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Evening star., 1921-01-22
REVIVAL OF BUILDING
ACTIVITY is EXPECTED
statis,icians Say That Volume Of
Construction May Exceed
That Of Last Year.

Statisticians OF the F.. W. Dodge
Company. venturing a prediction On
building activity for the coming year
this week announced that they are
looking for the year to open much the
Same as in 1920. with a movement
Evening star., 1921-01-22
paralleling last years. for the first

paralleling last years. for the first
months.
Directing attention to beliefs ex-
pressed by authorities on building to
the effect that prices will be still
the Dodge experts expect a revival
Of construction activity in the spring
and summer. Their statements, in part,
follow:
sAwakened interest in construction
activity is shown by the fact that the
amount of contemplated work re-
ported in December aggregated more
than for any month since June.
"Should conditions deYelou so IA
Evening star., 1921-01-22
SALE RECORDS BROKEN.

Sale records for uptown lots in Phil
adelphia were broken this week when
piece of ground containing $1,000
square feet on 18th street were sold
for $4,000. or at the rate Of $3.50 q
square foot.
Evening star., 1921-01-22

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Evening star., 1921-01-22
THE CAVANAUGH
1926 18th St. NV.

1 Room and Bath-$1,7oo
to $1,000. Cash payment.
$500. Total monthly pay
ments, $1S.65 to $21.55.s
2 r o 0 m . and Bath
$2,50O to $4,000. Cash pay
ments. $500 to $1,000. Total
monthly payments. $28.25
to $685.
8 Room . and hath
$4,100 to $4,000. Cash pay
ments, $1,400 to $1,000.
Total monthly payments,
$45.45. to $685.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
NO RENT RELIEF SEEN.

]. r. Patterson. president of the
Chicago Tenants Protective League,
predicted recently that rents will not
come down for five years.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
GUARANTEE FUND TO BRING
BILLY SUNDAY TO PUEBLO

would be used In erecting a tabcr-
naclc to cover one half city block.
Sunday docs not require any oe
tho guarantee as personal rccompcn-
sation. but insists on all expenses be-
inE assured before he will cope here.
On Tho last day of the campaign a
voluntary collection will bo taken for
the famous evangelist. a.
Efforts to raise the guarantee fund
will start at once. 1t is said. Ministers
will announce tho need of the fund
at church services Sunday and will
ask that assistance be given in raising
tho money.
The coming of Billy Sunday will
attract people from all over the state
TO Pueblo" declared Il. v. Ruppcl.
of tho cvansclistic committee. lasc
nieht.
Sunday is now So years old. and
is dated for three years hence. II is
highly probable that his trip to Pu-
cblo will be the last to Colorado.
'"Wc have been seeking a contract
with Sunday for three years. and wc
made. this date exactly two years ago.
An average daily attendance of $500
people is expected in the Sunday tab
ernaclc.
A yet no site has been chosen.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
INSISTS WOMAN PAID HIM large
SUM TO MURDER JOSEPH ElWtLl

District Attorney Moore said Har-
ris told a remarkably well connected
story. Before questioning. the man
was examined by an alicnist who pro-
nounced him mentally normal.
when shown dispatches from
Bridgeport. Conn. saying that will
liam Duncan" had been in rcforma-
tory since 1919. Harris said:
Il don't know anything about that
I haven't been in Bridgeport since
I was a boy. The man who was
with INC was named william Dun
can"
Detective Sergeant II. P. Oswald.
of tho New York police department,
arrived tonight to begin an invcsti-
cation.
New York. April 7.-officials in
vcstigating the confession OF Roy
Harris to Buffalo. n. Y. police that
he and n companion named William
Duncan murdered Joseph r. Elwcll.
wealthy clubman. and bridge whist
expert. last June. tonight admitted
they were bafflcd. While they said
Harris had shown intimate knowledge
with many details of the crime. so
many of his statements conflictcd
with tho facts that It was almost
to believe his story.
Mrs Elwcll. widow of the mur-
dcrcI sportsman. declared she had
never heard of Mrs. Fairchild" who
was said by Harris to have hired his
and himself to commit
the crime
Mrs Elwcll asserted she had little
interest In seeing the affair revived"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
APPOINT COMMITTEE
ON AIR NAVIGATION

Washington. u. C.. April Appoint
mcnt of subcommittee to take up
vigorously and fully" federal reeuia-
ton OF air navigation air routes and
cooperation in aerial matters between
the government departments was an
nounced today by the national advisory
committee for acronautics. The eub-
committee WAS appointed by direction
of President Harding. who in a letter
April l, directed that 1t should re-
port:
Wha. ,'an and should be done with
out further legislation.
What legislation and appropriations
arc necessary to carry out its recon-
mendations.
1t is expected that tho sub commit
tee report will be in the hands of the
naval advisory committee by saturday
Army and navy officers declared TO-
day that tho presidents move in direct
action along tho line indicated would
probably have a far-rcachinE effect on
the stabilizstion OF commercial AVA
ton.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08

Buffalo. n. Y, April Two hours
of questioning tonight by New York
ncwspspermcn failed to shake the
story of Roy Harris who last night
confessed to the local police that he
and Il companion murdered Joseph b.
Elwsll in New York last juno. Ex-
c~pt for some minor details, Harris
described the arrangements of the
rooms in Eiwclrs homo. He told
again the story of how he and Will
liam Duncan hired by mysterious
Mrs. Tairchild" went to tho home of
EIwcll and waited for four hours un-
Ill he came. Then he said Duncan
fired the shot that killed Elwell.
Under questioning tonight. Harris
said he had seen published in con-
ncction with the Elwcll case, pic
turc OF "A woman. whom he thought
was the Mrs. F'airchild mentioned.
All efforts to get from him her name
failed. however. He said that hc
would not divulgc 1t. unless he was
certain that tho woman of tho pie
turc was tho woman who. rs he said.
had hired him and Duncan to murder
Elwcll.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
U. S. TO PROSECUTE
BUSINESS v|0lAT0RS

Washington. April "A general
warning to business that the depart
mcnt OF Justice will countcnance no
violations of the law was sounded to-
day by Attorney General Daugherty.
Tho country. MIR. Daughersy said.
should take notice of a new day and
a now way and that those who had
been guilty OF Illegal practices should
he added, was modest, but emphatic
warning" to those for whom II was
intended and could be REGARDED as an
opportunity for any of those who
should mend their ways to do 30.
The attorney general said the de-
partment of Justice did not intend to
harrass business In any way. but that
1t did intend to enforce the law He
pointed out that while the profiteeripI
sections of the Lever act had been de-
clared unconstitutional. the department
still could proceed under the sherman
antitrust law.
Mr.. Daugherty was discussing speci-
ically tho situation in the building
materials industry. which he declared
reports to the department showed to
be ''intoierable". He said tho DEPART
ment OF Justice would ask for more
aid from tho outside than 1t had re-
ccivcd heretofore and that lawyers rep
rcscntinE firms should regard them
selves as agents OF the department OF
Justice in upholding the law.
Tho attorney general announced that
II was the purpose OF investiga tins
conditions in the building material
trades whcrc ever an inquiry was war
rantcd. Indictments already have been
returned in New York and Chicago he
said. and complaints have come from
Pittsburgh. st. Louis, Cleveland, and
other cities.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
2 TAKEN FROM HOMES
AND SHOT TO DEATH

Belfast. April John wcymas. a
former policeman and John Gilling-
ham. a former soldier. wcrc taken
from their homes in Loughglinn and
shot dead today.
Dublin. April dublin castle to-
night reported that at midnight We'd
nesday masked armed men held up the
manager and tho assistant manager
of the Hibernian bank in Charlestown,
took the keys of the safe and made Off
with 5000 pounds Sterling. Simultan-
cously other persons raidcd the post
office and took away all the letters
not registered.
Dublin, April 1.-Joscph Devlin. ma
,ionalist member of parliament for
Belfast and Eamorn De Valera,
prime mover in the Irish Republican
a agitation. have ratified the agreement
of last month under which the Sim
Tein constitutional and nationalist
parties will present q united front to
tho unionist forces in tho elections In
tho north OF ireland. All candidates
have agreed to accept the principle
of self for ireland and
have pledged themselves to abstain
from sitting in tho 1rish parliament II
elected.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
Is War VETERANS
TO GIVE TESTIMONY

Warren. Ohio. April 7.-Sixteen vet
Grams, members OF the company led in
Franto BY Thomas II. Wells. the
millionaire sergeant" were brought
hero today BY Mrs. stacia Welsh
Wells to testify in tho divorce pro-
cecdines brought by Wells which rs.
Wells Is opposing. They arc expected
to toetify as to Wells conduct while IN
France.
Testimony in the case yesterday
brought mention of MAJ prominent
people. including Mrs. Sam II. Harris.
wife OF the theatrical producer OF
New York: Mr.. and Mrs. French Mil
Ter of Franklin. Pa. visitors to the
Wells country nome near Youngstown.
and Dc Grimm Renfrew. wealthy
Franklin oil man who now lives in
Newcastle, Pa Renfrcw was named
after he had becn referred to thru e.
day of testimony a. Mr.. D. Ser
wants at the Wells home testified they
had seen him embracing Mr.. Wells.
Wells. who gained his nickname AS
millionaire ScrEeant. by cxpcndi-
'turcs for his company in France. has a
fortune estimated at $3.50. 200. 1t wa<
testified. and an annual income Of
$40. 900. He testified that he met Mrs
Wells. daughter of a Youngstown stcc
worker. when she was a mantcurist In
New York. and she proposed to him.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08

Ministers. representing seventeen
churches In Pueblo. met yesterday
afternoon at S o'clock in the city Y.
NJ. C. A. for the purpose of drafting
a telegram to Billy Sunday. renowned
evangelist, definitely assuring him
that an expense guarantee would be
raised in this city for n revival cam
paign to start on. or about September
IL. and continuing for six weeks. The
telegram was sent in answer to wire
received yesterday morning from
Sunday. stating that he would come
to Pueblo IL guarantee was made
tnat $4,000 was raised for disim-
burscmcnt Of expenses In constructing
tabernacle and paying singers and
musicians fees.
The evangelistic committee. headed
by Rev. Carmen Nell. decided on tho
appointment of n finance committee
to devise means to raise tho fund.
Figures were presented at tho
meeting showing that tabernacle
along lines suggested by Mr.. Sunday
would cost about $4,000. while Incl
dental expenses and salaries would
make the total cost of bringing Sun
day TO Pueblo between $4,000 and
$4,000. II was stated that between
$4,000 nno 100000 feet OF lumber
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
BOTH SIDES REST
IN PE0AAGE CASE

CovinEton, Georgia. April 7.-Prescn.
tation OF evidence was completed and
argument begun mte today in the trial
plantation owner. charged with tho
murder of Lindsey Peterson. one of the
eleven negro farm hands said to have
met death while hclu in pconage on his
place. Tho case is expected to reach
tho jury tomorrow.
Williams. tcstifying today. asserted
his absolute innocence" Of tho charge.
He was tho only defense witness and
was not sworn. His testimony was
therefore concluded with tho direct cx-
animation because of a Georgia law
which docs not permit cross eSamina-
ton of an unsworn defendant.
Manning. negro farm boss. for four
teen years on the Williams place and
self confessed accomplicc. was pointed
to by Williams as the man having a
probable motive for the killings.
Charles c. King. pleading for Will
liams' acquittal. told tho jury, Man
ming. ignorant OF the penalty for pcon-
age. had become alarmed at tho fed
cral investigation and that the owl
dencc indicated nc was the only per-
son who had motive.
Mir. King asserted that the defense
expected to rely largely on Williams
dlfbl WuiCf, It s'ilus w
established ''as far as possible by
describing how he was at home the
night tho three negroes were killed
and asserted the state had offered no
legal corroboration of The testimony Of
confessed accompltcc.
Graham Wright. assistant attorney
general. pointed to various testimony
as corroboration and said tho law left
1t 10 tho jury TO make final decisions
on that question. He termed Manning
incapable of planning and carrying out
tho crime under the eyes of Williams
and his family" and named Williams
ss the guilty man.
Manning also will he put on trial for
the murders it was announced today.
Manning had testified for the state
that by williams' orders tho negroes
wcrc Weighted down with rocks and
thrown alive into rivers or knocked
in the head and buried where they
fell.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
pACkERs. CASE rp

Washington. D. c.. April '.-Argu-
ments were made in tho United States
supreme court of claims in four test
actions known as the packers cases
to recover from tho government sp-
proxirnatcly $3.50. 900 for damages SUE
taincd. IL is explained by refusal of
tho war department to accept $1,000. 900
pounds of beef and bacon ordered by
the United States food administration
in December 1918. The actions have
been brought by Armour and company,
Swift and company. Miller aud Hart,
and Morris and company and the dc.
cision is expected to affect number
of other suits contemplated by pack
crs involving more than 5000, 900.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
TO START BUILDING CAMPAIGN

washington. April 1.-Plans for "A
meeting OF manufacturers OF building
material contractors and workmcn to
launch a nation wide campaign by May
TO encourage building were presented
today to Secretary Davis by rcprcscn-
tativcs OF the national federation OF
construction Industries and endorsed by
him. Tho secretary said he heartily
approved the plan of getting archi-
tccts, engineers. builders, contractors.
manufacturers and workmcn together
in council for the purpose OF climinat-
ing waste and improving building con-
ditions.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
GROWN PRINCE WEEDS

Berlin. April .. : Former Crown
Prince Rupprecht OF Bavaria and Prin-
cess Antoinettc of Luxemburg were
married today at HohenburE castle.
the Luxembourg chateau near Toclz in
Upper Bavaria in the presence OF the
members Of the Saxon and other royal
families. The witnesses for this. the
civil ceremony were tho grand duke
of Baden and Prince Francis of Ba-
variA.
Tho church ceremony will he per-
formed by Monsignor Pacclli, the papal
nuncio.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
HEAVY FRUIT LOSS

Salt Lake. Utah, April Fifty
per cent of the peach and cherry
crops of Utah county adjoining Salt
Lake has been destroyed by frost ac-
cord'ng TO q report made to the
weather bureau tonight.
While this average loss will not he
maintained thruout tho state fruit
growers from many sections arc re-
porting heavy losses both in cncrrics
and peaches. Apples and pears
have not been hard hit.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
sToRE NAN MURDI:RED

Flint, Mich. April Six Flint busi-
ness men wcrc being held BY police
today. pending investigation of the
death of Hyman Potashnik. dealer
in second hand goods. Potashnik was
shot to death in his room above his
store.
According to the police they have n
statement from the 15-ycar- old dauEh-
ter of ono of tho men. that she had
been mistreatcd by rotashnik.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
20 A1LFCED BooTLtx;GE:Rs

Casper. Wyo.. April 7.-Ovcr 20
were arrested. against IA of whom
formal charges will be filed. and
several truck loads Of bonded and
moonshinc liquor were seized in
liquor raids carried out here since
yesterday noon under the direction
OF NJ. c. Wachtel. chief OF federal
prohibition enforcement forces in the
Rocky Mountain district. A majority
of arrests werc made while Offend
crs were selling liquor. It was an
npuuCed
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
ARREST BOMB PLOTrERs

Milan. April All authors of the
plot which resulted in the explosion OF
the bomb in the Diana theatre here.
causing more than a score of deaths.
have been arrested and have confessed
participation In the crime. II is reported
by PerscrvSnza today. OF the par;ici-
pants all but one have been arrested
and this one 10 known.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08

"You don't understand me-" cx-
planned the American. II mean I'm
feeling so good that YOU couldn't soc
tho end of my good spirits. Metaphor.
sce-American slang"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08

Miss Florence King Of Chicago
10 president Of the National wom-
ans Association Of Commsrc, and
the only woman who ever won .
case before the United States su-
preme court. Mas King urges .
budget system for the United
States government. She says wom-
en- are the real budget makers for
thousands Of them are keeping
homes in this country together be-
cause they have . budget system in
the home.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
PREVENT ALIEN FISHING

/ Sacramento. Calf, April Z. - The
state senate today passed a bill TO
prohibit aliens ineligible to citizenship
from fishing in the ocean waters of
California.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
Gertrude n. Gala.

MarriaRs intsutions Of Gertrude
N. GAIA, daughter Of . wealthy
paper niii ownsr at wiseo.
Rapids, Wis, and Mounted PATROL
man William J. Lamb Of the sack
Bsv police station were 8lsd In
Bostoa fseently. They met . year
ago in the Fenway when the ,'oung
woman's stirfup broke and the
horse she was riding ran awa3.
Mi,s Gala was graduated from tho
University Of Wisconsin in 1917.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08

Holland get guiders
that money
his
b back Holland 1924 According by wealthy
Dutch Of Bdbeck Nonnckendam
do this his friend died England George helped
him and in Rome the He
Ind. and Japan His friend helping
Poah vinist
Cross in . Inil6 ol2or dxiva.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
REPUBLICAN STEERING
COMMITTEE NAMED

Washington. d. c.. April 7.-Repre-
scntativcs John I. Nolan of California
Sidney Anderson OF Minnesota and
Frank l.. Greene of Vermont today.
wcrc elected members of the Republic
an steering committee of tho house by
the committee on committees.
Mr.. Greene replaces Representative
Winslow of Massachusetts, who, by
reason OF his elevation TO the chair
manship of the interstate commerce
commission declined to serve longer.
Mr.. Nolan. 1t is understood WAS put
on in order to give representation TO
labor and Mr.. Anderson, as the repre-
sentative of tho agricultural interests.
There also was q demand to include
western members under the plan of
rcorga nization of the committee. which
provided an increase from five to seven
members. This committee directs tho
legislative program and IL is under
stood thorc were more than score of
applicants for places.
Old members who will remain in
addition to Representative Mondell of
Wyoming. Republican leader. as chair
man. arc Dunn of New York, Darrow
of PENNSYLVANIA, Longworth of Ohio
and Madden Of Illinois.
Representative Harold knulson. Min
nosota. was reelected whip The new
steering committee and standing COM
mittec assignments will be presented
to the Republican caucus Saturday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08

England is feeding daily n quarter
OF million starving children in Gen.
trail E,uropA
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
Make Your Housecleaning

Make Your Housecleaning
Permanent
Housewives who use the Hoover Suction
Sweeper find it easy to keep their homes clean
throughout the year.
Thy do not toll through week or two Of vig-
orous housecleaning only to find rugs, draper
les and upholstery as dirty as ever in a. few
weeks.
By running the sweeper lightly over things
every week they are able to keep their home
permanently clean with the minimum Of effort
on their part.
The amount Of dust, dirt and lint that the
Hoover Sweeper will remove from rug that.
to all appearances looks clean, will astound
you.
$500 Down, $500 Month Puts
Hoover in Your Home.
The Arkansas Valley Railway
Light and Power Company
Phone 1S4S Electric Bldg.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-08
BOTTLE or BoozE Exru.oDEs

New York. April New York's
night court. busy as n result OF the
police departments first drive at en-
forccmcnt of tho state prohibition law.
adjourned temporarily in disorder
carly today when a quart bottle of
confiscatcd liquor exploded in the
pocket OF detective.
The detective stood before the msSis-
tra,c supporting man, who with
bowed head was confcssinc tina. he
had partaken too freely of tho brew
that intoSicates.
where's the cvidence?" asked the
court.
Tho detectives hand moved toward
his pocket. Followed loud report
some one shouted bomb and rush
for the exits began. Tho detective was
hurled to the floor. as was his prisoner.
The magistrate and others in the court
gathered outside. returning only when
appriscd OF the cause OF the explosion.
The next defendant on the docket. a
father or ten, still trembling as "a re-
suit of tho explosion, took a pledge TO
abstain forever and ever"
Evening star., 1921-07-15

GARAGES AND OTHER BUILDINGS MADE
ot everlasting armoboarq save time and money
q eeestTpstt0n and are nreproof. Weathsrproof,
~ NEW WAY CONTRADICTION CO., 6O7
18th st. 80. Information and estimates fur
uiSAed. 2ls
Evening star., 1921-07-15

AUBURN-5passeAger; perfect coslidoo:
painted, nsw dres; additional accessories:
must BE- eeld It 9Rea. cheap: 707 p ne: IL
FRXEKIdN T0URfNG CAR-LAte model;
sea1a,0n fes9ins eit1 r.e PSons dsms n''''' ''''
Evening star., 1921-07-15
FOR SALE-GARAGES
COntinueA.

General Garage Company.
Designers and builders Of all types construe,
tlon: service and terms that satisfy. 14l9
st. NV. Main 44s1. Residence. Main 1902 ~
BUILD BRICK GARAGES AND DO ALL
kinds Of brick work Let me give you my price.
r. J. GRACE, 4a0 at. n 2. Line. 233: 21s
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-15
Big Crops In Canada
tBy Associated Press)

Lethbridge, Alta, July Is
Crops on the Noble Foundation
lands in southern Alberta are re-
portew to promise the heaviest
harvest in the history of this the
largest farm in Canada The
area under crop comprises 14,231
acres, including 9,545 acres Of
wheat, 1850 Of rye, and 1850 OF
oats. The Noble Foundation
farms comprise $4,000 acres. OF
which $4,000 are under cultiva-
ton. Charles S. Noble, founder
and president, is the pioneer CO.
operative farmer Of Canada. For
years all his employees have shar-
ed in bis profits,
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-15
QUARRELED Since
WEDDING DAY

My stomach and liver trouble
made regular crouch out of me
| was sore at everyone. including
my wife, and we quarreled every
day since the wedding. She is
dear little girl and | know it wa,
my fault. Mayr's Wonderful Rem
cdy was recommended for my
-tomach trouble, and since taxi
it have felt like new man. My
wife and | now get along beauti
fully" 1t is simple, harmless
preparation that removes the ca
tarrhal mucous from the intestin
al tract and allays the inllamma-
ton which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal all
mcnts. including appendicitis.
One dose will convince or money
refunded II. l.. Perry and Son
and druggists everywhere.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-15
MRS. KABER SAYS She
WANTS TO TELL ALL
OBy Associated Press

Cleveland. July 15-Eva Kath-
crime kaber was carried into the
court rooms today by bailiffs for
resumption Of her trial on a
charge of numbering Daniel f.
Kaber. When seated she plead
ed with the bailiff not to leave
Her attorney w. J. Corrigan
tell them everything but Mr..
Corrigan won't let me-" she sob
bed to the baiifff. Her hat fell
off her head and her hair was
disheveled. Coroner Jacobs tes-
tilted kaber died of a stab wound
and declared he thought Mrs.
kaber sane at the time of the
inquiry. The state ended the re
buttal