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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

In accepting owners cars.
to be sold thru our used car
department. we appraisc
them at 4 fair valuation to
the owner and soil the car to
the public without profit to
ourselves. Thus giving the
purchaser the benefit of
what would normally rep
resent profit TO the Dealer.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

DodE. Brothers touring
car. five good tires. me
chsnically in good condition.
You can't go wrong on ,hl.
one .......... .....Sbbo
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

FOR SALE-onc square knabe pia-
no. 1871 East 5rd gsss ]
PIANO for sale. 80 West Ninth.
Phone JiSe-w
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

NERSICE Martin bed. springs ant
mattress. chairs and range. csc5 Chey
enpe.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

Ford Sedan. five good
tires, deniountahi- rims.
spcodom.tcr. uphoistorirS
not soilcd 80. .......ssTs
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

Some Of the mos. aetrar-
tive buys in good used cars
that we have ever had the
pleasure to offer are now
available.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

Ford touring. year 1918
. ............ $3.50
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

We offer. IN this sale Of
used cars extraordinary.
various types of open cars.
closed cars and business
cars. ranging In price from
two hundred to nine hun
dred dollArs.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

SET OF dining chairs. kitchen cabi
net. buffet, bed, springs. mattress ant
rugs. 2o40 +. Routt.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

1915 Overland touring.
has been ,horoly rejuvenatcd
and Ia for sale at the aston
ishinSly low Orice of 5000
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11
Holcomb Realty Co.

- Cent. BIZ. Phone SSs
2s.room furnished apartment.
good ioca ton. ii2o net income.
WIN trade for . or 10 room
house clo-e in. North side. to-
day while YOU think Of II.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-11

FOR TRADE>-Bunch Of horses for
property. What have you? 1907 f. 9th.
FOR SALE or trade, ton Ford truck.
worth $725. Fisher. sl7 w. sth
The Washington times., 1921-01-28

COLLEGE Park. Nd. JAM 2s.-
Hundreds OF Msrylanders. possibly
thousands. are starving, according to
Information which IL being received
by the state Extension Service De-
partmsnt here.
Lack Of proper variety OF food IL
assigned as the reason. Difficulty In
obtaining meat, lack OF familiarity
with the need OF the human body for
greens, and failure 10 drink milk or
use other dairy products. are cited
among the principal reasons for the
alleged condition.
Despite the fact that fsh Is gen
orally regarded as brain food,' the
diet OF hsh alone, as eaten by hun
dreds OF families living along the
waterfronts OF Maryland, will event
ually result in a brain ain-impoverished
race unless steps are taken TO correct
the prevailing conditions, according 9
to Miss Venla NJ. Kellar. State Home
Demonstration Agent.
According 10 reports which have
been received by the State Extension
Service a large number or families,
particularly those Isolated on islands
or in necks of land separated from
the mainland by swamps. have meals
which consist almost entirely OF sea-
food, black. unsweetened coffee and
bread without butter.
Gardening has been neglected by
many, and the fact that II Is extreme
The Washington times., 1921-01-28
ASKED WIFE TOPAY
| HIM YEARLY BONUS
Husband Demanded S3,400 An.
nuaIIy for Living With Her,
She Claims.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.--Norvell Cobb,
manager of the brokerage branch OF
the American Surety Company OF New
York, tried to make his wife pay him
a bonus OF 81, 900 a year and $500 each
month as the price OF living with her.
This was her testimony yesterday.
and she added that he had 4 good in
come, but his tastes were too extrava-
CANT for his salary. Mrs. Cobb, buyer
for a Chicago department store,
makes between $4,000 and $4,000 q
year by her own efforts.
Mrs. Cobb said they were married
| in New York May -, 1920. and sepa-
rated September 20. In this brief four
months of married life she was forced
to leave him three times because of
his cruelty.
The first separation came June ls,
at the Plaza Hotel. New York, where
he created a scene. At that time he
said she would have to pay him $500
n month and a fiat gift OF $1,000 each
Christmas. She refused, and he struck
her
In September he renewed the de-
The Washington times., 1921-01-28
Fish Diet Is Starring
Md. Folk, Expert Says

~ difficult in many instances TO OBJ
tain fOodstuffs from other points has
led TO elimination OF vegetables from
the bill OF fare. says Miss Keller. The
people affected. for the most part, are
financially able TO provide larger
variety OF foodstuffs. but have drift
ed to the "seafood only habit" IL Is
explained, and have no idea OF the
harmful effects.
Conditions such as these are 20 be
found In families OF n number OF
Marylanders who are considered
"well-to-do." according TO Miss kel-
Ter. From fifteen TO twenty years
probably will be necessary TO correct
conditions, Miss Keller estimates, as
most OF the work has to be done
through the schools. and little In the
way OF practical results may be ex'
pected until the present generation
has reached manhood and woman
hood. she says.
Miss Keller cites the aasa OF ply
sicisn In one OF the tldewater Sec
tlons who was asked TO speak on the
need for a diversified diet at a meet
ing OF citizens which was TO be held
there.
"What II the user he asked. THESE
people will not listen to me until they
become III and have to call me pro-
fessionally. Then. when they know j
am charging for my advice, they heed
IT,"
The Washington times., 1921-01-28

about conferences between workers
aAa employers IN ths stssi iSs9ElFI
with . view 20 abolishins the l2-
hour working day, the seven work
day week. to readJust wages and es-
tablish better and closer relations be-
tween the conflicting forces. They
-aso recommend that the committee
hatitute an lnvesiigatlon OF the
activities OF under cover men and
labor detective agencies, including
their relations with the Department
OF Justice.
The Washington times., 1921-01-28
ANOTHER STEEL STRIKE
In few YEARS PREDICTED

Another big steel strike. more
violent than the one whiSA ~ Up
the steel industry In 1919. win s~>s&
out within the next few years unrsos
Congress enaets preventive measures,
according TO testimony yesterday be-
fore the Senate Labor Committee by
members OF the Interchurch Commits
sion, which investigated the strike
last year.
They advocated the creation OF a
special Fey.<val commission 20 BRING
The Washington times., 1921-01-28

msnd, telling his wife he was infatu-
ated with a woman in Denver. His
wife refused his demands, SO he called
her a liar and a thief and left her.
The Washington times., 1921-01-28

The Washington Times Will accept
your Want Ads by phone. Service
that serves" Phone Main $3.50.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-02-10

gu rI6!- 8ertpalter taum
garDn, Der BanterDtt angefast bait:
9ie PafiiDen betragen ahthunberts
taufeno, bic NttiDen oreiBistaufenb
Marf!
Baron: 8as, Nttire1 Fnb aud
mod bag! So bdtten mir bod nod
narten fDrnen!
- 9nertennung. sSbis gReb=
f9nur purbe fDeben fumt feinem
Barenfaiten bonn Qausfne9t aus
benz Wirtsbaus beraussenOrfen.
Nu9 ei1iger Momerlten Dffnet er
aObmals Die Sire unD fagt: .gr
Derfebt's, 9err Heffamateur, er bat
q 9anb fir's 9inausperfen!1
nngIaubI14. sSunger
Ar5t: rWie tpmmt es, g%ndcisi1e,
DOB sic 10 penig gertrnue1 al uns
Aer5ten buben2"
Sic: rNber ih bite 9ie, muB
man ba n1ht iebes gertrauen. per-
tieren2 9enfen Sic ord, unfer
6ousnrat fdidte mid bieten gomz
mer IN Elm gaD. tDD faf ieber Soi<
IettenIulus beru6nt mar.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-02-10
18 e I.

10. NupIIeL
Ser 2ahDm batte bie gan3e Nant
fem Muge 5ugetan. Gefern abenb
par @lDt 5arudgetebrt, Glbi NIT benz
reinen, un1GulDigen !6er5en, Glpi, bic
tam, tbr @lid aus feinen 9dnoen gu
empfansen = uno er uar i'm Sdgsrz
baus9en geDefen!
CUR Stunoe ibrer Hudte9r Dar er
anerbiugs fdon nieber gu 9aufe ge=
ueien, aber er bate ibr niht unbe=
fangen unter oie Mugen treten tDjr1ner,
ct bate in feiner bunflen Wobnung
sefe1en, ben Rppf IN Die 9dn0e gez
fiiBt, unb DerfuGt, einen @eoanten
81 fafen.
@i1maI mar unter cine Drofdfe
norbeigefabren, unb Elm blafes Mdos
deuantlis batte aus Dem sSnneren beg
Wasens au feineu Jenftern binauf<
geieben. Da mar er geger bic @dn6e
geraf unb bette T9 bann fDbneub
auf eine1 Stubl getDprfen.
RDnnte CT iberbnupt mod ei1en1
anftdnoigen Menfden often in bic
Mugen ieben2
Sou, milo, ibermitig mar Ct ge=
peien, 10 LANCE ct benton tor11te, aber
ben S9ilo ieiner @bre bette er tmuner
fledenlos rein gebalten.
uno NUM-
@erlobt nit Dem Mdbden, bas er
einaig unb anein muir lieben tam,
trifft er ffd an einfamer Gtele nit
elmer perbeirateten 5rau, nit Der
5rau bes Mnrues, Der i'm in hDd3s
ber3iger. liebenspIrbiger Meiie IN
feinem 9aufe empfangen bot.
Pfui 5e1fel! @eht IN bns 9aus
bes Mannes unb fiebIt tim bas
Bette, mas er bat - feine @bre.
uno TN Sdserbdusden2
Bon Dem Mugenblid on, tpo er Die
SdtDe0e betreten bot, it ibm betpuBt
geiDeien, DaB er cine Gbrloitgfeit Be-
gebt. Wpau fonmt ct oenn2 lin
iId pon Der 5rau zines anberen fagert
au lafen, baB 1ie ibn liebt.
Isle @duppen fdiiqt es INN pl6Bli9
bon ben Mugen. Wds 1T berr1 bns
fir cine 5ruu, bic 10 etipas tut!
SIT er oenn blind getDefen, ibr iber>
ba1pt nod elm Dort gu glauben. 1br,
Srma b. Melognis, Die i'm f9on
einmal betrDgen 9at2
Nus 2iebe gu inn butte iie iiid se=
opfert2 Aus 2iebe az Tim ben MeiIz
lioudr plena gebeiratet2 1no tpa>
rum2 @eil CT ebenfD alt 1T iuie iie.
9entt man benn an 70 ettDas, tue1rn
man liebt2 So, fIe 1T febr per>
ninftig setDefen, Srmn p. Melogutg!
St mDdte rafen, tpe1111 ct iest 0us
dies bepeuft.
SIM Sdserbdusden Fat er NOD m
fe %gegIaubt, Do TT er tDeid gefpefen,
tDie ie b Der5fDeVelt uaD ungIidIih
tat. 9a bat er an ihr Spfer &C.
glaubt unD an lire 2iebe unD fat
iAr ole Geehte iiber ibn sugefffanoel1
SIN feline Mrnle 6at er tie geno1amon,
ibr Ste Srd11en aus ben Mugen gefiHbt
unb ibr nit adrfiid1en Mprter 51pH
5ugsfproden, Denn Der 5rennungs<
nmera he lhernlannen fDlt
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-02-10

9ameu pGaren eben angetomme11 unD
tDiirber fidt Iebr freuen. Germ @rafen
beute abeno mod gu feben.
Na9 tur3er 3eit tam Der gurfde
pieber unb malbete: Sn Der Wpb-
nung oes Germ @rafen fei anes
ountel. Grau BebOig unb Der 9urf4e
meinten atDar, Der 9err Graf mife
5u 9aufe fem, auf fem tDieoerbOltes
Rlopfen lei aber ni9t g%eantlportet
tDoroen. SIN RaiiuO lei Der 9err
@raf au9 nidt.
Mls er binaus tpdr, fprang Nora
pl6bli9 auf unb fnbte glbire UNI.
.Rpmm', Rinb9en, mir padsn nod
fdneu unfere Rleiber aus. gntfdul>
oige urs einen Mugenblif, 9erbert. =
@lpire lehnte fih fdper auf Rpras
Mrm, lnb als fie IN ibrem @1lafs
aimmer auein NIT tbr par, fiel fe lift
Inn ben 9als un0 brad in Srdnen
aus.
nsSSd babe folde Mnsft nm i5n,
Mama. @as tam bloB nit linn
fetn9"
r8erubige oi9, mein &inb," bat
91ora, ibr Iber Dos net9e, Blonde
!9aar freidelno, rper peiB, mos Der
tDle @raf nieber Dor bat! St geh0rt
nun einmul ni4t an ben bequeme11,
rubigeu Menf9eu. 9u bift ieBt
nerDDs uno iibermibet, @lbi; morsen
miro fi4 bic 5a4e f@on barmlos
%auft1dren. Wir lafen ieBt Rleiber
&lei0er fem unb gu gebft 5u 9ett,
ni4t mabr, 2iebting2"
@lpire berubiste fi@ etpos urb
feb ii9 me9antf4 austleioen. OILS
fie bann in ben metBen Rtfen lag,
feBte NDra F9 nod einen Mugenblid
auf ben &ano ibres 8ettes.
,8itte ben lieben Soft, oaB er anes
gum guten nenoet,' fagte fe, Juno
menn bas fletne 9er5 mprgen mod
ni4t lei9ter setDoroen 1T, tommf ou
gu mil sn0 f4atteft es mir aus, ia9"
3pei pei9e Nrme lesten tih tbr
plOBh9 IN fefter, tnniger n1narn1uns
INN ben gals.
rWie gut, baB ou meme Mama ge=
porben bit, ou 2iebe, Suite, Ginaige!
60 mie bu perfteht mid tetn Menf4!
Sd bab' oi4 10 febr, febr lieb!1
Noras Mugen fuaten fid nit Srds
men, unb als fe pteber au t1ren
Mann ins Simmer trat, fab e. fie
eritaunt an unD fragte:
n8as baft on oenn, 9era, bu fiebit
ia 70 betDegt aus22"
9a neigte iie fi9 gu Tim uno iagte
lei1e:
nS9 bin 10 glidli9.1
uu0 er 5pg fie neben ii@ aufs
@ofa, ialang Den Mrm INN lie unn
fagte NIT innigem @efubl:
SD audi"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-02-10
st. neoic
acaoemp q

Ct. Soiepb, stearus Gonntp, NsiuH.
Glue ber befteu MuftuIten s1tr b6ibe-
rem S6dterersiebung i'm sauseu
Murbmeiteu. unterridt IN beutider,
eusliider unb frau56itfder Gprad}e,
Steupgrapbie, Sgpeuritiug, 8ud-
fibreu, MeaIf, Raleu, SUDDEN nno
tneiblide 9anbarbetten. Hripatsin1.
mer, nit alien mDbernen 8equemlid-
feiten a1sseitattet, iteben ben 36s.
lingen snr g~erfMsnug. Mt obigem
Snifitate TT cine SdJule fit &nnbeu
hon 6 zig IL Sabren berbuubeu. @e.
gen NGberem ueube 11au fidb on
Sister Directress, O. S. B.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-02-10
Scr tote GrQf
&nn,uu BON Gliiabets @pehife.
g. 6ortfesuna).

tS. Oorl1eYUHaJ.
sic trateu auseinanber. Ptena
fan1 surid. 2er 2afop fftes cine
beige RDte ms 9eiiht. Sbm mar,
als tonne er BEN Manre niht mebr
tns Seii9t ieben, nit befen Jrau Ct
5etmli9teiten batte. Mber es uaz
rem ia peridbrte 9efdidteu, oieie
9eimli9teiten, fe taten plena'
Ge9teu als @bemann fetnen Mbs
hrah,
aIs 2afop fd gum Ibi9ieb
iiber Srmas 9anb beuste. fraste
iie:
.Wonn tpmmen Sic pieberg"
unb als er ntdt slet9 artmortete,
fubr lie fort: rRommen sic @orns
abeuo Weun mir nidt sleih einen
Sag ausma4en, lafen sic F9 ia
bod ni4t feben."
&ofop nernetgte f9.
nSebr sutis. Sd uerbe @onns
abeHD abeno tnmmen; ON Sage 9abe
i'd iest feline 3eit, Ser 9teuf -
@uaotgite fennen Dos ia."
Srma nidte.
rRun gut, oann @onnabenS
abeno."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1921-02-10

Sn RuBlanb tDurben forrupte ge-
nn1ferr erfdofien. Rein 8urroer, oaB
Die 5opiet : Hegierung bon ltnferen
Igenrnten 70 perbuBt miro.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-17

Young presented seven suggestions for
changes in the fTincher-Capper- bill.
They include: -, ..@..,.s
Requirement that rules all cx-
changes should be uniform: that the
qualifications for membership should
be changed to permit the admission
Of members of cooperative assoc:a-
lions; rules regarding dealings in fu-
lures should be framed SO That the
buyers car get the wheat called for
under contract, or its equivalent, that
the seller shall have no more t o say
about the date Of delivery than the
buyer. Other changes in the Tincher
bill would provide that the governs
n %ent SHOULD he ! r sstsg IN e. !; t b i, is there
actions open to the public; and that
a hoard of control should be organ
lied which should supervise dealings
on grain exchanges, and should de-
wise means of distributing the market
able surplus, with power to inquire
into the operations of foreign govern
ments on grain exchanges, and that
the board of control should make an
nual reports to congress ~refleSting
the amount and character of the bust
ness done by all exchanges.
Stevenson Pushes Own Bill.
&, Representative ,Steenerson appeared
sao urge the committee to make a
favorable report on his bill to make
~ispermanent markets of grain ex-
changes. Under the terms of Mr.
.Steenerson's bill representatives OF
1.-THE cooperative associations would
be admitted to membership in the
chamber or commerce and the Chi
cago board Of trade He stated tina,
federal law that compels the grain
exchanges to admit representatives OF
cooperative associations to member.
ship. He said that the reason they
had been excluded. was because they
paid patronage dividends which was
construed as a violation of the rule OF
the chamber of commerce prohibiting
q division of commissions.
-. Hoover to Testify.
MI. Stevenson read the recent reso.
buttons adopted by the board of direc-
tors stating they had always been
willing to admit cooperative associa-
lions meet certain conditions.
THE directors are trying to square
themselves" he declared. tThey say
in these resolutions that they have
always been willing to admit represens
tatives of cooperative associations to
membership, but they haven't admit
ted oRe of them and it would be
difficult for them to get in under the
terms OF that. resolution. Grain ex-
changes as now conducted are mo
nopolies.. The passage of my bill would
force them to become permanent oSe,n
markets"
The possibility Of any bill dealing
with grain futures or regulating grain
dealings or grain exchanges being
acted upon at this session was l~esSaned
when the committee decided Satur-
day thai Clifford Thorne. attorney for
the farmers union, would appear be-
fore the committee Tuesday, January
Is. Julius Barnes will be. heard Mon
day and Herbert Hoover, Thursday OF
this week. 2
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-17

however," said Mr.. Young, land that
was that these manipulators could not
sustain their power for a considerable
length Of time. That ID stronger than
anything I have said"
Mr.. YoungI said that the foregoing
was his own views of the situation.
In regard to the Equity Exchange he
said that the chamber of commerce
had fought the exchange ver since
extent Of going to the courts of North
Dakota in an effort to have its charter
cancelled.
Equity Favors Hedging.
The statement of the Equity Ex-
change prepared by John NJ. Ander-
son. dts president, and Benjamin
Drake,its attorney, stated that the
exchange is uncomprom;singly OPP
posed to speculative selling n every
form Of purely speculative trading.
I'VE believe that hedging is useful,
and ought to be preserved il it can be
separated from the rest of gambling
transactions now current on. all or
ganized grain exchanges" the state
ment said. Notwithstanding the
long continued effort to convince us
that short selling in grain is essential
~ right and proper public opinion is
srapidly settling against 1t. We urge
congresS to Use every possible meth
cd too drive sthemy.outa of business. II
Hedging can't be4prsServed with a sep.
aration from the vicious forms of flu
ture trading we believe it must be
teiimfnatedss" s7ss x
The statement declared that gam.
bling is not an incident but the "mair
business Of grain exchanges" 1t de.
clared also that the real issue is the
prohibition of speculation in future
trading. Every member Of the ex.
changes knows hat 80 per cent of the
trades are pure gambling transactions
says the statement.
Seven Changes in Bill Urged.
Following the reading Of the state.
ment of the Equity Exchange, Mr.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-17
POET LEAVES, WIFE AND CHILD; - s
. HuEES WITH FRENCH SWEETHEART

Kansas City, Jan 15.-Lee Shippey, |
Missouri p~oet-soldier, and the girl. he
wooed in France have gone to Monte
rcy, Mexico to live. With them has
gone their son born to Madeleine
,babin: ths girl. soon after che came
wife, Mrs. Mary Woodson shippey,
and Lee Shippey. Jrr,, behind. He
asked his wife to divorce him when
returned from France. This she
has refused to do. Madeleine has
.christened her son Georges Shippey.
He was born in Kansas City after
deportation proceedings had been
Babin came here from France she
brought her family. Her younger
sister, Georgette, who is still here, was
married about q year ago
He Was a 'sY' Worker.
While immigration officials at
FWashington were considering the,
case eefg Mile. Babin. shippey went to;
Los. Angeles, where he worked on a;
newspaper up to q short time ago.
Monterey. where the two now are. is
one hundred miles below the Texas
border.
Lee Shippey volunteered as a Y.
M. c. A. worker after the United
States entered the war. He was sent
to France and billetdd in Paris. One
day he visited the American cemetery
at Suresnes and there he met the
French girl with whom he eventually
ffell in love. She and her mother had
igone4 to. the. cemetery to put flowers
Ion the graves Of Americans who gave
ttheir lives, for France. -. ~
II Later Shippey became a boarder in
the Babin home and above affair de-
veloped.
when Mile. Babtn's father. a
French army officer, was/ killed,
Shippey obtained a position for her
with the Y. M. c. A. in Paris. When
Shippey returned from France he
was met at the pier by his wife. He
said to her:
II love a little girl in Paris. I
want you to get a divorce so L can
~nlarrysaher. Choose your own grounds.
Make sfhsmsanything you desire.n
IL Y Would Not Free Him. 4 4 <
He Ahen Uniformed his wife that
the cabin girl was to become a
mother and he wanted a speedy di-
vorce SO the child could bear his
name. Mr.. shippey refused to OBJ
tain a divorce, but she did offer to
take the child and car for it as her
own.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-17
CORN PRODUCES AN
AVERAGE OF $20.93
PER ACRE THIS YEAR

!. Washington. Jan. 1T.-Corn, king
of crops, produced an average only
s20.93 an acre to farmers based on
December / farm prices while hops
produced $486.1O an acre, according
to averages for. the country as, a
whole issued by the Department of
Agriculture. The value per acre of
hops in 1919 was sS74.75, while
corn's average value per acre was
$38.49. With the exception Of rye,
cranbcrries, soy beans and sorghum
strip the average value per acre last
year showed heavy reductions from
1919 because of the declines in prices.
Wide variation is shown in the
value, per acre Of the various crops
while the averages for different states
show a broad range for each crop.
The average farm value per acre Of
the important farm crops as estimat-
ed by the Department of Agriculture
for 1aSf 1yoor and for 1Q1Q f~o11Ova.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-17
Shortage OF Homes
In London Totals
$1,000, Says Report

London, Jan. 1.-(Mail)-It is es-
timated that London is short Of 1907
900 houses and Premier Lloyd George,
has placed the total house shortage
for the whole offthe Kingdom
At roughly 1000, 900. A house for rent
notice board in London quickly at
tracts a crowd.
Housing is a department of the
ministry of health and, by legislative
act, local authorities are required to
sumbit housing schemes. Thousands
Of schemes have betn submitted, but
progress has been very SLOW.
Perhaps the chief reason for this
has been the economic. factor. Houses
which cost three or four times as
nueh to build as before the war. can
not obviously let or sell at pre-war
k,g Nsessr -cord,ne 10 govern
me Ssse 'stasistle. some 10000 new
houses were started in 1920 and the
number contracted for has risen dur
ing the year from 1O,40S to 133.301.
One striking feature Of the effort to
provide houses is a housing scheme
conducted by the office of works.
which was empowered to spend f6,-
900. 900 spread W IS months. Its
operations started in Camberwell, q
| south London borough. An arrange
nhent was made by which the Office of
works supplied the plans, material
ahd supervision, while the local fed
GRAFTON of Ntrades unions supplied the
labor and the borough council as
sumed responsibility. for the finances.
! The plan worked smoothly and houses
were built for f789 apiece. a saving
| Of at least 600. making a total saw
Ing to taxpayers Of 100000. This
| schemeHlnay become the embryo Of a
state building department.
The Financial difficulties connected
with the housing problem have been
fesponsible for the creation by local
authorities Of interest bearing ..ilbus-
iAgsbonds's which are IN some locali-
! Hes a fairly popular investment.
IS IN the north of England, concrete
lskouSes have become popular. as ma
tchinery largely replaces Ylan-poWer