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Evening star., 1921-05-21
WASHINGTON LEADS
IN HOUSE BUILDING
Construction Continues on
Large Scale Here, While
Other Cities Lag.
HOMES GOING UP FAST
Many Dwellings and Apartments
Started and Offices Are Ex-
pected to Follow Shortly.
HOMES GOING UP FAST

Building continues on a large scale
in Washington. in the face of some
adverse conditions reported as pre-
vaiung in several of the eastern
cities. it is declared by local con-
struction men.
The home building drive is we'll
under way here. it is pointed out.
with scores of residences partly COM
pleted and scores more just begin
ming. Few important commercial
projects have been announced COM
pared with the housing program, but
concentration of builders on the i'm
mediate problem of relieving the
house shortage.
More than score of small apart
ment structures are being built in
various sections of the city each pro-
viding room for at least four or six
families. Several larger apartments
are to be ready by fall, it is reported
George Oakley Totten. jr., is promot-
ing large cooperative apartment
project to furnish exclusive accom-
modations in the Sheridan Circle dis
trict The excavation has begun at
the east end of the Q Street bridge
The first story of white stone apart
ment and store edifice at the south
east corner of 18th and L streets has
DSeH I6dTeu- "A HuIlDtT VI -SIZeu
apartments are now being occupied
by tenants while carpenters and in
terror decorators are still at work.
Commercial Building to Follow.
Commercial building is expected tC
begin with the consummation of SONS
of the me-building activity. Sew.
eral store buildings have just beer
completed by the Randall H. Hagnel
Company on Connecticut avenue. In
terests in which Allan f. Walker and
Evening star., 1921-05-21
PUBLICITY MAN TELLS REALTORS
HOWTOCO-OPERATE WITH PRESS
Don Goss, In Statement, Advises Contrib
utors to Submit Matter Which Will
Interest All of Public.

as in the use OF pictures. and he viii
cooperate to your advantage in other
respects.
4 GO further with the renorter than
just the activities in which you alone
/, are concerned. Civ" him tips anoui
| the other fellow. You will thus ac-
custom him to call frequently at your
office. To depend on you and to feel
under certain obligation because
you provide him with that from which
he makes his living-news He will
I see publicity for you in ways you
never dreamed of. often in little facts
of human interest in connection with
the property or the people involved
Then. too. news of activity in the
realty market stimulates public con-
fdence in investments in real prop
erty. which helps your business. There
are times when hairlihc divides 4
news story from advertising. and in
| these instances the friendship of the
reporter or editor is good invest
/ ment.
From time to time ca'l on yo"r
newspaper editor and discuss with
; him the real estate business, your
/ profession. and public affairs He
/ VIII appreciate your interest in his
newspaper and in him and will be
glad to obtain your professional view
| point. Tell him about the license law
ana what II viii accomplish: about
! the real estate board. its purpose and
plans: the state association and the
| rational association. Give him the
realtors viewpoint of the tax situa-
| ton. You will be surprised at the
/ interest of newspa per men in these
matters when they once clearly un-
! derstand them.
Get TO know the reporter personally
who is assigned TO realty news Invite
! him to your board meetings. If possible
| make MN an associate member. DO not
overlook this fact. that the men who
write the news for the daily papers
breathe. eat. are happy or sad have
ambitions and have about the same re-
actions TO the various influences they
encounter as do you or any other nor
! NAL human being. 1t will pay you to
occasionally call on him for an opinion
! of a subject under discussion at YOUR
board meeting. Being human he will
appreciate the recognition. but. more
f; important. you may get light thrown
! on perplexing problem from d new
! angle-the view of man with a mind
| trained by his profession 20 quickly
| sense the public reaction TO course OF
action"
Evening star., 1921-05-21

The cafe has a lease on the prop
erty. which expires soon. 1t is not
known If the restaurant will remove
to another location or discontinue
business.
The st Marks building is a land
mark which has stood on the west
side of 18th street. facing McPherson
Square. for more than half cen
tury. The editice was long the meet
ing place of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church: and eventually
it was taken over by the cafe in
tereStS and conducted on an exclusive
plan. Many social functions have
been held there within the last few
years.
Plans Still Incomplete.
1t may be week or two before
plans for the new Office building are
completed in readiness for the con-
| tractor. a permit has not yet beer
obtained from the District of Co
lumbia building inspectors Office. ac-
cording to the records.
1t is said that the influence caused
by the announcement that so large
construction operation will begin
under present building conditions
! movement to resume at once CONNER
cial construction work on an ex-
tenSive scale.
Many of the bigger projects fol
which plans were disclosed some time
ago have been held up pending de
velopments in the labor and materia
markets. Many builders believe that
! further delay will gain them moth
ing. however. and recently the City
Club voted to begin shortly the con
struction of a new home on G street
The United States Chamber of Com
| merce is one of those who have
! been awaiting more favorable build
| ing conditions. 1t is considered like
/ ly by real estate men that severa
of the projects which have been held
| in allegiance are due to start before
long.
Evening star., 1921-05-21

crete, with at least two elevators
The front will be of Indiana lime
stone and in keeping with the gen.
eral architectural scheme of nearby
governmental and commercial build
ingS.
stores on Two Floors.
The first two stories will be de-
voted to store purposes. the remain
ing seven floors being utilized for Of
fees 1t is expected that the new
building will relieve to an apprecia-
BILE extent the shortage of Office space
which has been widely felt since the
war
Work on the structure will begin
shortly. it is reported. The old St.
Marks edifice. originally church
and of recent years a cafe, will be
razed to make way for the project.
Evening star., 1921-05-21
FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP.

+. c. Wercks and Clifton J. Day
have formed partnership i'm the
real estate business under the firm
name of Wercks & Day. with offices
on the top floor at 703 11th street
northwest. it was announced today
Mr. Wercks is well known in the
real estate business. having formerly
occupied offices in the Colorado build
ing. under the firm name of p G.
Wercks Company. He - member
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards.
Mr.. Day was formerly connected
with the American Realty Exchange
and with Charles H. Doing.
Evening star., 1921-05-21

Relation of the newspapers TO the
real estate business and how prob
lens of publicity may be worked out
10 the satisfaction of the press and
the real estate man through a proper
und rStanding of this relation is ex-
plaiI>sd by Don Goss. publicity di-
rectoa of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards. in a stateme mt
issued today:
Newspapers generally consider
worth printing any information that
the public. Mr. GoSS points out. The
fact that the printing of news may
result in financial gain to some per-
sons does. not materially alter the
case. although it may to some extent
qualify its treatment by newspapers.
Theatrical. automobile and sporting
news comes under this classification
Always "COme Clean"
"Of first Importance is the matter
OF establishing confidence between
yourself and the editor or reporter.
Always come clean" You might
Vlctlmize a newspaper one time with
an inaccurate statement of facts. but
your loss in prestige and subsequent 1t
publicity would much more than of
set any temporary advantage of that
nature. Strive 20 bring about such
d relationship that the editor will
have implicit faith in any statement
of fact because you make it, This
can be brought about by scrutinizing
| closely for absolute accuracy all mat
ter you submit for publication The
element of time is of utmost impor-
tance in the publishing of "A daily
newspaper. Often there is not time
before going to press for verification
of motives and details of story
Proper confidence on the part of an
editor in the man who is responsible
for the story will overcome this diff
Guilty.
Editorial Privilege Not Bought.
DO not attempt to force your way
into the news columns with matter
that is purely advertising or rela-
lively unimportant news on the ground
| that you pay for a certain amount OF
advertising. You probably have value
received for what you pay. 1t will
cause the editor to scrutinize more
closely. and with suspicion such pub
licity as may with propriety be sub
mitted. You do not feel kindly to-
wards the man who tries to avoid the
payment of your commission on a real
estate transaction because he has
paid you certain funds for insurance
or for other business. Buying ad-
vertising space is not purchasing an
editorial privilege.
Take the reporter or the editor
into your confidence in regard to deals
pending. Rarely is confidence OF
this kind violated. / have known
many instances in which reporters
have deliberately allowed themselves
to be "scooped" rather than violate
trust and lose the confidence OF
the man who placed his faith in them
With the advance knowledge of deals
pending. the newspaper man can be
properly prepared to take care of the
story and often he can give you pub
licity advice of material benefit, such
Evening star., 1921-05-21
BUYS OFFICE BUILDING.

Felix Lake. the local investor. has
purchased the four-story Office build
ing. 1874 G street northwest. ad-
Joining the Federal National Bank
building. from the Willard estate.
The sale was negotiated through the
Office of the c. w. Simpson Company,
Inc.
Mr.. Lake will use the building for
his office after extensive improve
ments. it is said. The considera-
tion was 100000.
Evening star., 1921-05-21

An old frame church used by d
Roman Catholic congregation in
brooklyn, y. Y. since 1855 is being
moved to another site TO make way
for new and larger edifice.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

/
The Washington herald., 1921-08-07
Eli. nioraL:"

: 7 III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

The professor and the business man met in the
smoker Of Pullman.
The Business Man We will never have times
again like those of the last three or four years.
The Professor: Unless we have another war.
The Business Man: Yes, unless we have another war
The Professor: It's strange, sir
The Business Man What's stranger
The Professor: That don't know how to continue IN
peace the economic contentment that enjoyed during
the war hideous to establish better standard
of living than millions of had ever known before Pow
erty was reduced minimum and most of us had more
the creature comforts and of Injuries than ever dream
cd possible Does not bespeak folly and stupidity
that cannot make prosperous as we made war
The Business Man: You're right II is horrible to thnk
that best times warimes But how shall we get
back 10 normal?
The Professor Somehow win get back to normal But
the old normal What really want? Shall we recede from
the higher standard of living established year ago
there n universal demand for better homes shall
Americans abandon the yearning for more comfortable
home life and resign themselves to enduring the normal
housing evils? Getting back TO the OLD normal is the
easiest Of problems But the first problem OF genuine
craftsmanship is how to maintain at least few OF our
NEW standards Reconstruction does not mean to so back
but TO go forward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
Taxes and War the
PenaLtvOf Armament

lures.
We can begin with the only ma
lions who are nov arfning. or able
10 arm, and from whom any possibie
danger may come. Let us sincerely
seek quick. direct action along prac-
teal lines.
Disarmament cannot some except
thru tho sheer force Of public opin'
ion. lot the people In these differ
ent countries be heard. If they 0re
not heard. they and their children
and their chyd~n's children will be
bound IN dcbl or enRuifed In another
war.
Nations armed 20 the teeth. prae.
ucing their secret diplomacy. and
jealous suspicion. and disturbed by
reason ~ their arms. will find tn.
occasion 20 u.o them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
Letters to the
Editor
~ THERE No WAY NOW
TO SAVE FISH INDUSTRY

Editor Tho Star Commenting
upon Miller Frooman's article. bear.
ing upon the great fishing industry
that was. n IL perfectly true that
tho industry IL ahot 60 pieces. I
would like 20 meet the man who can
actually suggest n proven method
whereby tho salmon industry go.
pcciaily can be rohabilltated.
Did you ever read In history that
where the goose was killed eggs attn
were laid7 did not All this rot
about artificial Matching makes me
dinKuHied IL IN possible artificial
hatching could accomplish some.
thing. but at what vast expensel
Hugo lakes would have 20 be pro-
vid~d 20 care for the Matched min.
nown. lakes that must first BE- drain
81 and All fish destructive 10 salmon
bo killed or placed elsewhere. The
only comment n person really can
mako In II u too bad that the iesis-
lature and the public bodies. with the
populace. did not hafken TO ms 20
years ago whom ! started pointing
out what would happen IN n few
short years. God knows did my
level hest. was ridiculed BY men who
attended meetings held In the
Chamber of Commerce. ridicuied In
magazines read by the fishing trade
on this coast.
Mr.. Freeman was In tho Legislators
when appealed 10 tho governor and
every member by individual letters
10 give moro heed To legislation bear
inK upon tho then biggest industry.
to-wit. Salmon" and mind %. !
have done this work entirely without
any other rcoomponre than abuse
and hard knocks. with . vast loss
In dollars and cents I should ua,ur.
ally have obtained for my family had
I Joined tho gnnHnters Who com
mittcd tho destruction.
What makes mo finally most dis
EuAted n 20 think that my children.
whose for-fathern have been In the
fishing industry FOR many genera
lions, cannot follow their fort~arrs'
trade because tho industry In wan
tonly destroyed by few Eraftrra
MAX JoHSaES.
,T5s Admiral Way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
What's in a Name?

r. oldest OF Tho word. and Is
a nam
before me worlds history for
Dam history born
whirrng OF tho centuries tho
andsi Suffering %
hmmetng fading the
m unu,terabie
beautiful the two In the midst
Of he dcser md endure
Mahone within sight Of
paradise.
perfum and resonant Of eternal
And yet
English breath sustain H. Each
In association.
Coubin compelling.
a indecdT
Certainly a oorponen,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
By WILLIAM ". BOitAH
Senninr Irom ltksho

WASHINGTON. Jan. when
the treaty OF Versailles was signed.
the German navy WA no more; the
German army was reduced 10 "A mere
police force. Austria was helpless
and starving; Turkey was dlsmem.
bcred. and the fighting forces OF the
central powers were at an end.
Yet the allies. pledged IN the treaty
of Versailles To disarmament. began
the most stupendous program OF ~.
military preparedness the world
has seen.
Debts ARE being saddled on an over
taxed and oycrburdened world. and
the people. already ground 10 earth
by taxes. discouraged and restless,
are having placed upon them the
additional weight OF untold millions.
Why
For tho most civilized nations 10
hunt out HtiIi moro deadly instru.
montalitlen OF DEATH
To accentuate. n possible. the bar
barinm OF the last war;
To dedicate tho human race 20 a
more inconcsivable inhumhnity than
characterized the years from 1914 TO
isisi
II Is crime almost equal 20 tho
crimes OF the war itself
II cnsiaves the world In 'nxer and
seeks To mako certain another war.
Whom are the allies going 10
fiEht-Gernany or thcmselvcH7
DO They fear Germany She will
b. unable. even n she desired. 10 dis
turb tho peace Of tho world for 90
years or more.
Do they fear Austria. starving and
reduced TO a nero shadow 81 her for.
mcr sir
DO they fear Turkey. divid~d up
and distributed among tho victorn1
Why this haste 20 put the world
in arms repeat. II Ia n crimo And
the allies must assume for future
generations the responsibility II II
results In another world war. or N u
results. as u WILL In constant dis.
tress and suffering among the count.
less millions who must pay those
debts.
think n IN up 10 tho United
States. in good faith and with the
utmost endaavor. TO lead the way 10
disarmament. or. at least. 10 n r~a-
ronable cur,ailment OF these erpcnd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
Low Prices



down prices
threshold Of the market And
Immediately after ret
INC
sol
millions OF Americana
sold TO
unemployment IN duoA
directly the producer lie In
la profit the price manipulation
10
Of
the factory
has been revealed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
Couldn't Keep Il Up

Of they arc
n panic" Eastern authority
90 10 making millions 'nc
the talk hear about hus
textile
uspendnE operations rciu
directly profits four
readI1sin~nt
return TO normal as we'll rs o
that mi ten
II thousand times
perhaps million others Who have acquired
Naturally
OF pile
money Spread the
period OF and
be creased But
how cinchI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
TODAYs QUESTION
Should Tho United Stairs auDc,
Mcxieaf


ANSWERS
". v. BROWN, $3.50 Rainier ave-
I think IL would be beneficial 20 both
the United states and MEXICO.
MRS. O. ~ CURRY. o1s nth ave
Yes. | do. IN write you n poem
about II one OF these days.
GEORGE c. coNGDON. Hoge
building when Wilson was making
"A mess Of things down there. a year
ago, would have said. Yes. by all
means. but now there seems 20 be
a light shining down there, and I'm
for waiting 10 nee " II Will burn.
MRS. y. DfasMoRE, 3zil 18Th
ave. s-Maybc II some agitation
starts on the subject. IN form an
opinion. haven't any now.
WILLIAM c. ENNIS. 1918 33d
ave.-We should DO the same thing
with Mexico we did with cuba--pu,
tho government on it's feet and
then turn n loos&.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
Stagecraft

10 you remember when III. hero
Ines father. after n fearful thunder
crash. enters the little hut upntsEr
center with tho water Just pouring
Off his oiiskins and delivers himseis
OF llnoa Ike those.
"woofi It's a dark and stormy
night. Neil. and she's raining
pitchforkz. Lord Darlington viii
catch u N he's hanging around the
old mill this here night
And one can Jus, a.beAr that rain
a failing. falling. faIlinE-jus, a.
plant
What IN ~
C>othinr but drfrd p~As con
fined In n Er~at big WHEEL. tbe
handle of which. when turned
makes the peas roil against =
scrc~n-and IL sounds like rnin.)
And. m. say. Secret servfce.- No
hcfy'n surpri.~d when th-y $50 the
messenger. dust covered. s,arrer
into headquarters with "ths papers
,~cnun. everybody heard the chatter
Of his horr~r hoofs com. cIippity clip
from far away down the road. until
growing louder as they approach.
S,op with loud. ciop-ciop. Just out
side the door.
a stage hand mako. thai
noise like horse In the wings
by bcaiing q couple Of ee~aanut
shells against . wooden block.
although sometimes mounted
hor~eshoes are also utilircd)
Thunder II Initiated by stretching
sheepskin over a frame and beating
Il with a lass drumEtick
Tho wind' II machine made. too.
running in degree from a zephyr
OF spring TO a regular cyclone. Do.
pending on how rapidly tho operator
turns the handle.
Tho breaking window b nothing
more than dropped box OF broken
glass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

sued during the past year was for the
erection Of the $3.50. 900 Pacific Teis-
phone and Telegraph co. building 1T
Third ave. and Seneca 1T.
.. The average daily eonsumpti6H
Of water per person in Seattle IL
1918 gallons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

A WORD FROM JOSH WISE:
A fast horse can go no faster Tim
= allow one II they're hitehed to-
Uether.
Now ms claimed congressman are
boctlegKcrs- It's not 30 hard 10 nnd
= bootlegEer OF n home brewer. The
aff,cuit thing. IL seems. Is to md
eums ono who isn't either.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
Our Little Brown Cousins

mstakng FTpnos Independence
little brown cousins want right quick And Is
tustp possible.
whether they
Independence
Philippines
when7
the Philippines England
n rebellion the
Independence before they have rebel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

One difference between a city
farmer and a country farmer liz that
the former may live on his farm but
the latter lives off IT,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

Among Uncle Warren Harding's
Christnas presents were several
dozen ties. And all Of them, well
wager, party ties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
A FRIENDLY WARNING

My scholar. Hazel Baker. is ready
to give music lessons, and those who
wish TO patronize her aeed not fear
her knowledge Of music. Mrs Fred
Kimmey.-Advertisement in Cam.
bridge Md) Democrat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

We lamp on the sport pages OF the
Eastern newspapers that the prize
fight experts In that region think
Willard win lick Dempsey when they
meet next Which reminds US that
they thought so when they met the
first time.
Oh--an idea Maybe it's Willard's
turn next,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

A word from Josh Wise: "He
laughs best who laughs at himself. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05


! especially " they bring dnians
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IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05


o Hardino's cabinet .eiecflon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

WHAT. a EnrOhs Eeo Yorks police commissioner
n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

You are constipated. bilious. ana
what you need II ono or two Chs
carets tonight sure for your lives
and bowels. Then you WIN wake up
wondering wha, became Of your
dizziness. sick headache. bad cold. OF
upset. gassy stomach No griping-@
no Inconvenience Children love
cascarets too. 10. Is. 80 cent?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

Grandpa whetstone reports one OF
his cherry trees in fun bloom. This
u the only time within the memory
~ our residents that n cherry tree
has bioomed In this climate. tho
Grandpa Moon says he distinctly re
members hearing his father tell how
the same happened In December.
1871.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

THIS WAS SET UP BY A BLUE
LAW PRINTER
An Internal dancing party is to BE-
given by Kewanee Lodge. No. 724.
b. p. o. Eiks, ut Windmont Park
pavilion Wednesday .--Gaiva. Kas-.
News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

Tho breaking window b nothins
more than a dropped box OF broker
glass
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

Earl Duboice, the barber. IL plan
ming to repaiut the pole standing In
front Of his shop. The ball on the
top Of same will be bronzed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

Mace McMartin. cymbai soioist Of
the HicksviIlo Silver cornet Band.
has received a set % silver plated
bell metal syrrnbals from Cleveland
house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05

Tho wind'' Is machine made. too.
running in degree from a zephyr
OF spring TO a regular cyclone. Do.
pending on how rapidly the operator
turns the handle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-05
NAMES Is NAMES

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed MeSser have pur-
chased the Frank Hcgrnire house,
f,,rt south Of the schooihcuse. and
are preparing TO move there soon
Ouekama Cdlchl Lake Brecze.