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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
AUBURN WINS, BUT PAINTERS LOSE IN
 SI.A.A. CAGE MEET
Seven Teams Eliminated in First Day of Play in
 Dixie Tourney

Atlanta, February 3..-Seven teams were elirnipated today and tonight in the opening games of the Southern Intercoi- legate Athletic association basketball championship, leaving the following to contest for the title.
 Mercer Kentucky State, Mississippi A. & M, Millsaps college, Georgia, Auburn, Georgia Tech and Alabama, the latter having drawn a bye
 Practically all of the winners in the opening games took their games in handy fashion, the scores being lop-sided, but the contests were somewhat marred by number of fouls. The tournament, the first staged by the association, will end Tuesday. Earrings for tomorrow and to- morrow night are as follows:
 Mercer vs. Kentucky State.
 Mississippi A. & M. vs. Millsaps
 Georgia vs. Auburn.
 Georgia Tech vs. Alabama.
 The victors in the afternoon games were Mercer university, Kentucky State, Mississippi A.. & M. and Millsaps.
 The Mercer five scored a 50 to g vic tory over South Carolina in easy fashion. Kentucky State proved easily the bet ter trained quintet in the contest against Tulane. winning 50 to 2S. Mississippi Ag-, gies trounced Furman fl to [, and Millsap defeated Tennessee, 46 to @.
 The story of one game during the aft ernoon was the story of all four. In each case the victorious fives took the lead from the start, making the games far too one-sided to be of interest, and showing better ability to pass and out maneuver their opponents. The MSsis- sippi Aggies kept clean slate through out the first half of their game, the score being "A to until well into the second half.
 NIGHT GAMES
 The first of the nights games went to berry college of South Carolina. The Georgians.. who have not been defeated by another college team this session, proved better at passing the ball and far surer at hitting the basket than did the South Caroiinians.
 Auburn's fast quintet took the measure of the Clemson five by the score of 45 to 25 in the second game of the night. The contest was hard fought throughout and proved the most interesting of the tournament so far.
 Georgia Techs quintet, which has made a decidedly poor showing so far this sea- son, turned on the five representing Bir- mingham-Southern college in the last game of the tournament tonight and de- feated them 5 to Il. The Alabamians scored g points in the first half but failed to make single basket in the second, their scores coming from two fouls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
CENTRAL lAs)
GORDO {sl)
 Field Foul Total Fouls yer-Pos Goals. Goals. Points. Com't'd.
SPRINGVILLE BEATS
 GkEENvILLE QUINT

The Greenvilie aggregation, which split he dope by beating sidney Lanier. was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
BARTON ACADEMY
 OUTCLASSES DISOJJE

filth.
 Referee. Bryan; umpire. Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
AILlANCE (3I
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WALKER COUNTY ael
Field Foul Total FOuI0 er-PoA Goals. Goals. Points. Com L d
JUNIOR PAINTERS
 BEAT MARBURY

Referee, Marshall; umpire. Robertson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
ollinEer. ''Fer Walsh.
DIs0UE HIGH tls)

sFor Richey. who later went in for HoffS Referee. Marshall: umpire. Robertson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
SIMPSON CID

Field Foul Total Foule Pos. Goals. Goals. Points. Com't'd.
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Guisto Is Recalled BY Indians

for Senn.
 Referee, Bryan; umpire. Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
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SIDNEY LANIER {es)

Field Foul Total Fouls er-Pos- Goals. Goals. Points, Com't'd
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The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
MOUNT PLEASANT ]
SECTION TO HAVE
new HOSTELRY
Fairmont Inn Provides
Need in Growing .
District.

waashington's lh1 Of hostelries
is to have an addition In the Fair
mont Inn. FouRteenth and Fairmopt
streets northwest, which will. be
formally opened to the public as
an American-plan hotel Tuesday
evening. 1t has been LEASED for
three-year period by Doncan F..
Power and his wife. Mrs. Clara
Power.
The building. which is one of the
most attractive of the impressive
structures which have been built in
that part Of the city,, supplies a
need in a section which has not had
hotel accommodations. Elaborate
renovations are now being made In
the structure, and it is the an
nounced purpose of the proprietors
to conduct homelike hotel to fill
a large demand prevailing here, and
particularly in that section Of the
city.
When opened, the inn will contain
sixty living rooms capable of TAX
ing care of 100 guests. One OF the
features of the hotel will be a ball
room capable of accommodating
seventy-five couples for dancing,
and in addition there will be a
smoking room and a library for the
use of the guests.
The building, or rather what was
originally three residences, has been
used for various purposes since 1t
WAS built many years ago. when
that section of the city was sparse
ly settled. 1t was one time the
Chinese Legation, in the days when
the popular DIR. WI Ting Fang
reigned as the representative of the
Chinese government here. At that
time il was owned by the Presby-
terian board of relief of Philadel-
;,nia. but in 1900, after 1t had been
idle for about two years, it was
purchased by DIR. Arthur =. Ramsay
and Miss Judith L. Hall, by whom
Il Is still owned. 1t was used by
the owners as the Fairmont Semi
nary from the time of purchase un-
til 1918. when the school was moved.
Then il was leased by the local tel
ephone company to house a portion
of the large number of telephone
operators who were brought here
to handle the increased business in
cidental to the war. The telephone
occupants have only recently va
Gated.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
SMALL INVESTORS
TURN TO-REALTY
Awakening to Mortgages as
Safer Than Wildcat
Schemes.

The title companies and the loan
ing institutions are taking a more
optimistic view and believe that
there will soon be enough money to
meet the demand for mortgages.
The small investor. they say. is
coming to the rescue of the situa-
ton by taking the place of the big
money lenders in New York, who are
unwilling to pay the tax penalties
on their investments. says the New
York Herald.
The title companies have main
tained for some time that there has
been enough money available to f.
nance new building projects provid-
ing the builders would stand their
share of the increased costs of con-
struction. What really worried them.
the title companies say, was where
they were going to get the money
to renew loans on finished buildings
when they became due and the big
lenders declined to renew.
A return to sanity on the part of
the people with small sums to in
vest is working out in favor of
the mortgage market, according to
the lenders Men and women who
have been chasing the bubble of
wildcat investments and sensational
interest rates are recovering their
senses and are beginning to get
their feet on terra f1rma again.
According to the title companies
their weekly reports show an in
crease in the return of these in
vestors to the field of guaranteed
mortgages. They regard these re-
ports as most encouraging.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
Realtors Differ on NeIr
York Exemption Scheme

The attitude Of professional real
estate interests toward the tax ex-
emption ordinance now before the
New York Board of Estimate ranges
all the way from mild scepticism
to outright approval, the New York
Herald says. Among the builders.
however, the sentiment is largely
in favor of the ordinance. although
some are inclined TO criticise the
fact that IL was made retroactive
to April ]. 1920. On the whole the
builders who welcome the eNemp-
tion are those who provide the me-
dium-price dwellings and apart
ment hosses. These. in fact. are
about the only ones who will bene-
fit by the ordinance as IL now
stands. 1t has been pointed out.
however. that IL is the builder OF
medium-price residential buildings
on whom the city relies 10 provide
the necessary increase in apart
ments and houses.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27

in our building department uptown.
and the function of this branch is
to gather home suggestions and
ideas from the public and convey
that information to the building de-
partment, where il is analyzed and
classified and worked intoi the next
set of plans to be finished in that
office.
Just lately that system unearth-
ed a public want in the form of an
extra room on the main floor of
home where a certain privacy could
be had for study. for cards, or
work-a sort of an extra library
or study on the main floor away
from the busy section of the home,
the front door and the main living
room. In reality it was a revival
Of a very old custom often catered
to be in Colonial homes.
"It proved 10 us that men are
beginning to use their homes more
since prohibition. We Installed IL
in the very next set Of plans, and
1t made a tremendous hit with both
women and men. We call 1t our
clubroom.
Many Amusing Demands.
AS seriously as we take this in
tclligence department. many Of the
things we learn are highly anus
ing. For instance, the recent de-
mand on the part of the public foI
Increased storage room is not al
ways confined to space for food
etuffs and ordinary household ef-
fects. but certain Of the forbidden
things. in some homes, demand con-
siderable attention.
Another important development
located by the department is the
insistent tendency of the buying
public toward the Identification of
homes-I may say even distinctive
ness and individuality. The common
place, poorly designed and planned
home. often produced in great guam
titles when demand is at its peak,
is rapidly falling from public favor.
Our reports show an economic, as
we'll as an aesthetic reason for this
on the part of buyers. They are
realizing that where over-produc-
ton of design and plan exists in a
community the possibility as to
good resale value is materially af-
fected. They have seen rapid de-
probation set in under these condi-
llOHS anu lbVs justly RSPAiNoA'
I'VE find that the employment of
the very highest class architect for
exterior designing is by far the most
economical in the end, both to our
selves and the buyer. The homes
we are producing bear out our con-
tention in this regard.
Cost Makes or Breaks.
"As to construction ideas for my
fellow realtors, so much for the the
ories we have applied-now the
practical end of our building depart
ment is, think, entitled to a word.
1t is here that cost is your making
or undoing and in this respect We
must certainly concentrate.
Examples of what we have been
able to do in our most recent build
ing operation include the Dutch and
English colonial homes. The ground
for these homes was broken on July
90, 1920. An absolutely finished
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
OWN YOUR HOME APPEAL MAY BE PRESENTED
Plan Will Be Presented
Realtors at Next Meeting
Results Obtained by Real Estate Men in Va
rious Parts of Country Along Same Lines
Believed VIII Be Successful Here.

The value of individual home
the rental problem and at the same
time developing better citizenship.
1t Is expected. will be stressed by
local realtors from now on. Those
who were fortunate enough to at
tend the convention of the National
Association Of Real Estate Boards
at Atlanta, Ga, recently, and who
heard the discussions of the own
your-own-home movement are en-
thusiastic and are making plans to
, present some Of the arguments to
the other local realtors at the next
meeting Of the local realtors asso-
cia.ion.
Out of the discussions which IL is
expected will develop at that time.
II is believed, according TO the opin-
Ion of those familiar with the prob
lem. Will grow a concentrated ef-
fort to impress on the people of
washington who do not own their
homes that they should give this
first consideration.
In this connection. II was asserted
during the week, the plan may in
volve q change in the methods of
presenting the facts Heretofore 1t
has been the practice to present the
arguments for home ownership TO
the man OF the house, who, in many
cases. decided the matter from
purely financial standpoint rather
than from the economic point of
view.
The realtors who have sold homes
to individuals and who have watch
ed the change that has taken place
from the mere home renter to the
home owner who has something to
look forward to in the way OF a
real home rather than just a place
to live. are convinced that the best
and only way to build up a COM
munity of good citizens is to have
ievery one in that community own
"A home. The question has been as
TO where to place the argument so
Ii will count.
So they undoubtedly will do an
about face in the own-your-own-
home movement here this spring
and summer. They will place their
arguments with the women of the
house with every reason to believe
that IL will bring more results than
their efforts with the he1ds of the
home. This may be done by work
through women's organizations.
The number of home owners, 10
was pointed out, is not keeping
pace with the population and some
means must be found to increase
this interest in home ownership.
Many novel plans have been effect
lively tried in various parts of the
country for stirring up interest.
One of these was at Altoona, Pa.
where prizes were offered to stu
dents for essays dealing with vari-
Gus divisions of the subject of "own
your home"
Following the contest many Of
the -write-ups were published. and
the work Of getting the advanced
school student interested in the
work. il was asserted. will result
in no end of good.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27

home was opened for public inspec-
tion in actually three months and
two weeks to a day. Not one item
Of construction was in any way neg
lected and the finish necessarily had
to be good considering that the
properties had to be sold from sl7.-
900 to $lS.SO0. 1t was unusual con-
sidering labor conditions.
Considering the rather indiffer-
cnt interest which in the recent past
labor has shown in giving a full
days work for a very full days pay.
this unusual accomplishment stands
ont all the more prominently. First.
We eliminated all of what we call
war mechanics and gathered to-
gether all Of our old men and were
very particular to select only those
who had proved themselves real
Americans.
Reduced Handling Costs.
The next accomplishment was to
see that all materials that went
into construction were delivered at
or under the actual point OF install
lation so as TO require handling but
once. In our Investigations we
found one operation in our city
where bricks. for instance, were
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
Predicts Great
Building Boom
For Country

A great building program is pre-
dicted by S. Marshall Evans. presi-
dent of the National Paint. OIL and
Varnish Association. He has reached
this conclusion from his own OBJ
servations and from reports which
have come to him. He says In
Printers Ink: sHf
Reports coming to zoe fr6U
paint manufacturers all cFeE -
country show that In the frff fef<t
days agents have been Or lh1 I1@I
returns were larger ttan thc Gr#
fifteen days the last tin1s they u'<r<
out The great buildir- pro<I1l1>
that is about 10 start shows that
the banks are working with the
real estate people and that invest
ments along this line are urged.
Through the Northwest and South
west great strides in the way of
proposed building operations have
been made"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
GIVES VALUABLE
POINTS ON REAL
ESTATE PRACTICE
Frank p. Leetch, Local
Realtor, Addresses
Realty Class.

Frank p. Leetch, well-known local
real estate man. in addressing the
Y. NJ. c. A class on Practical Real
Estate Methods" impressed the fact
that It pays to advertise upon his
auditors in outlining methods en-
ployed by advertising and nonad-
vertising merchants.
The advertising merchant can
often take a chance on location,
such as the wrong side OF the street
or a block beyond the main busi-
ness district. while the nonadver-
tising merchant must be careful to
select only those locations where
the traffic passes the door. And he
must be still more careful not to
select a location where the traffic
in passing, is not in too big a hurry
to stop and look in shop windows
and make purchases" Mr.. LestclI
told the class.
The evolution of the modern office
building from its humble beginning
to its present pretentious proper
tions was outlined by Mr.. Leetcn
during his talk.
Commercial office buildings in
the past have not yielded a high
rate of return on the investment"
said Mr.. Leetch, but in recent years
a keener appreciation on the part
OF the business public. Of the'value
Of being housed in a well-conducted
building has made il possible for
owners to obtain better rates for
floor space, thereby increasing the
income and making IT possible -
render better service"
The matter OF service was gone
into by Mr.. Leetch with figures as
TO approximate costs Of maintenance
and operation based on the square
foot OF rental space
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27

handled four separate times be-
tween delivery and the foundation
wall for which they were intended.
I'm these times of high price lev
els the salvation of home constrUc-
tion lies in ability to eliminate all
unnecessary construction costs and
thus effect reductions in the final
price to the consumer.
in spite OF the genuine home
shortage that exists in all parts Of
our country today the home builder
must realize that the public. from
now on. is going to pay only a fair
price for a home: that IL you ex-
pect to do any volume OF business
YOU must get down to pre-war
methods of meeting competition.
The field of competition has simply
shifted from your competitive build
er to the public. You are In COM
petition with a public demand for
fair prices, not necessarily low
prices.
II do not believe that we are to
see any such change in the prices
Of materials that will affect today's
fair selling price Of a home.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
Plan Large Lumber
Base in Metropolis

More than a little encouragement
is found. by small home builders
particularly. in the plan to estab-
lish in New York lumber terminal
for the storing Of large supplies of
timber for local consumption. The
limited facilities provided in New
York for the storage and handling
Of lumber have placed the city on
a day-to-day basis, and have in
creased the cost of timber here be-
cause ii must be brought into the
citv in 'rainload lots.
The plans OF the Fulton Lumber
Terminal are to establish there a
plant where lumber interests of the
entire country will be able to ship
their woods. and in large quantities
and through representatives distrib-
ute these supplies to individual lum-
Der dealers anywhere between that
city and Pittsburgh.
The big lumber station. Il is said.
will save the small home builder or
the user of lumber at least s25 on
1000 feet of timber.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
COAL SHIPMENTS
HALTED BUILDING
Regulations Giving Priority
To Fuel Made Home Short
age Worse.

The housing shortage throughout
the country is directly attributable
to priority orders for coal ship
ments. according to Senator Will
liam NJ. Calder. chairman of the
Senate Committee on Reconstruc-
tion.'
The preference given coal ship
ments by the Interstate Commerce
Commission since June of last year
has interrupted the flow of building
materials he said. 1t deprived build
ing industries of adequate transpor-
tation, limited supplies below the
demand and thus brought about
high local prices of lime, cement,
brick and other materials, the Sena-
tor declared.
As a result of this condition and
of inability to obtain capital for
Its operations, the building in
dustry, Senator Calder said, has
been practically shut down since
last spring.
Referring to the credit expansion
OF recent years, he asserted these
vast sums must have been used for
trading in consumables, boarding.
speculation and profiteering, as they
certainly were not used for the
building of houses. and railroads"
The combined operation of excess
taxes and tax-exempt securities has
further drawn money from fixed
capital investment. he said.
In endeavoring to divert monev
back to its normal uses for the per-
manent welfare of the country. SEN
ator Calder thought choice must
be made between halting of national
development until the issuance of
tax-exempt securities has been dis
continued or granting tax exemption
70 certain holdings of mortgages on
homes until all securities are made
taxable.
Discussing the coal situation. he
repeated his charge that the gov
ernment and the public had been
inulcted of hundreds of milltons of
dollars. If the country wishes to
avoid another panic similar 10 rhe
one just passed through" he ,e-
marked. 1.-THE Federal coal bill now
under consideration should be PASS
ed before the opening of the coal
year, April l.
We should not feel any false ser
curity because of the low coal mar
ket which the operators now point
to.. as with the revival Of business
activities. the railroads may be
again overtaxed. The coal industry
has been very faulty in the main
tenance Of contractural relations
with its customers during the past
year" -,
Senator Calder regarded the pro-
vision In the coal bill for regulation
OF the industry during emergencies
by the President and the feature of
taxing the broker of 'rear Import
asce."- He added. however. that
the matter of publishing exact in
formation regarding the industry at
regular intervals is of the greatest
Immediate Importance to the public
as means of preventing the devel-.
opment OF emergencies"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-27
LUMBER SALES
EXCEED OUTPUT
Reports Indicate Prospects Of
Greater Demands in
Near Future.

Quiet Developments of more than
passing importance are taking place
in the lumber market. The market
for Southern pine usually leads the
way, and that the influences which
have been at work to increase the
sales of Southern pine in the past
two weeks are at work in other
markets develops from reports now
coming in. Sales OF Southern pine
at the mills have been active for
the past two weeks, and producers
have booked considerable business.
A very significant fact is that buy
ers, contrary to their expectations.
are finding 1t difficult to place or
ders for some grades. The reason
is that while stocks in manufac-
turers' hands are larger than they
rather badly assorted. Further
more; sellers are by no means eager
to book business for long ahead be-
in many instances below the cost
Of production.
In the Douglas fir trade buying
has picked up some, and there are
indications that an increase, espe-
cially in rail business, is to be look
cd for. following the pickup in the
Southern pine market. The demand
for dimension. the No. 1 grade of
which Is particularly scarce in the
Southern pine territory, is expected
to increase especially. As yet, how
ever. the volume of sales is light.
compared TO the total producing
capacity of fir mills.
In the Inland Empire and in the
California pine manufacturing re-
gions business Is light. Stocks are
fairly large and well assorted
In the hemlock territory in the
North business Is very quiet and
sales are slow. though the volume
of inquiries has increased materi-
ally of late.
In tho hardwood field. both North
and South, the volume of inquiries
has increased materially, and sales
of some grades have picked up. Pro-
duction Is very low. and stocks are
not sup to normal. The character of
inquiries being submitted indicates
that furniture factories, automobile
body builders. farm machinery man
and such industrial con-
sumers are looking around for fur
ther stocks.
In the North Carolina pine field
on the Atlantic Coast business is
quiet and prices vary considerably.
Taking the country as a whole,
production Is very low, and even
though the total volume of orders
Is not up to normal for this season.
sales since the first of the year have
exceeded production.