-
tions which recently became effective
and against which the workers voted
in a referendum held last month.
A. J. Berres, secretary of the metal
trades department of the American
Federation of Labor, said today that
no request for concerted action on the
part Of the II ship-building guilds in
cluded in that department, had come
to his Office. Only in the case of such
a proposal, he said, would his depart
ment be consulted, differences be-
tween local and an employer being
handled entirely by the internationals
with which the locals are affiliated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
SINN FEINERS
INVADE STATION
AT CLARRY FORD

Belfast, March 25.-Sinn Feiners in
vaded the railroad station at Glarry
Ford. county Antrim, this morning.
seized telegraph and telephone instru-
ments and cut the wires leading from
the place.
A wide district has been cut off
from communication.
Signal cabins were destroyed at
DulOy. large railroad warehouse at
Antrim Glens was destroyed Four
freight cars standing beside the ware
house also were burned
Women jurors in Delaware county,
Pennsylvania. will be accommodated
in special dormitories when case is
not finished over night. AS juries must
not be separated. the dormitories for
man and women will be divided into
two sections with movable partitions.