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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-13
SOUTH DORSET

Henry Gallagher has purchased a
Chevrolet touring car.
Miss Margaret Reid Of pit7fe'd
Mass, is guest OF Mrs. Anthony
IIealy.
Miss Mary Kelly of New York CIV
is guest OF her brother, NJ +
Kele..
John Burns Of Grboa Is spending
few days at the home OF his mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Burns.
Master Wil'iam Mcbride OF Rut
land was guest Of William McDev
it over I've Fourth OF July.
Miss Gertrude Burns, who has been
on duty at the Putnam Memorial nv
lntai is at her home here.
Miss Agnes Burns OF New York City
is spending the summer ut the hun.
OF her mother Mrs IN la Burns.
Miss Blanche McDevitt OF Benning.
ton spent the Fourth OF July at tnt
dome OF her father, Andrew Me,
Devit
Mrs. Addle Brooks and Miss Edith
Brooks have moved to Manchester
Their many friends regretted to see
them go
Mr.. End Mrs. william A. Tully
who have been spending a few days
In Manchester and Dorset have re-
turned to Watervliet.
Many OF the towns people were on
tertained by Mr. and Mrs, Edwin Lee
fevere at their annual Fourth OF Jnly
celebration. All reported very en-
! joyable evening. ..se
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-13
ARLiNeroN

H. Harmer who spent two week
with his dau Ter and family Mrs.
. Il Lindsey. has returned % his
lone in Pennsvlle, Ohio,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-13
Burnt. LearY

A very pretty wedding was s0lem.
nized at st Jercme's church Monday
morning when Miss Mary II. Leary
OF East Dorset became toe bride Of
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
On Mass. Ave. Near
1lth Street N. W.
A Good Buy at $4,000.
2oth St. and Cathedral Ave.

Three-story tapestry brief DWELLING, con
tanning 10 large rooms. sleeping porch.
baths. buiIt-In garage. hot water heat. elec-
trio light. Ruud instantsDsous hestet. csk
floor. lot 2oIIe0 feet. Owner occupant will
~ix
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
PRICES OF BRICK
NOW STABILIZED,
REPORTS SHOW
Cannot Be Lowered With
Present Freight Rates
In Force.

There is much In the March / re-
ports Of the members of the Com
mon Brick Manufacturer Associa-
tion Of America to indicate that
the price OF common brick Ii well
stabilized for the building season
Of 1921. The number Of manufac-
turers reporting is larger than In
any previous month. being l42, rep
resenting approximately 40 per
cent of the country's total produce
tion. After from three to six months
of almost complete inactivity, COM
mon brick now are ranging from
$13 to $25 per thousand at the plant
with only four concerns out of 141
quoting the lower figure. While
averages do not mean anything. un-
der such conditions it Is interesting
to note that the average for the 14e
companies is S1s.o5 per thousand.
During the past month ninety-eight
have held without reduction In
price: seven have cut SO a thousand:
twenty have cut 50 a thousand; ;
sixteen report reductions less than
81 a thousand. and one reports q
cut greater than SO a thousand.
This remarkable fact develops
from the reports: That. on an av-
erage throughout the country. 40
per cent of the delivered on the job
price OF common brick goes for fuel.
freight on fuel and freight on the
brick. Freight rates today consti-
tute the most expensive element in
putting brick on the job. The man
ufacturers are in concert in saying
that brick prices cannot be further n
reduced except by an adjustment OF
freight rates that will remove the
unwarranted wartime handicap OF
2 cents per hundred imposed by gen
eral order 2s. This raise. frankly
intended to discourage manufac-
ture and movement of brick during
the war (not to increase railroad
reyenues), to conserve transporta-
tion and fuel. has been permitted
to remain a burden upon the build
er. When the recent freight ad-
vance of from rs per cent to 40 Der
cent was made. II was put on top
of the wartime rate. giving a pro-
hibittve rate in many sections. Gem
eral order 2S resulted in freight
rate increases of from 100 per cent
to ESQ per cent upon short move
ments of brick, and nearly all COM
mon brick hauls are short. Also IL
costs the manufacturer more to
get coal moved from mine to plant
than tt formerly cost to buy coal
delivered.
Brick prices cannot 60 lower and
leave the producer a profit until the
war rate is removed. Some mate
rails are boasting about their re-
ductions. but, of course. one can
jump farther from the tenth floor
than from the basement. Brick
manufacturers declare they are now
in the basement so far as profits are
concerned.
More brick was shipped than was
produced during the month. thereby
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13

reducing stocks on hand to 352.l10.-
900. The ratio Of orders to stock
also has decreased. being "a per cent
az compared with sos per cent or
February ].
A few plants have so reduced
their stock that kilns have been
emptied and these have resumed
operations. or plants reporting 81
per cent are closed. OF this num-
ber SC per cent were closed a month
ago. There Is less than one months
normal supply Of brick In the yards
OF the plants that have resumed
manufacture. nearly all say costs
Of production are unchanged. al
though Of the total number report
ing 81 per cent say costs are de-
clining. Labor supply and eff
cheney are favorable and coal sup
ply ample. Manufacturers would
like to contract for coal at current
prices. but II cannot be done.
The main hope of the brickman
is in residential construction, espe-
cially for the next few months. This
for two reasons: First. there is as
yet little activity in large opera
tions. while the pressing demand
for living accommodations is fore
ing some house and apartment
building: second, the development
OF the IDEAL wall construction.
which produces a dry. permanent
and beautiful brick wall at one
third less than the old type OF con-
struction. is opening a wide market
TO the brickman, formerly monopo-
lized by the so-called cheap types OF
construction. The new brick hol-
low wall. developed by this associa-
tion as the Ideal wall, promises to
actually revolutionize house build
ing in America.
The new Ideal wall is being sub
jected to fire and crushing tests SO
that data may be obtained TO give
the wall its proper status with the
fire underwriters. the engineer. the
architect and the building oficial.
The Ideal wall has already been ad-
mitted to the Los Angeles building
code and the demand for brick has
been greatly increased there. South
ern California is the only cection of
the United States today that Is over
sold on common brick.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Building, However, May
Reach High Point by Fall
Business Men and Economists Look Hopefully
! For Housing Undertakings as Means
Of Reviving Commercial Activities.

may be changed. But, barring these
contingencies, IL Is more than likely
that construction will not start on
with a rush in the spring Of 1921.
What Is likely to happen Is that
there will be a gradual resumption
Of building activity In the spring
that will mount slowly month by
month until, by the late summer,
1t may reach substantial levels. and
possibly by the advent of some for
tuitous circumstance. like a bumper
crop, may, by fall. take on the as
pect Of great activity. II this reas-
oning Is correct. the revival of busi-
ness activity frequently predicted
for the spring of 1921 will not re-
ceive a tremendous impetus from
the construction industry, but will
20 forward slowly and gradually
and take on cumulative force as the
season wears on, receiving impetus
from the construction Industry and
giving impetus to II. and ushering
in gradually a period of relatively
prosperous business"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Building Permits

4s4S-To ]. ]. McAuliffe; to erect
private garage. at rear of 1877 c
street street southeast; :I the lot n square 1891.
4s4s-To C. Fowler: to take down
building. at 2S4s Fifteenth street
northwest; lot 81, square 2577.
4s50-To W. o. Hardy. for re-
pairs. alterations, etc, at IL and
13 Fifteenth street southeast: lots
&c and AZ. square 1858. Value, $500.
4sSl-To J. ]. Miller: to build
at 14e5 Forty-fourth street north
east: lots 81 to 33. square 5ll7.
Value. $4,000.
4s52-To B. Rosenbloom; to erect
private garage. at rear OF 1850
Seventh street southeast; lots 814
and SIS, square 904. Value. $500.
4s53-To N. A. Leese. lessee: to
erect sign at s14 Ninth street north
west; lot E, square 376.
4s54-To B. Jaffe, to erect sign.
at $40 G street northwest: lot S12,
square 487.
4955-To John w. Payne; to erect
private garage, at rear Of 731 Nor
ton street northwest; lot $50, square
1854. Value. $40.
4s56-To Frank Bourell: to in
stall mator. at 6 / street southwest: !:
lot 8. square 646. Value, $500.
4s57-To ]. ]. Sabins: for repairs,
alterations. etc. at rear of 1924 c
street northeast: lot 11s. square
1854. Value. $50.
4s5S-To Mrs. A. E. Ball: for re-
pairs. alterations. etc. to 121
Quincy street northeast; lot a..
square 351s. Value, $3.50.
4s5s-To F. Cuso. lessee; to erect
sign. at sos Louisiana avenue north
west: lot 1, square 3s1.
4ss0-To NJ. r. Wright: for re-
pairs, alterations, etc, to 1884
Eighteenth street northwest; lot
s36. square 107. Value, SIS.
4s61-To william Eastman; TO
build at 1446 Church street north
west: lot s23, square 2os. Value.
$500
4s62-To william Eastman: to
erect private garage. at rear Of 144s
Church street northwest: lot s23,
square 209. Value. $4,000.
4S6S-To william Bruce: to re-
pair shed. at rear OF 2s71 Sheridan
road southeast: lot 81, square 5s6s
Value. SIS.
4sS4-To C. B. Stewart: to repair
shed. at rear of 24s Fourteenth
street northeast: lot 4. square 1855.
Value. s25.
4s65-To w. NJ. Johnson: to erect
private garage, at rear Of 1898 Q
street northwest; lot s67. square 20s
Value. $50.
4s66-To ]. A. Harrington: to
erect sign, at 1045 Warehouse alley
northwest; lot sos. square 1900.
4s61-To NJ. II. white; for repairs.
alterations. etc, at rear of 42s
Twelfth street southeast: lot 43.
square sS2.
496s-To the Italian Baptist
Baptist Church: to build. at north
west corner of Kirby street and New
York avenue northwest: lots So and
So. square SIS. Value. $4,000.
4969-To Mrs p. A. Townsend: for
repairs, alterations. etc. to 1872
Fairmont street northwest: lot ~.
square 2s6. Value, 800.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
NOW BEST time
FOR MOVEMENT
OF MATERIALS
Can Be Shipped Now
With Least of In
reference.

"a period of depression 10 largely
a state of mind. We had one after
the armistice. We are experiencing
one now" says a statement issued
by the Universsl Portland Cement
Company.
For a year or more up to sew
eral weeks ago the conduct Of busi-
ness resembled an obstacle race.
Then railroad service was demor-
allied, production was low. labor
scarce and ineficient. strikes fire.
quent. materials hard to secure and
high in price. II was dffiicult TO get
things done-and everybody wanted
to do them
For the last several weeks busi-
ness has had a clear way before IL.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Demand for Lumber for Building
Expected, to Revive After March,
Next, According to Lumber Expert

lumber industry with seriously de-
at low ebb until the summer Of
that year. The reduction of avail
able stocks at the mills continued
with but little interruption until
the midsummer of 1919. By this
time the shortage of Stocks had be-
come so acute that virtually panic
conditions developed in humber buy
ing.
The heavy lumber production en-
couraged by the heavy demand and
high prices resulted in a substan-
tial replenishment of mill stocks
between August. 1919. and January.
1920. During the first ten weeks
Of 1920 again the strong demand
brought about another heavy drain
upon mill stocks and stimulated in
creased production.
Production Above Shipments.
But since March, 1920, there has
been an uninterrupted excess Of
production over shipments. The
current over-production Cor excess
of production over shipments) in
April was Is per cent; May 19 per
cent: June &c per cent: July 81 per
cent; August 20 per cent; Septem-
Der 19 per cent; October Is per cent
November II per cent; and Decem-
ber about 10 or IL per cent.
III the present course of produc-
tion and shipments continues dur
Ing the next few months the end OF
the over-production will be reached
about April l, 1920. By that time,
however. there, will probably have
been an accumulation at the mills
during the preceding year of con-
siderably more than 100000, ,00O
feet of unsold stocks in addition to
the stocks on hand in April, 1920.
"An analysis of the fundamental
conditions does not indicate any
likelihood of substantial increase in
the movement OF lumber or in the
demand for lumber during the next
three months; but thereafter a sub
stantial revival Of demand, upon a
fundamentally sound economic basis
may be expected with considerable
confidence"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
BOOM IN SPRING MONTHS NOT PROBABL
r.l,-s.s s.s.aalJa Ss&:,.

Now r.ilre.a .46sl,a nsAsim-
proved. produetioh ls rood.. labor
plentiful and more eficient ftrikes
infreQuent. materi6s ta<st6 secure
and lower "a price. II Is easy to
get things eops-4ahel apparently
nobody wants 70 do theh-
''rhe construction industry Illus
trates this well. During thu war
building was held back by war re-
strictionA The result was q large
accumulation Of work waiting to
be done when the armistSce was
signed. Yet everybody interested in
construction work adopted q wait
after the srmistice. Then earery-
body who had building to- do tried
to do Il at once. but there were not
enough transportation. labor and
materials to 20 around. Prices
soared-and the result was turmoil
and disappointment.
IF construction work Is needed
and II such work will add to the
permanent wealth OF the individual
and the country at large, IL should
be carried on when not subjected
to interferences that have been
present almost continuously since
our entry into the war and which
NAV again be present later. The
time to start this construction work
10 now"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Home Without
Chimney Built
In the West

Santa Claus will hsve to
change lis time honsred nethsd
Of eatering and leavfsg homes
n builders Of tie future follow
the pIan Of ID. c. Patterson, Of
Oaaha. wks las just erected a
house without q chimney. Some
months age Mr.. Pattersos evelv-
ed the iaes sf building . house
On the principle Of the tteraes
bottle, with sdead air space" be-
tween tive layers of three-inch
cement forming walls, fsers and
eeflInEs. The builder estimates
that the heuse csp be kept warn
for an entire wiater nj . cost Of
SIS. TIE hsuse las eiEht rooms
and, according 70 Mr.. Patterson,
the style Of walls used can be
built 80 Der cent cheaper than
ordinary walls and In absut half
the time. The basement is TO be
used fer living auarters. ss the
thermal system is said TO Keep
out al daapness. Mr.. Patterson
hoIds Americas and foreign pat
eat rights en- the process.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Three-story and Cellar Brick
Dwelling

COntsiAinE nine rooms and bath. con
venientIy located three blocks from State.
War and Navy Dept. In a nice residence
block. Occupied by owner.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13

TT Is always safest not to make
a prediction until you know what
is going to happen. So many per-
sons in. or interested in the lumber
industry have, however, recently
asked my opinion of the probable
future course of conditions as they
affect the lumber industry, that a
brief statement may perhaps be of
some interest" says Wilson Comp
ton, secretary manager of the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
citation, in the American Lumber
man.
We all know that business moves
in cycles and that every depression
in industry carries with it or will
develop its own remedy. This has
always been true during similar
periods heretofore and may be ex-
pected to be true under the exist
ing circumstances despite the fact
that an ingenious Representative
during the last session introduced
I understand. a bill to abolish the
law Of supply and demand, or to
repeal the law of gravitation.
Production of commodities reached
its peak in the early months Of the
year; of lumber in June, 1920. Just
how much production has fallen of
during the last half of the year is
not known, but 1t is known that it
has been substantial in many IN
dustries.
Lumber shows Decline.
In twenty years agricultural pro-
duction has increased 43 per cent.
as against an increase in popuIa-
tion of 40 per cent. But mining
products have increased $50 per cent
and manufactures generally 103 per
cent. Lumber production during the
same period has declined over 10
per cent. The production of lum-
Der per capita population has fallen
over 35 per cent in the same period.
This should indicate that funda-
mentally, at least, there is no over
production of lumber; in fact, that
there is a great potential demand
for lumber which when developed
should draw out a substantial in
crease in lumber production.
The beginning of 1919 found the
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
$4,000
Tiden St. (vacant)

North of Conn. bridge; convenient line; pact-
cay and in excellent condition. contains and bath;
all modern eonvenienees; electricity and hoae heat; lot
25x39 to l8 alley; ample for large garage prop
erty clear Of any trusts, and terms be arranged.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Oak St. Near 18th N. w
$l0,500
Near the War Dept.

On this very desirable location a
Der of the principal office buildings 10
property very good condition and well heated lot
about 2OxS0 private alley. 6T0 So t property
cuped by be inspected by appointment through
office.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Price. $l6,500.
Near 18th and Kenyon Streets.

Three-story brick dwelling coutsinint ~
large rooms. baths. hot wst-r heat. elec-
trie light. rsrsEe Thi. property hs, just
been completely renovated and is in first
class condition. Owner will consider an o.
fer and make reasonable terms for quick
sale.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13

During the past ten years the at
tendance at high schools In Phiia-
delphia has increased l3O per cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08
Heart @pHOmo

ELIZABETH THOMPSON

consider a loveless marriage Your
family is entirely wrong in trying
to persuade you in this matter You
will have to live with the man and
therefore your happiness should be
considered above everything else.
The man will not whip your
classmate nine chances out Of ten.
If he does, let your classmate fight
his own battle.
It is very considerate of you not
to want to hurt the mans feelings
I think, however, the kindest way
will be for you to let him know
definitely that you do not care for
him and you never can. Do not
marry. hoping that love will come
after marriage.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l have
been married little over a year.
A few days ago my husband and
received letter from a friend of
his inviting us to have dinner at
her house She used to be his sweet
heart and then moved out of town.
She was married about three years
ago and now she and her husband
and baby have moved back here to
live.
l am at a loss about what to do.
My husband says / must answer
the letter and tell her we will be
glad to come He tells me that his
regard for her was far in the past
and that he is no longer interested
in her, except that she is a fine
girl and he thinks she and l can
be good friends.
Do you think it would be dan
gerous for US to accept the invita-
ton? MABELLE.
BY all means accept the invita-
ton. The fact that your husband
and the young woman were friends
at one time should not make the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

slightest difference. To let jeal-
ousy creep in would be the height
of folly on your part. II you are
sensible and realize that you are
the woman your husband loved
enough to marry, you will see that
you have no cause to worry. Be
sides. she herself has chosen an
other besides your husband. There
is no reason why you and she
should not become close and con-
genial friends if you hold the right
attitude.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
girl of IA. l want to know IL il is
ali right to correspond with boy
in another town. Some time ago
he wrote and we have continued
until short time ago, when he
wrote a love letter and Ibid not
answer. Did / do right?
He has my ring and l am anx-
ious to have it, but he says he
wants it because he loves me.
would like to know what to do to
get back my ring and If l should
write. ANXIOUS BLUE EYES.
You are very much too young to
carry on a correspondence when
love enters into it. Have your
mother write to the boy and ask
him to return your ring. If she
approves. she might tell him that
if he will correspond in a friendly
way and forget about love, you can
write to him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: have
never gone anywhere with a boy.
NY girl friend Use going TO have u
party and she has invited several
girls and told them to bring a boy.
There are only two boys 1 could
possibly take, my brother. who is
four years younger than l am, and
boy who lives next door. Do you
think it would be all right to in
vite the boy who lives next door
He has never taken me anywhere,
but he often comes over and sits on
the porch or stays in the kitchen
while l make candy. MARTHA.
I think it would be all right to in
vite the boy who lives next door.
Naturally you would rather take
him than your brother who is so
much younger.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

,.ay Mrs. Thompson: I am a
]. "a years of age. I am very
s.nny | have been keeping COM
= with a young man for the last
80 months. do not love him,
~ loves me so much that /
~ ", anti him. My folks say IL
- hfyo will have to leave home.
s This Young man is good-looking,
.,aeses we'll, has a big car Of his
liam hut still ! do not love him He
~ - 10 me all the time. Do you
80 III married him this fall that
a.,d learn to love him in after
l.srsa l am not engaged. but he
,,~sys speaks about getting me a
ring. Ill, o,,o -, o,s
..hooIrates. whom my friend is
s.aIous of | have been going with
- srbooImate now and then and
COWS if he ever sees me with him
III ever go with him again he
iii whip him. l do not want him
20 hurt my sweetheart for the
world. My little schoolmate seems
% be in love with me
How can l quit this young man
withoUt hurting his feelings? l
tsll him l don't love him.
have been out west several
times Do you think it would be all
light 10 go out there for a while to
get away from him? He has been
working for father and also for a
married sister of mine. They think
I have to marry him just because
he did so much for them. He is a
good man, but I don't like the rest
n the family at all. l know if 1
marry him | will be miserable for
life HEARIBhOhEN-
Do not marry the man you do not
love. Go west if you can, or any
where else 10 get away, but do not
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

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Special rack Of women's
lawn dresses, white and
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

Customers HdDing Charge Accounts
Are Entitled to Discounts If Paid
on or Before August 10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-08

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