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Evening journal., 1921-04-12
VERA CRUZ FOLK
TALK HARD LUCK
by Newspaper Enterprise.

Ey Newspaper Enterprise.
VERA CRUZ - Accumulation Of
freight in this chief port Of Mexico
continues to constitute a tremendous
handicap on business.
Corn. sugar, salt and household
furniture are dumped in great piles
along the water front exposed 10 the
elements.
A year ago in January the district
round about Vera Cruz was stricken
with a destructive earthquake.
Hardly had the town recovered
before the last revolution against
Carranza broke out.
June witnessed the appearance Of
bubonic plague and the town was
quarantined.
Yellow fever, with another quaran-
tine and more interruption OF busi-
ness. overlapped the plague.
Fall brought two strikes OF dock
workers lasting three and two weeks
respectively.
Next came the March railroad
strike.
"If not another pound of freight
was discharged here for three
months" says an official of the Mex
lean railroad. I'VE could not COM
pletely catch up"
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
SAUCY COSTA RIGA
HAS ETERNAL SPRING

WASHINGTON Omitted Press.)-
School teachers are more numerous
than soldiers in Costa Rica accord
ing to reports from that country in
a bulletin issued today by the Ma
tional Geographic Society here. The
trouble between Panama and Costa
Rica, which has stopped by offers
from the United States to mediate
has brought the little Central Amer
ican republic to the front page.
Although appropriately equal in
area to West Virginia, the great ma
jority Of the half million inhabi-
tants OF Costa Rica live on a noun
tain fringed plateau so miles square,
in the center OF the country. The
regions bordering Nicaragua on the
northwest and Panama on the south
east are almost uninhabited, except
for Indians.
Practically all OF the original In
dian inhabitants of Costa Rica were
exterminated when the country was
taken by the Panish and the popula-
ton has, for that reason, remained
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
SUSPECT FIRE
BUG IN SUSSEX
Another Barn Near Bridge
vile Destroyed by Fire
Saturday Night
800 BUSHELS
OF CORN BURNED
speeIal 70 The EvenIng JournaI.

Special to The Evening Journal.
BRIDGEVILLE. April IA
large barn was burned Saturday
night on the farm occupied by I. NJ
Reynolds and owned by George
Fleetwood about two miles from
town on the Bridgeville-F -Federals-
burg road. The blaze was discovered
about midnight and neighbors and
citizens Of Bridgeville who went to
the scene by hard work confined the
fire to the ono building. This is the
second barn fire in the vicinity with
In a week.
Besides the loss OF the building
about three hundred bushels OF
corn, other feed. all the farming i'm
plements and two tons OF fertilizer
were burned. Fortunately no stock
was lost as they were in another
barn. The loss was partly covered
by insurance. There is a suspicion
that a fire bug IS at work in the
ncighborhood.
The newly appointed pastor Of
Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
the Rev. William L. White, preached
here Sunday Mr. White. who was
stationed at Easton. Nd, for seven
years. will move here this week
when the Rev. Mr.. Jacobs and fam
ily will leave for their new home in
Milford.
Miss Elizabeth Walsh. a Red Cross
worker. will give an illustrated lee
ture in tho town hall this afternoon
for tho benefit Of the Tuesday Night
club
Ruth Jones. eldest daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Jones, who
has been in Chicago since Septem-
bcr. under treatment for infantile
paralysis. will leave for her home
next week very much improved.
John G.. Gray. OF Wilmington.
made a business trip here this week
visiting az the home of his sister,
Mrs. Erasmus Jones, on Market
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Victor Lewis have
been I'm Ridgeiy. Nd, as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Anderson.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
THE LESS DUDS YOU
WEAR RLESS INSURANCE
y Newspaper Enterprise.

By Newspaper Enterprise.
CHICAGO. April THE action Of
the Swiss insurance companies in in
creasing the insurance rates for wo-
men who wear short skirts and low
necSs, is not TO be followed by
American insurance companies. ac-
cording to numerous Chicago agents.
In the opinion Of the examining
physicians for insurance companies
in Chicago, the vogue of short skirts
and low necks makes women a bet
ter rather than a poorer risk.
II the vogue for fewer clothes and
wraps and more exercise for women
continue. according 20 the insurance
physicians. women will soon be as
good a risk for insurance companies
as men. and their rates will be as
low.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
ROBBERS WON'T
STEAL RADIUM
Gift of Gram to Nine Curie,
Valued at 100000, Pro-
tectS Itself
RADIATION MAY
CAUSE DEATH

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE
gram OF radium. about as big
The gram OF radlum. about as big
as a peanut and valued at 500. 900.
which a committee OF scientists and
women are planning to present 10
Nine. Curic. discovcrer OF radium.
will not be stolcn-uniess some
pickpocket undertakes his health
and his fingers. lie may literally
get his fingers burned Off. Dr. Fran
els Carter Wood. director OF the
Crocker Cancer Research Labora-
tory at Columbia University, said
yesterday.
DR.. Wood told many interesting
facts about radium and explained in
simple language how II will be bot
tied" and tested by the United States
Government after IL has been ex-
tracted from 500 tons Of carnotite
ore and transported.
Wonderful stories" said DR..
Wood, have been coming out OF
Paris concerning the way i'm which
the gram OF radium TO be presented
to Nine. Curie by President Harding
is to be measured, and elaborate
descriptions have been cabled over
OF imaginary platinum tubes in
which the radium is TO be incased.
"All this makes a good story. but
the fact is that radium is not kept
in platinum tubes, but in simple
glass ones, sealed up tightly so that
none of the gas which the radium
gives on can escape. The reason
for tho sealing of the tubes is that
the gas, II it is broathcd i'm any
quantity, is quite destructive to tho
white corpuscles Of the blood and
may even cause death.
Then, to protect any one who Is
TO handle the substance. the glass
tube in which the radium salts are
packed-for radium IS never sold as
a pure metals enclosed in a CYL
indrical shaped lead bottle. with a
heavy lead cap screwed on the top
II looks much like a case for a stick
Of shaving soap.
For ordinary purposes in tn,
handling of small quantities OF rad.
ium about one-quarter inch Of lead
gives pretty good protection, so tina
one could carry the bottle about foi
a few hours without risk. though
some of the radium rays penetrat'
even this thickness Of lead. Large
quantities, such as a gram. give of
so much radiation even through one
quarter inch Of lead. that II tn
package should remain for an.
! length Of time near the human bod.
at least one-half inch Of lead woul,
be necessary for protection. and
would be extremely unwise TO carr
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

the radium in ones pocket for more
than a few hours.
80 Nine. Curie's treasure when Il
is handed 10 her will look like "A
small amount OF tooth powder seal
ed up in a glass tube about one
quarter Of an inch in diameter and
an inch long, enclosed IN a heavy
piece OF lead pipe. The outer trap
pings may be gorgeous. but inside
the box which contains Il there will
be nothing to attract a pickpocket
or a holdup man. In fact. sundry
gentlemen who have stolen radium
from physicians have turned up a
few weeks later with very unpleas-
ant and slow healing burns either
on their fingers or opposite the spot
where the radium was carried. and
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

transmit II TO her laboratory in Paris
by express.
''somuch for the way in which
the radium will be cared for. The
testing OF It after purchase will be
done by the Bureau Of Standards in
Washington and is a very interest
ing process. Radium as sold is
never pure, but is a mixture OF rad
ium and salt-usually the sulphate--
with barium sulphate and some
times a trace OF mesothorium. The
labor OF separating the barium from
the radium completely is so great
that perhaps only few chemists In
the world have ever seen pure rad
/ ium salts. Nine. Curie herself hav-
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

In one instance the thief was traced
through his application for treat
ment at a dispensary. the physician
who examined him recognizing the
nature Of the radium burn.
III a thief should crack the tube
and pour tho powder into his hand.
actual contact with the gram OF
radium for a few minutes only
would from the resulting burn re-
duce that organ to a SCARED and
uselss appendage IN the course OF a
few weeks.
"An this renders II very improb-
able that Nine. Curie will carry her
100000 treasure in her vanity bag.
She will place II as quickly as possi-
BILE in a safe deposit vault and will
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
What LeninS Z Tons
Of Gold May Buy
BY Newspaper Enterprise.

by Newspaper Enterprise
wAsHINGTON-Seven Boshevik gold is reported
America. tt from
Lenn along with Harding trade relations
Tho this gold, the commercial market is about
&f.244SOO
market, where orders placed this
would buy,
of the owing items
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

ing been the first to prepare The
pure product.
IL is therefore impossible to weigh
out exact amounts OF radium salts
inasmuch as the contaminatine
substance does not In any way alter
the radium for experimental use or
in the treatment OF cancer. the pres
ence OF a small amount Of impurity
does no HARM"
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
Bargains In Our
Children's Dept.
KOVERALLS
For Boys and Girls.

A new pair II they
rip. In blue, tan
two pairs to a GUS wv
toner.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
SCENTED FROCKS.

From London comes word that the
fashion Of sewing sachets OF delicate
perfumes into the seams OF expen-
sive frocks has been revived this
season. In many other gowns on
display, little bags Of scented leaves
and powders are hidden in COR
sages and panniers.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12
VOGUE IN BLoUsEs.

Buyers arriving in New York from
many parts OF the country report
that there is an extraordinary vogue
for black and white In boluses for
spring wear. The combination seem
to be favored equally for dress
sports and tailored wear, they say.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

BOYS WASH SUITS
A well-made suit,
very attractively q nE
made with embroid- y I'D
cred emblem on -
sleeve, in blue, tan
and gray.
Third Floor.
Evening journal., 1921-04-12

predominantly European. This Is in
striking contrast to most Latin
American countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
WESTINGHOUSE MANSION
At DUPONT CIRCLE SOLD
Former Home of Blaine Brings
10000 From Henry B.
Spencer.

The old Westinghouse mansion.
facing Dupont circle, at Goth street
and Massachusetts avenue, has been
sold by Gladys o. Mitchell of Airing
ton. Mass, to Henry B. Spencer of
this city. The transaction was ne
gotiated through the Office of Randall
H. Hagner & Company. The consid-
Grafton is said to have been $4,000.
The property has a frontage of
1916 feet on p street, 69.6 feet on
goth street and 1866 feet on Massa-
chusetts avenue. The house is con-
structed of brick and is four stories
in height. The building contains
many large rooms, including a spaci-
GUS reception hall on the main floor.
Ranked by numerous living and din
ing rooms.
A large double staircase leads from
the first floor to the second and thence
to the upper stories. The woodwork
is of solid hardwood construction. An
elevator is provided. The luxurious
furnishings of the old house were
recently sold at auction.
The residence was once the home
of James 6. Blaine. George Westing-
house. jr. of Pittsburgh. later bought
the property. During the recent war
the house was used as the home of
the Officers Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01

More than $4,000, 900 was invested
by private interests in new buildings
in Washington during the past year
according to a summary based on a
survey of records in the Office of the
building inspector and of statements
of builders. The amount of money
expended for construction work ex-
ceeded previous yearly totals by
large amount, due to the Increased
cost of construction.
Real estate men negotiated a totai
of 1850 property transactions, the
records of the recorder Of deeds show.
The greatest number OF deedS re-
corded in one month was IN MaFcu'
when 1888 transfers were mace:
The actual number or oulionss
erected during the year fell snort OF
the number constructed in 1919, IN
spite of the fact that more money
was spent for construction Wor *
From January to December, 1919, 5OS
frame houses and 1.S5S nreprooa
period Of 1920 only 356 frame houses
were built and 1.154 f1reproof struc-
lures were constructed.
Materials Prices Drop.
A review Of the building situation
discloses that considerable progress
was made in relieving the houSlns
shortage in the District, OF CoiumoIa,
builders concentrating their attenI,on
on dwelling construction: Otner
classes of construction work are De
ginning to share the progress maze
in residence building, and eApess
freely predict resumption along NO.
NAL lines of construction actisi.y
with the advent OF the new year anu
seasonable weather.
Prices of building material nave
dropped to an appreciapie oes.SI
from the levels attained seVerSI
months ago. during the crisis IN tne
manufacturing industry. Labor ON,
cuIties have in the main been smoothed
over. and few complaints are neine
heard concerning shortage OF WORK
men.
sions AFFECTING real estate marked the
neriod lust passed. The rent commas
sion. created TO regulate rents IN
tho District of Columbia. and the EoH-
inf commission, appointed oy the
District Commissioners undeT new
legislation to regulate the use. height
and area of proposed buildings here
furnished local real estate men Win
much food for thought
The District rent commission was
named by the President in January
Of the BAN rent act The original
members were Capt. James F. Oyster.
Chairman; A. Leftwich Sinclair and
GUY Mason. Mr.. Mason resigned and
was succeeded in May by Mrs: Clara
sears Taylor The commission handed
down its first decision on January 81.
1920, when it denied o. L. Newman
possession of property he owned and
which was occupied by j. F. Thomp-
son.
ConamissiOn Center of storm.
With the expiration of the Sauls-
bury law in March and the growing
opposition on the part OF some land
lords to its successor. the Ball act.
the rent commission began to be the
center Of agitation in landlord and
tenant circles. Eventually the ques-
ton Of the constitutionality OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
$50. OOO. 600 INVESTED IN NEW
BUILDINGS HERE DURING 1920
Amount Exceeds All Previous Yearly
Totals; Progress In Relieving
Housing Shortage.

Ball act was carried to the local
courts by the attorneys in the Hirsh-
Block possession dispute. resulting in
the act being declared totally void by
majority decision of the District Court
Of Appeals. The decision was appealed
and is now awaiting the decision Of the
highest tribunal in the land Meantime
landlord and tenant disputes are being
settled in the Municipal Court
The coming commission was named
May 16. Discussion Of the coming poi
ect did not begin in full. however, until
after the issuance by the commission of
a set OF tentative coming regulations.
The proposed regulations precipitated
lively discussion in the various real
estate, business and civic organizations
and following a number Of public hear
ings the original plans were revised In
accordance with accredited suggestions.
The final regulations fixed height limit
on buildings of ITO feet and laid out
designated sections Of the city for resi-
Dental and for business purposes.
During the year some of the largest
real estate transactions in the history
Of Washington from the standpoint
of property valuation were made.
Among the biggest deals recorded
were:
The sale of wardman Courts: at 14th
and Clifton streets northwest. to the
Riker Realty Company for consider
alton of about 100000.
The sale of the Riggs building. later
renamed the Albee building. at the
corner of 18th and G streets north
west, in which is located keith's The
alter, to the Claremont Theater Como
ration, controlling the Keith interests.
for a consideration reported as ap-
proximating 100000.
Northbrook Courts Sold.
The sale of Northbrook Courts. at
18th and Newton streets northwest,
by Harry wardman to E. o. Wagon
horst for a consideration Of $725.00O.
The sale of the recently completed
Ambassador apartment-hotel. at. the
corner of 18th and S streets north
west, to the H. r. Howenstein Com
pany for large consideration.
The sale of the Hotel Gordon, at
10th and / streets, to l. d. S. Sands, Tor
a consideration of $1S5.000.
Introduction of the cooperative
ownership plan for apartments result
ed in the transfer Of a number Of the
prominent apartment buildings from
private holders to corporations 80 ORR cn..
apartments to be thus transferred
were the Avondale. 1874 street
northwest; the Toronto. Dupont CIR
Gle; the Netherlands, 1860 Columbia
road northwest; the Stafford, 1871
Lanier place northwest: the Hoyt,
1880 Belmont street northwest.
The leasing Of the Willard Hotel
to the Capitol Hotel Company. by
which it became one of the chain of
hotels controlled by the Du Pont in
terests, will stand out as the foremost
rental deal of the year. Another
notable deal was the leasing Of the
northwest corner of 18th and, F
streets to a chain of 5 to 50 cent
stores. to take effect five years from
last May.
A number of apartment and Office
buildings were completed by the con-
tractors.
Hadleigh Goes Up.
The Hadleigh apartment-hotel, at
18th and " streets, was a notable ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
REALTY OFFICES MERGED.
Charles B. Caywood President of
New Corporation.

Consolidation of the real estate Of
fees of A. s. Caywood and Caywood &
Garrett will be effected today The
corporation of Caywood Bros & Gar
rett, Inc. has been formed and offices
have been established at 915 New
York avenue northwest
Charles b. Gaywood has been made
president of the now corporation.
Other officers are Aurilla S. Caywood
vice president. and John J. Garrett
secretary and treasurer.
Both of these concerns have long
been identified with real estate ac-
tlvity in Washington. In 1873 Aaron
5. Caywood founded his business and
conducted il until the time of his
death. in 1918, when his widow. Au-
r1lla S. Caywood. took over his in
terests. In 1883 Charles b. Caywood
and John r. Garrett formed the part
nership of CayIood & Garrett and
have since been engaged in the real
estate business here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
CUT RATES IN EFFECT.
Reduction Of 81 Month at Govern.
ment Dormitories.

A reduction of 81 a month in the
rate charged government employees
at the dormitories on Union station
plaza will take effect today. The
reduction was announced several
weeks ago by President Robert Wat
son of the United States Housing Cor
poration.
A statement sent the guests read as
follows:
"Agreeably with the assurance con-
veyed that if changing conditions eff
fected reduction in cost of opera
ton of the government hotels, the
United States Housing Corporation
would be pleased to reconsider the
rates in force. the corporation is graft
fled to be able to announce that. due
to economies which have been in
augurated. as well as the declining
prices Of certain commodities. it ap-
pears practicable to effect reduction
in the monthly guest rate of 81 a
month"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
MILLIONS FOR BUILDINGS.
$3.50, 1876, 900 in Awards Made for
November.

Contracts totaling in value $780,
10000 were awarded in the building
industry in the north and east during
November, according to statistics pre-
pared by the F. w. Dodge Company.
A total of 3,S42 projects were involved.
it is stated.
Figures for the past eleven months
for the same section of the country
show that contracts totaled $2,466,-
1925. with a total of 54,612 projects
involved.
More residential buildings were
erected during the year than any
other type. a total Of 27.1s5 buildings
for tenants being constructed. Bust
ness buildings were next in number,
with 10,249 structures recorded.
Other classes of buildings were
erected as follows: Educational in
situations. 1915; hospitals. 545; indus
trial buildings, 1851: military and
naval buildings, 159; public works and
public utilities. 1873: religious and me-
mortal buildings, 901; social and rec
reational buildings, 1927. and mis-
cellaneous. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01

Occupies Entire Block, Has
1872 Apartments and Rooms,
Accommodates 1000.

Final details of construction on the
new Hadleigh Hotel building. at 10th
and v streets, were completed this
week. The equipment for this build
ing incorporates virtually every mod
ern convenience known to apartment
builders. including servidor service,
kitchenette receiving cabinets and
disappearing beds in the light house
keeping apartments.
The Hadleigh occupies an entire
block on 10Th street. between V and
w streets. It contains 1872 apart
mentS and guest rooms, with accom-
for more than 1000 persons.
Has New Servidor Service.
Every guest room and apartment
is equipped with the new servidor
service, invisibly installed in the ma
hogany door. This service is provid-
ed in the newer hotels of New York
and other cities. This device operates
with little effort on the part of guests.
If clothes that need pressing are plac-
ed in the servidor in the evening. they
will be found ready to wear in the
morning. All that is necessary is for
the guest to inform the valet that the
clothes are in the servidor.
This service is designed to elm
mate the custom of tipping. Tenants
may have their clothes pressed. their
shoes polished. laundry. mail and
newspapers delivered to their rooms
without the annoyance of answering
a bell or giving a tip.
Similar to the servidor arrange
ment is the receiving cabinet in
every kitchenette. This furnishes a
kitchen service for the delivery of
groceries and other Packages to the
housekeeping apartments. Another
modern feature of the hotel are the
disappearing beds, built in each liv-
ing room of the light housekeeping
apartments. The beds are concealed
in a dressing closet when not in use.
No Servants Are Necessary.
Each apartment of this type is laid
out SO that the servant problem
might be eliminated. 1t is practical
ly unnecessary for any one living in
the building to leave the premiSes
to do routine shopping. In the base
ment are a delicatessen and grocery
store, drug store, barber shop. valet
service. hairdressing and manicuring
parlor and gentleman's haberdashery
shop. Doctors offices and dining
room are on the main floor.
Among social activities arranged
by the management for the entertain
ment of the guests are Sunday after
noon musicals and dances at regular
intervals. The hotel is owned and
operated by Miss NJ. E. Fritz. who
also operates hotels in Boston and
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
SHORT DOWNWARD TREND.

Economists who have studied the
building situation declare that there
is little reason to believe that the
downward price movement will long
continue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
NEW BRAND OF MONEY.
Garment Workers Union Conduct

NEW YORK. January LA new
brand of paper money will be put
into circulation in New York shortly,
1t was announced today by the ANAL
gamated Clothing Workers of Amer
lea.
The union, which is directing a
strike in the city's garment facto-
ries. plans to open two stores. at
which only relief money" will be
accented. Printed bills of one, two
and five dollars value will be issued
to strikers, while small change" in
denominations of pennies, nickels,
dimes and quarters will be stamped
out of cardboard.