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The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
NUMEROUS SALES INDICATE ACTIVE REAL ESTATE BOOM
Predicts Big Boom
In Building During
Last Half Of Year

Indications In the building indus
try point to . turn for the better
In construction activity during the
last half OF the year and particu-
larry in the last four months. ae-
cording to the Dow service report
Between now and the middle OF
September the last Of Industrial re-
adjustments will take place, IL 10
declared. These resdjustments In
clude freight rate corrections
During the summer months al
1ustments In building material SELL
ing conditions will take place. and
prices will turn from a downward
course TO an upward one. as IN the
notable case OF linseed oil. which
was the frst basic building COM
modify TO mark the turn downward
last year from the peak marks" the
report states
In the next two months there
VIII develop ~ closer relationship
between the volume and value Of
building permits granted and ac-
tuai building construction activity %
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
City and Country
Homes Purchased
During Past Week

During the past week the fol-
lowing transfers Of real estate
were made through the once Of
William s Phillips. 1909 New York
aveune northwest:
Lieut. Comdr. II. c. Train pur-
chased from Otis d. SWEET a beau
tiful home at Is Grafton street.
Chevy Chase. Nd.
William H. Bell purchased from
Lillian H Beach the apartment
house at 23l S street northwest
This building consists Of six apart
ments Of four rooms, bath and
kitchen each.
Mrs. Eunice V. Brandt purchased
from B. II. Gruver 3sos Kansas sy-
enue northwest which Is one of the
new brick six-rooms and bath
houses recently completed by Mr..
Gruver.
Henry A. wassmann purchased
1913 East Capitol street from Will
lam J. Ellis.
heanda Guiffre purchased from
ANITA NJ. Rennoe a six-roon md =
bath house at 3o34 Georgi. avenue
northwest
George NJ. ouirk purchased from
Henry Mac Cooper premises Ies.
Irving street northwest. This "a a
prick residence containing sir
rooms and bath and other modern
improvements.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
VICTORY MEMORIAL
BUILDING WILL Be;
STARTED IN FAH:
$40, 900, 900 Shrine viii Be
National Tribute to
Soldiers.

The most momentous project 20
come 70 the fore in recent yearr On
construction circles here was an,
nounced during the week by Mrt
Henry p. Dimock. president OF the
George washington Memorial .sso-
citation. when she stated that In the
fall ground will be broken for the
proposed s2o.ooo.oo national victory
memorial, on q site at Seventh and
3 streets northwest
Already a half a million has been
pledged throughout the country and
congress recently appropriated the
site. The state OF Tennessee during
the week offered a subscription Of.
500. 900.
A great national committee of
100 prominent men and women OF the
country will direct the development
Of the memorial from this time on. it
also was announced recently. The
committee is now being formed
Members Of the Presidents cab
met. including Secretaries Weeks
Hughes. Hoover and Mellon. have
accepted membership on the com
District Commissioner Henry B.rF-
Mcfarland, Milton 4. Allies. John
Euson, Corcoran Thom and
other prominent wsshingtonians
will serve on the COMMITTEES. -aaaa
VIII ne -Natfe.sI Trfbste.-r
Reports coming in from the states
Of an enthusiastic response by the
people TO the suggestion that there
L.
great national tribute from q grsss-
full country to its gallant soldiers,
sailors and marines" caused Mrs
Dimock today to predict that the
victory building will be an accom-
plished fact within three or four
years
The architectural feature Of the
victory building. an immense dome
to be studded with four million
stars representing the sons and
daughters 70 America who were in
the service during the world war.
has been made the basis Of the a.
nsncing plan. It is proposed TO
place a gold star in the dome for
every American who laid down his
life for his country and a blue star
for each soldier who wore the uni
lorhs Out vas spared from MAKING
the supreme sacrifice
Auditoriun VIII Seat 1900
Great public concerts, lectures and
other entertainments will be pro-
vided free under the endowment
plan. There will be set aside in the
building a room for each of Tie
IS states Of the Union. The Ameri-
can league will be given head
quarters there. as will the District
national guard and other patriotic
organizations The auditorium OF
the edifce will have a capacity Of
1000 seats.
Designed with an exterior which
viii make II supreme among the
architectural glories OF the world.
the memorial building will reach the
acme Of service through its interior
arrangement. On the ground foor
will be rooms set aside as museums
for the archives and relies Of the
nations great struggles for liberty.
for the building is 20 commemorate
the deeds of the solaiers Of rs. who
established liberty. as well as Of the
boys OF IL. Who maintained Il.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29

from the MayneId estate. This &, :.
S-story brick house, semi-dets,b,.d
having ten large rooms and bat,
The purchaser has taken posseSxio,
and is making extensive Improve
ments.
The house at l7o4 Lamont str..,
one OF row of houses built some
years ago by Kennedy and Ds
was sold for Mrs. Mary IE. K.erin
to Arthur p. weinerth. wfIljar,
n spignul d Co. represented the
purchaser in this transaction.
William r. Pendleton sold his for
mer home at 5o43 Fifteenth street 70
John W. Dawson. This is a semi
detached brick house having a
frontage Of about IS feet on Fif-
teenth street. It contains ten rooms.
two baths, hot water heat and cleo
trio lights. Mr.. Dawson expects 10
occupy the property.
A new house OF the bungalo A.
type, located in Tskoms park. sslo
EIGHTH street, was bought by Eu-
gene Beatty from Gilbert S. Seek
This is a detached property of sc zen
rooms and bath with modern I'm
provements.
Louis Goldstein purchased from
Frank L. Hsuser the 2-fsmIly
apartment located at 3o2s o street
northwest. containing Ave rooms
and bath on first floor and six
rooms and bath on the second. This
is one of a row completed several
years ago by Harry wsrdman.
A 6-room house Of the colonial
type at 513 Taylor street was trans
ferred from Louis Stein to John W.
Meyers. who will occupy IL as his
home.
Morris Baum bought the s-room
house at e33 Keefer place north
west from Charles 2. Bsuers.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29

rules regarding labor be subject to
arbitration. No settlement was
reached and a strike and lockout
started January 10. About three
weeks ago the employers announced
that they would open all jobs under
open shop on a 80 cent basis and
they now have about 5000 men at
work, principally laborers and car
penters. The employers are not.
however, able to get a sufficient
number of plumbers, steamntters'
electricians, gas filters and plaster
ers.
An agreement might have been
reached a few weeks ago except TOT
the fact that the plumbers steam
ftters, electricians, masons' ana
plasterers had withdrawn from the
building trades council. evidently
believing themselves capable OF ne
gotiating with individual employers.
The employers have, however so
far refused TO make any agreements
which do not include all trades.
A few union jobs are working at
the 1920 rate of sl.oo per hour.
Holyoke, Mass.
Wares were established by the
FHolyoke Employers association on
April l, and the unions have been
on strike since that date. On April
Is the local employers association
opened work for all plumbers either
union or nonunion and have been
successful in carrying on their work
in spite of the strike. They have
not, however, taken a definite stand
for open shop. As the men still
hope for compromise and as the
employers insist that men now on
the work shall remain as long as
they care TO, there seems to be no
prospect for an-early settlement.
Springfield. Mass
Reductions are expected shortly IN
the wages Of stone cutters, nasons,
and hoisting engineers. The latter
are now receiving s1.oo per hour
straight time, based on - hours
per week. Carpenters are on strike
against a reduction Of sS cents TO so
cents per hour.
st. Louis, Mo.
The Master Builders association
has had numerous conferences with
the building trade council Of this
city endeavoring thereby to reach
an agreement providing for a re-
duction of 20 per cent in wages. An
arbitration committee has been con-
stituted and prepared an agreement
whereby all matters of wages,
working rules and jurisdiction shall
be referred to arbitration. This
agreement has been approved by the
Building Trades council, but not by
all Of the constituent unions.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
Buys Home in PetIDorth
Near Soldiers Home Park

During the past week william
Meyer purchased premises tIoO
Third street from D. J. DUnigsn.
This house is located on the corner
Of Third and Taylor streets. in Pet
worth. just overlooking the Sol
-diers' Home grounds. II contains
eight large rooms, sleeping porch.
breakfast porch, and is beautifully
finished throughout. Another feS-
ture is a built-in and heated gar
age. This is one OF a row OF Is
houses which Mr.. DuniGan recently
completed in his Third street Pet
worth operation.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
River Shore Property-For Sale

FINE RIVER SHORE HONE LOCATED
at we<c River. Nd. containing Il acre
Of ground seven rooms and summer kitchen;
front and back porcheS; garage: cement
noor, chicken house: hne well OF water:
trees and shrubbery; riCh garden spot;
house in splendid condition. with river land
ing Price, 3.2Jn. WALLACE OWINGS.
West Shadysids. Nd TT3
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29

filters. 800; electricians, 800: hod
carriers, IS cents: lsborers, so cents.
Rock Island. Ill.
Prior to April 1 the contractors
notified the unions that a reduction
of 25 per cent would be made effec-
tive April /, and also that restric-
tive working rules which were made
a part of former agreements would
have to be eliminated. New agree
ments drawn up by the contractors
were rejected by the trade and a
strike was declared on April l.
The contractors are unanimous on
the question OF a material reduction
in the wage scale, the elimination
of certain working rules. settlement
of jurisdictional disputes in accord
snce with the decision of the ma
tional board for jurisdictional
awards.
Evansville, Ind.
The masons struck against a re-
duction in wages of from s1.25 to
800, and the carpenters struck
against a reduction Of from 81 90 to
so cents. But both crafts have re-
turned to work pending the results
of arbitration. All other crafts are
working under the open shop plan
and are expected to undergo a de-
crease of 20 per cent.
Erie and Hammond, Ind.
Labor conditions in Erie and
Hammond are closely related to
those in Chicago and will doubtless
undergo any change and resettle-
ment on the same basis as the
trades in Chicago.
south Bend, Ind.
Practically all the trades went on
strike April l against reduction of
20 per cent in wages, whereupon
painting and plumbing contractors
made declaration for open shop and
both crafts at this time have salts
factory number Of men at work.
The scale for bricklayers Is under
going arbitration by a commission
composed OF a college president, an
editor, and a merchant, the latter
representing the bricklayers. After
due deliberstion the scale awarded
to >the bricklayers was S1.07h
which is a reduction of Il per cent
from the wage asked by the brick
layers.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Carpenters are on strike against
reduction from s1.00 to so cents.
Wages are being adjusted by means
of a board of arbitration.
Topeka, Kans.
A lockout lasting two weeks was
declared in Topeka. during April to
establish open shop.
Boston, Mass.
All building trades agreements
expired December 81. 1920, where
upon the unions demanded 31.50 per
Hour and were met with an offer of
90 cents on condition that union
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
TWO APARTMENTS
SOLDDURINC WEEK
Hedges and Middleton Handle
$4,000 Transfers in
Realty.
lCopyright. Photo Newy.)

Two apartment houses and a
number of residences were sold this
week through the once of Hedges
& Middleton, Inc. Transactions in
volved an aggregate consideration
of Sls2.o0o.
Howard A. Bradley purchased
from Emma o. Clark the apartment
house at 1874 T street northwest.
built several years ago by John l.
Warren. This is a 2-story hreproof
building containing eight apart
ments ranging from two to nve
rooms and bath each. II will be
held by the purchaser for invest
mont. Consideration was reported
to have been in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
Another apartment at ltl2 Fiji
teenth street. a 4-story structure.
containing nine apartments, was
sold for a local investor to James
W. Carmalt-
Premises 1875 Irving street was
purchased by Bella NJ. de Nemegyei
from. Annie Mason Hall. This is a
3-story brick house which was re-
Gently converted by the former
owner into an apartment and which
will be occupied and held for in
vestment by the new owner. Toe
sale was made in connection with
the ONCE of william H. Saunders
& Co.
A house in woodley park. To-
Gated at 27os Twenty-seventh street,
having nine rooms and two baths
with modern improvements through
out, was sold for a local investor TO
Maud McDougall. who has taken
possession.
Another house in this section,
2s2S Twenty-seventh street. was
sold for S. n. Meyer. Inc. to Mary
E. Keegin. The house has eight
rooms and baths. with garage.
One of the old Georgetown resi-
dences, 1911 Thirteith street, was
purchased by Kendrickk Scoheld
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
San Francisco, Cal.
New Haven, Connecticut.

Work under existing contracts is
being executed in spite OF strikes In
the following trades: Bricklayers'
carpenters, stone cutters, masohs'
plasterers, painters, plumbers
s,eam ftters. Strikes have been
called on account of reduction in
wages varying from 10 to 20 per
cent.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
Danville, nj.

Wages in the building trades have
been adjusted as follows: Brieklay-
ers, 800: carpenters. s7h cents;
masons, s7h cents; sheet metal
workers. 80 cents; plasterers, s1.oo;
painters and plumbers, s1.oo; steam
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
Birmingham. Alabama.

Several trades have voluntarily
put into effect a reduction. The
movement was started in March by
the bricklayers.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Confined.
COLUMBIA GRAPoNoLA. srYLn la
woRcH. iiio st. ~
srRADivAKA; vonderfai machine; pisyv
ali records; worth si75; price sli5. y. 4.
sHuE. so Mass. nv.
COLUMBIA ard cabinet; cot SIS; quiek
sale. s35: an makes mach. rep. By sx-
perts. sHCE. SO Mass. Nv.
FLEMIsH PHoNoGRAPH; nah. case: 80.
worth SIS; all make machines rep'd-
SHUEl '1e Mass. nv.
cHAR,iAPiioNE; play. an n.I. rscoras;
500 style, s35: repairing By expsrts.
sHUE 5iy Mass. nv. Ph. Or. 3l7s.
IULI MblA GhAfoNoLA, srYLE "A
regular price $50, oor price 3l3o. fumed
1ak 'nly. HUGO woRcH, lilo o st. nv.
VICTOR q STAND; cost 80; ruined oak
$50: rew main springs installed. - up
SHCE, 'ls Mass. nv Pm. .rr. slfs.
COLUMBIA; sis0 lyle; SIS; nan. case
talking machines repaired oy experts
'NDEPnNDENT; sl5o .us; SlOo; vsy pay
SHCE. 5l9 Mass. nw
MANDEL; large; SUI style; Tuned oak
nsed TO demonstrates; 500 cash. Opes
until D. N. $40 hsss. nv.
IANDEL PhonoErsph; play. any records;
large s225 style; nah. cab; our price.
H6O. SO Mass.
COLUMBIA GRAFoNoLAs, sTYLK D-a,
regular price 500. our price $50. HUGO
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regular price SIS. our price s7a HUGO
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net size. ssS. HUGO woRcB. lllo O
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regular price SIS, our price In funsd
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price 500, our price so. HUGO wokCH,
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regular price $50. our pries $40. HUGO
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at $50; talk. mach. repaired. y. 4.
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price $50. cabinet size. HUGO woRCH,
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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-26
DIRECTIONS FOR cRocHETED COL :}~ LAR POINTS WANTED,

Dear Editor and Sisters: When pick ingL up, or house cleaning, do you ever find a few bills. or tablets of various kinds left over from some illness which you do not want to keep ary longerl Most folks do, and many of them when throwing such things away, open the stove and throw them i1 as the quick est method of disposal. Don't do it again, if you do chances are that tome day you may be sorry. Hubby star;ed' to. do that same thing one day when the doctor said that the few tablets left .sof one kind I'll not need, to take. any. more of: But she caught his hand just in time. and told him never to do it again. There was enough explosive in those tablets tc blow the stove to pieces.
 Did you ever. have your sewing ma chine shuttle .Nother you by the bobbir sticking and breaking the. thread ire dueptiy? Mine, did, and I began to thinl I'd have to. get a new shuttle. One day I took the 5o6bin out. and with tht little machine Screw driver, 'began to diI n''the shuttle, and. fished out a small wat of lint. Have had no trouble since ritl | the thread breaking.
 Can any of the sisters give directions | for, crecheti=g collar points? it .-. 5a-- s BETSY BOBBITT.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-26
LETTER FROM ONE .0F FIRST
 CORNER WRITERS.

Dear Social Corn.r Folks: I am, thank ful and pleased that some dear one sent me a lovely Social Corner calendar, and dear Kitty Lou remembered me at New Year's. Thank you sister, and Sister Blanche. Also l have met B. since I came here to live and. she looked good 70 me. I like her writings and I would
 be pleased. to eei her. again. We are
 getting some strengthened out now, 50 the camp is more comfortable will surely send or bring two teaspoons. in the Social Corner meeting.
 Do any of the sisters ever darn their linen towels. Aand or dish .wipipg ones?. keep an old one to pull the threads of linen out of and take my needle and sew in any broken threads that appear be fore they get too. large CT. numerous. Only a minute now and then may save, ten stitches if done, at once: I hope to at tend the anniversary. It has been ovel two years since met the sisters in a bunch Lots of things have happened tc me; in that time. I would like to teacf any one to. darI
 Best wishes. to editor and Corner writers, from an old timer and frs | writer. .r
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-26
now I'd rsE conx MAJ.

Social Corner Friends: have not been very nTonpt In writing; this. winter as I have hoen quite busy at home and inst haven't tf Yen the time. I have kept track of you al; just tho same. F spent about three wees In Boston at Christmas time and. had lovely time. Christmas eve and New Years eve are biz times there and l. vas .theree3ust in tiBe .to' take. t all in. The, music uag gz1nd on, both these occassons. The biggest attraction was the Christmas tree on the, Boston Common aud the nice band that played for the singing. 1sspent most of my time taking in ihe big shows. Its very nice to have two sunclesi in, the theatre business. l an so glad that Lonesome Pine was nleased with the gift seHtiher. T. didn't know before that she had even received 1t Thank you 1? 2 T hope no one will shame her by asking her if 1t came from the "5 and ft-cent store.p
 Aunt Lydia wszlts me to tell Lonesene , Pine not to worry s bout ifer-sold man and , the> furnace. She is enjoying herself in the city new and 5hei is a thing of the past. t Aunt Lydia is some seort.s ~. ',, Tam staying a few days. with Athalii and hzvin's q fine time. 'y p,
 I. am ,sehdinE you tFosni lee receipts te make with corn meal: ',-'t
 Cstn DSdEors:f ' Two cups 'ef rhekl. oni 1 qoaFt 'oI mix IooiiinSl,. one tAblespoof Sugar. one-half tablespoon salt in tn, meal, one egg put in after the sealdini milk. Bake 20 minutes E-~
 ,tBhhsp Williams Csrn Cake: One cul | of corn meal. one cup of wheat flour On, cup sweet milk, three tablespoons of but ter '(rnelted) ,, two teaspoons of. bakinl powder. little salt. @ Bake go kninutes. .
 Hope 5ou.rwill tfy them bsths and le
 me know hew you like taeni must k now and gather the eggs; 50 goed bye.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-26
sPELIING CONTEST IN SCHOOL

Dear Social Corner Friends; did not intend to write again 50 soon, bvt after reading the letter of No Name No. ?. when it told of the Webster spelling book I cannot resist the temptation to write I have, the same. Webster spelling book that I used when went to school and in my mind it is the best kind ever pub lished. ,-. :.
 How; many times my class in spelling was called up, tthere were about sixteen of us), and we had to toe certain crack in, the. floor so as to stand in straight line and the teacher would give us words to spell If we: missed the next oneEwould try and if they spelled it they would go ahead of the one that missed. z, ..5
 In the back part of that book was a picture ofea. boy up in .Aa-.tre stealing apples and the owner told him to come down.. Tpe Sboy II will not 50 ths 1 man thEew stones at him and bfough him doNH from .t1es tree and he bAgge6 the mans pardon 5r .,.:
 How many remember the old fashioned way of spelling choosing sides ?. Nearl. every Friday the, teacher. would let ul take that way of spelling. The one wht miSsed%the word would sit .doH n and tht one who stood up the longest was the .. best sN-ller
 wonder if the school house that NJ l Name. No, g. wrote about was at. Nor Best wishes to 1ll.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-26
MAINE LOVER HEARD FROM

z- Dear Social Corner Sisters: Tester day I said. I think we'll have. an early snring but the real old fashioned snow storm today makes me feel somewhat skentical.
 As gaze through the window pane CT the marvellous shapes familiar ob- iActs ,have. taken 1 am reminded of lines in '.whittier's "snow-Bound;"
 ;fTfe.: white drifts piled the window
 ;And through the gass the cIothesline Hooked in like tall and sheeted ghasts- 4 smooth white mound the brush pile skowed,
 tAfenceless drift-where once was road
 Also Emerson, '@The Snow Storm:
 t..Announced by all the trumpets of the sky.
 Arrives the snow, and driving ,o'er the
 Seems nowhere to a,ight, the whited aif.i r.: ,-. S-t .i
 lfHides hills and. wood, the river and the hsaven.
 And veiis the farm house at the gard eEtss snd, - ....-~ . The. slyd and traveller stepped, the .cetkEleE s. -Ieel
 ;Dsiayed all friends shut out the hSusefnates sit
 Around the radiant fireplace inclosed
 :! !1n a radiant tumultuous privacy of storm. ..,.. -; i.s-. .-
 ,Trottie Why don't you write? You
 eve me a- letter. I. was much interestet
 in your letter. cn the lifelong friend. 4 How sad about s. E. S. I have no heard particulars.
 :. Will, send, R paper. . sJ am wondering what has become O , Folly Peppermint. '' Presume she is teaching. Write u , one of, your excellent letters P. P. P . Here is recine for American chol ' suev: We like it very much: :. iPut into skillet two, tablespoons but . tdr or fat, two or three onions fried un 2 til nearly done. 1 ID. hamburg steak : eoekeuntil nearly done then add 1 eul . afscoeked n1acar aroni and I cup cooked rice . Let cook a few minutes then add on 7 pint of tomatoes. Salt and pepper | tastet .-. -..-.. .=. {. r.As ru'b I do not add the toma - tees as we like 1t better without = Best wishes for the corner. --i {. ! MAINE LOVER