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Evening star., 1922-05-27
REPORTS NATIONWIDE
BOOM IN BUILDING

Virtual absence of obstacles in the
way of building throughout the coun-
try is noted by S. w. Straus of New
York.
mo adverse circumstances of any
consequence are affecting building ac-
tivities throughout the country In
some places there are signs of slight
slowing up, due to shortage of build
ing materials or lack Of labor in some
essential trades This situation has
not as yet developed seriously and
building operations the country over
are moving along with unprecedented
magnitude.
THE unmistakable optimism exist
ing throughout the business world is
reflected in a tendency toward in
creased construction of commercial
types of buildings. AS the country
adjusts itself to the more active busi-
ness conditions that seem likely to
ensue from now on, we shall no doubt
see greater activity in the construc-
tion Of office buildings. industrial
plants. hotels and other types of
structures used for business purposes.
Inquiry for capital to be used in
erecting buildings is strong, and as
conditions seem quite we'll stabilized
at this time and the demand for
buildings far exceeds the supply,
there is every expectation that these
inquiries will continue active"
Evening star., 1922-05-27

trip downward.
Inc stock market, however. is like
tne ocean. In addition to the great
tiuai Vements-there are soEaus
storms and periods of calmness and
OF roughness. The stock \broker
Watches certain barometer as does
tne mariner at sea. This barometer
aohsN suggests today that there
ay soon De a storm in the stock
,i,arket 1or many months has tenn
q points there is pressure which is
not natural. The optimistic tone
~nlcn has been characteristic of tbe
market for many months tas tom
porarily gone. The rumor moneers
ana tipsters are again doing business
ttnsioers VINO have been accommodating
distributed their holdings. ,Tbey are
now waiting for a shake-down and
another chance to get aboard before
the next upward movement.
Steel Merger Talk.
Regarding reported steel mer1e-
/ viii say that there has been much
talk about this. so much so that n
looks as II certain parties were usire
~ Tor window dressing. The cani,
taiization of the combined Bethlehen,
ana aano Lackawanna companies is ahom,
sZo0,0OO.000. The combined csnit,ie
lzation OF Midvale. with Repuhiic
youngstown and other companies nro,
I1seo 20 merge is about $3.50. 900. 900
Lnus !! the entire consolidation GOES
through it would mean a canitaiioes
tion OF about $3.50. .0O0. .0e0. It is pro-
posed to claim that this is an equal
revival OF the United States Steef 60
poratIon' which has today a clear in
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Continued on Fifteenth Page)
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S1,16Q,oDO WEEKS
BUILDING SCHEDULE
Permit for New All Souls
Church on 10th Street
Largest of List.

Construction work to cost more than
$l.l60.000 was provided for in the list
Of permits approved during the past
week by the municipal building IN
spector.
The largest single permit. from a
financial standpoint. was that issued
for the erection of the new All Souls
Church. now under way at 2s39 10th
street northwest, at a cost OF s4o0. 900.
The most important home building
project recorded was that OF Harry
A. Kite, involving the construction of
Elk dwellings, 2152 to 2160 Wyoming
avenue. at a cost of sI50,OoO. These
will be four stories high.
OF warm weather interest was the
permit granted the Chaplin Sacks Cor
poration to build an ice plant on NJ
street between North Capitol and 1.t
streets northeast. This will involve
an investment of SOS, 900.
Other permits follow:
Washington Gas Light Company. 10
repair, alley between 9th and 10th, d
and E streets. $4,000.
Lanier Street Houses.
n. L. Sansbury Company./to build
two homes. 1863 and 1771 Lanier
street. $4,000.
W. f. Brenzier. TO repair. alley be-
tween 1st and Sd streets. @ and Flor
ida avenue. $4,000.
Washington Gas Light Company. TO
install holder. 18th and NJ streets
southeast. $4,000.
W. G. Bedford. to build garage rear
1872 Corcoran street. s1.076.
o. H. Taylor, to build dwelling. 5s37
Both street, $4,000.
F. Morgan. to repair. 2so1 Brentwood
road. $1,000.
c. n. Ash. to erect a garage. 3225
@ street 81 900.
nAr Doc. to repair 5o2-5oi 9th street.
$500.
C b. Asher. to build. 2sO2 32d street
and 3205 Cleveland avenue; $4,000.
J. c. Zirkle, to build five homes. sos
Sd street and 22s TO 236 F street; cost.
$4,000.
G. A. Ridgeway. to build, 671s Wal
nut street: cost, $4,000.
J. e. y. Zarn. to build one store
and dwelling, 1919 Georgia avenue:
B. NJ. oden. to build, 1904 Georgia
avenue: $500.
R. E. Milor. to build. 1241 Jackson
street northeast: $4,000.
Mai. H. A. Gillis. to build. 271s Keo-
kuk street: $4,000.
H. R. Howenstein. to build eight
homes, TO to 724 Kentucky avenue
southeast: $32. 1000.
NJ. Tolstoi. to repair. 32s5 and 32s7
NJ street; $4,000.
w. .. downing. repair l9ub L
street southeast; $500.
Harry Sherry. 10 build five stores.
1886 to 1854 Georgia avenue; $4,000.
ordway Street Building.
E. H. Shaw. to build, 1902 ordway
street: $1,000.
H. c. Wilkinson. to build. 1881 &C.
ranium street; $4,000.
c. E. Wire. to build, 4704 18th
street: $4,000.
c. E. Myers, to build eight dwell
ings, 1101 to 1115 Maryland avenue
northeast: $4,000.
C. T. Beall, to build, 42l7 Bowen
road southeast; $500.
H. NJ. Bralord. to build an apart
ment house. 1892 Chaplin street; s25.-
600.
K. B. Warren. to build house. 3f0s
Brandywine street: $4,000.
Durfee. Knox. Grey Company. to build
home 5S5s 3oth street: $4,000.
C NJ Wallingsford, to build nine
dwelling, s11 to s27 Ingraham street;
$4,000.
F. Selbaggio, to repair, 2102 18th
street; s2.500.
CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1922-05-27

into certain other stocks. such as the
poorer steels. If the public is wise,
1t will stand pat or else it will do
exactly the opposite from what GER
tain big operators are trying to make
1t do. Be on the lookout for squalls
in the stock market during the next
few weeks. Remember. when you see
real estate man having a house
painted that he usually is preparing
to sell il.
"The Babscn chart tells the real
story as to business conditions. This
now stands at 16 per cent below nor
NAL. compared with low of % per
cent in March. 1921. The Babson
chart shows q gradual improvement
would have US believe really exists.
Study the true fundamental figures
and close your ears to rumors."
Evening star., 1922-05-27

wanna, Midvale and the rest. For
the same period Of time the United
States Steel Corporation did a great
business of $1,750.000,000.
When Stock IL Due q Rise.
considering poor condition Of steel
business at the present time, it rather
looks as If a concerted effort was be-
ing made by certain parties to get out
of the stock market, or at least to get
out Of steel and into copper or some
things else. Some one asked the other
day for my opinion regarding GER
Evening star., 1922-05-27
at Connecticut and Cathedral

my reply was. SHOW me the stock
books and I win give you an answer.
II the widows and children still have
their holdings the low point has not
yet been reached: but IL the small
investors have been shaken out, then
the stock Is due. for a good rise. The
same principle applies to American
sugar and various other Investments.
Apparently an expedition has been
organized to get the public out of
certain stocks. such as rails, and
Evening star., 1922-05-27
vestment of about one billion and a half

vestment OF about one billion and half
dollars.
when the earnings are considered
a similar condition will be found. For
instance, for an average period of
years the Bethlehem and Lacka-
wanna show gross earnings of about
$3.50, 100000. while the independents
mentioned above show gross earnings
of about S45O.OO0,0 900. Thus the total
gross earnings of the combined COM
panies would be not exceeding $780,
600, 900 including Bethlehem, Lacka-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
PORTLAND COAL
men TOLD MUST
NOT BOOST PRICE
On Coal Already on
Hand, Director
Lanes Advice
Says Administration Wise to
Price Coal at Mines and Will
Not Tolerate PrOfiteering in
Any Form-Situation Con-
tinues to Grow Worse

Fuel Director Andrew T. Lane Tues
day wired certain Portland dealers that
if papers are correctly quoted they
have advanced the price Of bituminous
coal from 50 TO s10.50 per ton.
This price should be withdrawn"
says Director Lane in his telegram,
as the coal that YOU are offering It
$1,000 is based on old coal which YOU
have contracted for and does not cover
the coal which YOU have purchased
recently"
The State fuel administration is in
formed as to the price of coal at the
mines and then figure the cost Of
freight and other charges, and it in
tends to follow up all advance in price
and give the information it obtains to
the press.
If tho report Of the advance in price
is correct, the State fuel administra-
ton does not believe that coal now
on hand and received previous to the
present developments should be sold
It any price ir excess of what was
formerly charged.
sRecent developments seem to indi-
cate that the coal situation is far more
acute than has been reported, for Di-
rector Lane today received telegram
stating that Il strike has started in
some of the Canadian coal mines and
orders for this Canadian coal have
been Withdrawn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
DOCTORS WORRIED
OVER CONDITION
ITALIAN POET

Gardone Riviera, Italy. Aug 10
OBy A. L. )-Physicians attending
Gabriel D'AnnunZio who is suffering
from the effects of a fall Sunday arc
beginning TO show considerable an
Xlcty over the fact that his condition
is remaining stationary The symp-
toms of cerebral comotion have not
vet subsidized. while his temperature.
though not very high, remains at the
100 point.
With a suffused, dusky counter
ancc. dropping eyolids. dlation of
the pupil in the right eye. pallor Of
the skin and GOODNESS Of the ex-
tremities, the doctors say there seems
TO be no doubt that the brain was
more or less severely shaken.
Professor Rafaele Basitanelli. the
noted surgeon has visited D'Annun-
zio and agreed with the diagnosis of
the local Doctor Duz and the con-
sulting physicians.
D'AnnunZio is being nursed alter
Eately by his son, Mario. Deputy Fin
Ii and Aviator Fngeio Casa grande.
King Victor Emmanuel. Premier
Facta and many prominent political
leaders. irrespective of party. have
sent messages of sympathy to the D.
Annunzio villa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
Clark Held on Arson
Charge at Portland
Attempts Suicide
duplicates Another Workman
In Confession of Attempt
Destroy Is Locomotives
Sympathy With Strikers Mo-
tive = Denies Completely
First Fire-Run Engine Into
Pit / Weeks Ago

Portland, Maine, Aug. 15.-Ray-
mond Clark, also known as Ralph
Clark, aged 81, of South Portland. is
alleged to have confessed to Sheriff
King +. Graham, after his arrest to-
day. that he set the fire in the round
house at Thompson's Point early to-
day, which endangered IS locomo-
tives and described how he did it..
He also was alleged TO have i'm
plicatcd Ernest L. Dinsmore, also Of
South Portland, who then was ar
rested and locked up with Clark in
the county jail. They are charged
with attempting to commit arson.
Other arrests were expected to be
made.
Clark and Dinsmore, who is AZ,
were employed as engine "Wipors" in
the Thompson's Point roundhouse.
Workers in this class are not involved
in the strike of the shopmen and five
other crafts. Both are married
Clark denied that he was connect
ed with the 100000 fire in No. s
roundhouse Sunday. and he was in
custody when the alleged attempt to
burn the Maine Central general of
fees was made this forenoon, hut
Sheriff Graham said he admitted
running a locomotive into Il pit at
Thompson's Point, blocking a turn
table, four weeks ago.
Dinsmore refused to admit compli-
city in the affair.
Sympathy with the strikers was
the only motive, Clark is alleged to
have said. They have worked several
years for the Portland Terminal
Company. Sheriff Graham SAID the
strike leaders not only had offered
to aid the officers in detecting the
fire bugs but had contributed valu-
able information.
A lighted cigarette used as a slow
fuse to agnite oily waste packed be-
tween the partitions of the round
house was the method adopted to
start the fire. Clark was alleged to
have admitted.
The two men will be arraigned in
the municipal court tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
THREE BADLY HURT
IN AUTOS CRASH into
TELEGRAPH POLE

Gray, Maine, Aug. 15.-Thrce men
are in the Maine General hospital in
Portland, seriously hurt, two Of them
proba bly, fatally, when the automo-
bile in which they were riding
crashed into a telephone post and
then dropped into ditch.
Isadore Blocker, IS years old of
5 Gilbert street, Haverhill, Mass,
driver Of the car, suffered fractured
skull, a broken leg and other in
juries He is unconscious
Abraham Brown, so. of IS Peleg
street, Haverhill, was unconscious at
an early hour tonight. The extent
OF his injuries has not been deter
mined.
David Faigelsom, 81. of Wilson
street, Haverhill. is suffering pos 81
bic internal injuries and decorations
Of the body.
All three have been placed on the
danger list.
FaigClsom, the only conscious one
OF the three. said that Blocker re
moved his hands from the wheel and
was putting his cap in the top of the
hood, when the car swerved
The telephone pole was broken in
three pieces, one of which knocked
two Of the men unconscious
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
ROLLING STOCK
DEFECTIVE ON
some OF ROADS
N a n Y Withdrawals
Will Seriously Affect
Train Service .
Chairman McChord Of Inter.
state Commerce Commission
Informs President of COndi-
tions-Told to Insist Upon
Full Enforcement Of the Law

Washington, Aug. 15-Motive pow
er upon certain of the important
carriers of the country" because Of
the present strike is progressively
deteriorating, Chairman McChord &C
the Interstate Commerce Commission
informed President Harding tonight
and in letter of reply was told by
the president ito insist upon full en-
forcemcnt of the law" Inspection
forces of the government should cx-
ert themselves to the utmost, the
president said, because it is better
to have service diminish rather than
attempt any movement of trains on
which safety is not assured.
The commissioner informed the
president that in enforcing the safety
provisions of federal law, are TAX
ing steps and will be compelled to
continue to proceed in a manner
which must bring about serious with
Continued on Page 10-Col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
Atty. General
Hears of |. w. w.
in Railroad Strike

Washington, Aug. 15-Oy 4.
PD-Attorney General Daugherty de
cared today that reports had come
to the department of justice indicat-
ing the T. w. VS. arc quite active
in connection with the railway
Strikes
The attorney general added that
there was not detailed information
in the hands of the department but
he was satisfied from the general in
formation received that relation ex-
listed between the strikes and the ac-
Invites of the I. w. w.
There are indications" said Mr..
Daugherty in a statement to news
paper men at the department of JUS
tice, that the J. w WIS are ever
willing TO take over some of the re-
sponsbilities of railway transporta-
ton and even the government itself
in the west"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
HARDING TO TELL
G0VT'S COURSE IN
RAILROAD STRIKE
Congress and People to
Get His Views within
So HourS--FederaI
Help in Mainten-
anCe Operations

| Washington, Aug. 15-(By A. P.)-
! Congress and the country Will be in
/ formed within SO hours by President
! Harding of every fact in the railroad
! strike situation as he views it, and
| also administration advisers said to-
/ day. would be given an expression Of
his determination to give TIL. full
aid and protection of the Federal
government to maintenance CT rail-
way operations. There is no room
for further Presidential efforts to
bring about a compromise settlement
of the shipments strike, a high off
cial at the White House said, by
negotiating between mana gements
and the unions, although the Prcsi-
dent does not wish to hinder at
tempts of officials of railroad unions
! not on strike to mediate for their
associates.
Meanwhile there emerged today
.
here of the transportation labor or
ganization heads an invitation to the
Association of Railway Executives
to reopen negotiations for a COM
promise settlement of the shopmens
strike, the five train service brother
hoods of engineers, conductors,
tranmcn. firemen and sWitchmen,
acting for the striking crafts. War
rem s. stone, chief of engineers. eX-
pressed the belief that the executives
would again confer, meeting the
brotherhood spokesman by Thursday.
and press dispatches later confirmed
his conclusion.
President Harding also moved to-
night to support the interstate COM
mercc commission in enforcing safety
laws, which will shortly require with
drawals of locomotives from service
on important carriers With the mat
ter placed before him Chairman Nc
chord of the commission, President
Harding replied that he knew of
nothing to be done except to insist
Continued on Page 1o-Col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16

At Island Park today at noon the
Republicans of Maine will have the
formal opening of their 1922 cam
raign. Thousands will gather if the
weather prediction of fair" holds
tue and the crowd will be hut
slightly loss If rain develops for the
procram will be adhered to what
ever the skies may bring.
Two years ago at the same spot,
national and State leaders sounded
the tocsin that later brought the
Overwhelming defeat of Democracy
throughout the country. Now today.
the Pine Tree State will hear the re-
ports Of its leaders in the capitols in
Washington and Augusta in addition
70 political speakers of high repute.
Governor Percival P. Baxter will
speak Of the results of his year and
a half in the Governors Office. The
NNHtliACil ~ liiC NototS anu 40 SoN =
ernmental needs will be the principal
topics in his report of stewardship
Congre ssman John +. Nelson of Au-
gpsta with a short but active career
in the House Of Representatives from
the Third District. will give to his
constituents and the citizens at large
needed information on the progress
and aims of President Harding'S adj
mlnistration.
70 give the meeting the national
scope that the occasion demands, the
Republican State committee has Sc
cured two speakers of recognized
ability. Mrs. Mary Hight of Chicago
represents the Republican women OF
the country. Senator Mccormick
recommended Mrs. Hight to Senate or
Hale in iiattering terms. In the mid
die West she is known as one of the
leaders of present day Republican,
ism.
Colonel Ralph d. Cole of Ohio is a
veteran Of former Maine campaigns
and his ability as a political speaker
is unquestioned. Colonel Cole has
represented the Buckeye state in the
Continued on Page 10-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
ATTEMPTS TO END
HIS LIFE IN CELL

Portland, Maine, Aug. 15.-Ralph
IT. Clark, u years old. self confessed
firebug attempted suicide here to-
night in his cell at the county jail
by hanging himself 70 the bars on
the door.
Clark, who implicated Ernest l..
Dinsmorc, ~, in the attempt today
to burn the roundhouse of the Maine
Central railroad at Thompson's
Point, fastened his leather belt
around his neck and then jumped
from his iron cot. Deputy Sheriff
Bryant, on hearing the mans strug-
gle, cut the strap as the man was
losing consciousness.
Sheriff King Graham, asserted to-
night that he has secured evidence
Which will cOrroborate Clarks state
ment that Dinsmore was implicated
in setting fire to the Thompson's
Point roundhouse and in the wreck
ing of the locomotive in the turn
table pit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
z DEAD, SEVERAL
HURT IN CRASH OF
CARS into POLES
Son Wooden Co. Head
and Companion Killed
Near Reading, Mass.
Smash Occurs at Dead Mans
Curve, Scene Number of Ac-
cidents - Two Other Cars
Wrecked-Three Badly Hurt
in Similar Affairs Near Gray,
Maine

Reading. Mass. Aug 15.-William
NJ. Wood j., son of VIM NJ Wood,
president of the American Wooden
Co, and Alex Gardner Of North An
dover were instantly killed late today
when their automobile. after demol-
ishing two other cars on the Reading
Andovor boulevard near this town,
crashed into a telegraph pole.
Paul Rice of Shawshcen village. the
third occupant of the car was hurled
90 feet INTO a swamp. He escaped
with a broken rib.
The mon were killed at a point To-
Cally known as Dead Mans Curve,
which has been the scene of a num-
Der of motor accidents in recent years.
According to the police of Reading,
Wood and Gardner were driving a
heavy car at a high rate of speed
They passed through Reading square
and went down the boulevard toward
Andovcr side by side with another big
car, racing, according to the police.
At the curve. half mile from Read
ing square, Woods automobile over
took smaller machine, struck it and
reduced it to Junk. Edward Bracket
Of Wakefield ard Samuel Ramsey of
Medford, the occupants of the car,
were thrown clear of the roadway.
both suffering fractured limbs. They
were taken to 9 hospital at Winches-
ter
Another car headed in the direction
Of Reading was stopped by the way
side. The Wood automobile era shed
into this also, smashing it up.
Charles Mccarthy Of Dorchester aad
John Mclean CT Boston. seated in this
machine, were shaken up but not Sc
riously injured.
Woods car then left the road and
plunged into telegraph pole. Young
Wood and Gardner were hurled against
the pole and crushed. Both were
killed instantly, their skulls and limbs
being fractured.
Police tonight were looking for the
driver Of the automobile with which
they said Wood and Gardner appeared
to be racing before the crash. 1t con
tnucd down the boulevard after the
accident. according to the authorities
without even slackcning speed. Its
number, as reported by witnesses, was
that of a car registered in the name
of a resident of Brookline.
William NJ. Wood came here az soon
as the news of his sons death reached
hin took tEa hTny- IA hic al
North Andovcr. Gardeners body was
removed to a local undertaking ostab-
liShmont.