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Evening star., 1922-07-15
NATIONAL H0N0RS
FOR D. C. REALTORS.
Shannon and Weaver Ap-
pointed to Offices in
; Highest Body.

Two Washington realtors. William
E. Shannon and John L. Weaver. have
just been appointed to responsible
offices in the National Association of
Real Estate Boards. it was announced
today by John A. Petty. executive sec
retary of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board.
Mr.. Shannon was selected as one of
a special committee of four to CO.
operate with the Federal Real Estate
Board, recently organized as a gov
ernmental function under the directG-
of the budget. In addition. Mr.. Shan
non has been appointed one of q COM
mittee of three in charge of the re-
search work OF the National Associ-
alton of Real Estate Boards
MIR. Weaver was made a special rep
resentative of the national association
in its relations with the United
States Chamber Of Commerce.
Both of these men received the
honors at the first meeting or the
new administrative board or the asso-
citation, organized early in June at
the San Francisco convention under
she revised constitution and bylaws.
The local board was represented at
the initial meeting by Mr.. shannon
who was elected one OF the directors
composing the board at the June con-
yention. and by Mr.. W eaver, who as
past president of the National As
sociation of Real Estate Boards, is a
member of the advisory board.
In keeping with the growth and
development of the organization and
it's work the board of directors au-
thorized a special committee to seek
larger and more suitable quarters for
the Offices of the national association
in Chicago.
Among the more progressive in
novations authorized by the govern
ing board was the establishment at
the Chicago offices of an Information
bureau to serve as a clearing house
of information and statistics for the
member boards throughout the
country.
1t is expected that with the develop
1nent of this bureau, the work of the
national association, and also of the
members boards, will be greatly
facilitated by this prompt means of
transmitting information on the or
SANITATION OF real estate boards, as
well as on their operation.
In dividing the association into
territorial divisions. the District OF
Columbia was included in the ter
ritory comprising Kentucky. West
Virginia. Maryland. Delaware. Ten
nessee. North Carolina and Virginia.
This particular territory will be
supervised by Bruce Bowe or Rich-
mond, Wa, one of the vice presidents
of the national association.
The board of directors. which has
direct control over the policies and
activities of the national association
holds three meetings during the year
in addition to meeting at the an
nual convention. The fall meeting
will be held in New York in October,
and IL was definitely decided to hold
the annual convention the last week
in June in Cleveland.
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Building contracts awarded during
June in the middle Atlantic states, in
cluding the District Of Columbia.
amounted to $56.s7s.0oo, according to
the F. w. Dodge Company's review
Of building activity.
This represents an increase of per
cent over figures for the preceding
month and rs per cent over those
for the corresponding month last
year.
Total construction started during
the first half of this year has amount
per cent over the first half of 1921. On
the record Of the first half of the year.
residential construction, amounting
to s1l4.169,O00. has run to double the
volume of last year; public works
and utilities. $45.401. 900, are Is per
cent ahead of last year; mercantile
construction s34.954.000. is 81 per cent
ahead: educational buildings, $20. .6sZ,-
900, are 80 per cent ahead, and In
dustrial plants. $l6,50I,00O. are IL per
cent ahead.
$71.687.OOO Contemplated.
Contemplated new work reporter
in June amounted to $71.66I.0O0.
Building contracts awarded during
June in the twenty-seven northeast
crn states according to the Dodge
company. amounted to s343.44O. 900.
Except for the record figures OF April
and May of this year, this is larger
than any previous monthly total. IT
Is only per cent under the record
May figure, and shows SO per cent
increase over June of last year.
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Reflected Real Estate Building
Finance and Trade Conditions
Viewed BY Roger ". Babson--

Of
Ths
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RENTS IN BALTIMORE
EXPECTED TO STAY UP
Some Being Raised to Level of Sur
rounding Apartments.
Much Building.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. July 15.-Plans to in
crease the rents Of apartments are not
general among apartment house owners
in Baltimore. according to Theopholis
White. vice president of the Continental
Trust Company, and in charge of half
a dozen OF the largest apartments here.
we are not making any plans to in
crease our rents" said Mr., White, "for
the reason that we believe the people
are paying all that they have the money
to pay. We are making leases at rates
which we think will prevail for some
years. But those who are expecting the
prices of apartments to come down very
much are going to be disappointed.
Costs OF reproducing the houses are
lower now than they were two years
ago, but there are signs that such costs
are going up"
now" Mr.: White was asked.
For f1ve-room apartment in a
modern apartment house. from Sl00 to
$3.50 month. varying according to To-
cation
George R. Morris. president Of the
apartment corporation, which controls
number Of apartments. notifying ten
ants in several Of them of an increase
OF 10 per cent, said:
We are not raising our rents every
where. We are merely equaliZing our
rents. We are raising the rent for
apartments which have been lower than
for like apartments in the same neigh
borhood. 1t is a question of supply and
demand.
Il do not think the rents of apart
ments are going up generally. But
neither do think they are coming down.
The cost of building, however. is
higher than 1t was a few months ago.
Much building is being done Certain
concerns doing mill work are refusing
to take orders for delivery earlier than
four months hence. The increase in
building during the last few months has
been considera ble."
Evening star., 1922-07-15
HOME BRINGS $50, 600
AT 1904 VARNUM ST.

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Thigpen have
purchased the recently built detached
residence. 1904 Varnum street. from
L. E. Breuninger & Sons for $4,000,
it was announced today by the firm.
This is center-hall residence con-
tanning twelve rooms and four baths
located on a wide lot. The house con-
tains many features. 1t was built by
L. E. Breuninger & Sons.
The sale was made by J. Paul Fow-
ler Of that firm.
Mr. and Mrs. Thigpen will occupy
the residence as their home.
Evening star., 1922-07-15

looking Rock Creek Park, was sold
for E. S. Newman to John H. Bartlett
second assistant postmaster general.
Col. Glendie B. Young was the pur-
chaster of the home OF Bertrand and
Effle J. Bonham, at 1853 Harvard street.
One Of the houses just completed
by Morris Cafritz at 557 Longfellow
street was sold to Raymond L. Harris
Mrs. Jessie Porter Wood was the
purchaser of one of Kennedy Broth
ers' new homes, at 2013 Klingle road
A house recently completed by
Harris Shapiro, 1471 Girard street,
was sold to James J. White.
Two of the new homes built by c.
H. Small. 1926 and 1922 Ashme ad
place. were sold to DR.. Warren Price
and George c. Loomis.
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more, in the case of freight conges-
ton, the railways should temporarily,
at least, show very handsome earn
ings. Already the railways are show
ing very good earnings, owing to the
high rates and reduced operating ex-
penses. notwithstanding, the fact that
they are hauling very little freight
If the time comes when the railroads
will carry 100 per cent capacity, these
earnings should be very large. Large
railroad earnings should tend for
higher prices for railroad securities.
A word to the wise is sufTicient"
General business, according to the
index figure of the Babsonchart,
stands at II per cent below normal.
the same as last week.
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PLAN $4,000 THEATER.
Wisconsin Avenue House to Hav,
Seating Capacity of $50.

Plans for the construction of a mo-
tion picture theater on Wisconsin ave
nue. near p street, at a cost of ap-
proximately $4,000, were disclosed to-
day by the Federal Theaters Corpo-
ration, promoting the project.
The structure will be built on mod
ern lines of the best materials, it is
stated. The auditorium will have
seating capacity OF $50 persons.
Evening star., 1922-07-15

Mount Pleasant and Kenyon streets,
1t was announced today by william
r. Ellis, who handled the transaction.
The lot has a frontage on Mount
Pleasant street of eighty feet and a
depth on Kenyon street of 201 feet.
Mr.. Sherman intends TO erect five
stores on the site. 1t is understood.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
BUYS STORES SITE.

Louis Sherman of this city has pur-
chased from the estate of H. ]. Heinz
of Pittsburgh, the unimproved prop
erty at the northwest corner of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
NIGHT SCHOOL GROWING.

The night school being held at
the cotton mill school house two
nights each week by Supt. J. D. Fulp
and assistants, is rapidly growing
Last evening nearly 20 new pupils
were enrolled and the work was be-
gun in earnest Rev. NJ. R. Plaxco
has been secured to assist in the work
and was on hand last night.
Arithmetic, spelling, writing and
business English are the most popu-
lar studies among the pupils.
A textile arithmetic is being used
in the school. This text prepared un-
der the supervision of officials of the
Victor-Monaghan mills, Greenville,
deals with problems met with in the
every day life and work of the mill
employees, and is valuable text in
the night school.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
TO
ASSIST GERMANY
TO ! ADVANCE 500,-
100000 GOLD MARKS-REPAR-
ATIONS COMMISSION FAILS
TO AGREE-DEADLOCK is
THREATENED. '..

BerEin,h Nov. 14FGerman Gov-
ernment tonight forwarded a for
NAL note to the reparations COM
mission in Paris, informing the
commission that the Reichsbank is
prepared to advance the German
Government 5OO,O00,O00 gold mark
toward loan to stabilize the mark,
said an equal amount is forthcom'
ing from abroad and subject to the
condition proposed by the foreign
financial experts who recently Wis
tied Berlin az essential for the sue
cess of the stabilization project.
Paris, lNov. 14AThe nepara-
tions commission at 8 o'clock this
evening, after three hours Of dis
cussion of Germany financially and
economically. as viewed under the
commissions recent visit to Berlin
found itself just as far from agree
ment as when the session began.
The American, unofficial representa-
tives, Roland w. Boyden and Col.
James "A. Logan, Jr., participated
in the session. ..
A deadlock in the commission
again seems imminent although it
is reliably reported that M. Bar
thou, the chairman, has been IA
vorably impressed with the pro-
posed solution contained in the re-
port of the foreign experts who re-
Gently went TO Berlin to study the
situation. 1t is stated that pre-
mier/ Poincare insists upon the i'm
position upon Germany of rigid
guarantees before everything else.
1t is suggested in one quarter
that the reparations problems might
be left in suspense until the inter-
Allied conference at Brussels on
the question of Preparations and
inter-Allied debts is held but those
members of the commission who
can see no good in delaying the
decision by the commission. The
fear of the collapse of the present
government in Berlin is also con-
sidered factor which it is argued
should hasten some conclusion on
the reparations question.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
POURING
IN FOR CORN SHOW
Which Comes OFF This Week-Ex.
hibits May Be Entered Until
2 O'clock Tomorrow.

Entries for the Corn Show which
takes place Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week, will not close
until 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon
the 10th. Exhibits are pouring in this
morning in unusual numbers and it
is far from the closing time. If ex-
hibits continue to come in this way
until o'clock tomorrow, Abbeville
will have the best Corn Show that
has been held in the State.
The judging will be done Friday
morning by Prof. C. P. Blackwell,
Chief Agronomist, Clemson College,
who is considered the best judge of
corn in the state. Henry S. Johnson,
of Aiken, District Agent, will also
act as judge.
DR.. W. w. Long, Director of Ex-
tension Work for South Carolina will
be here Saturday to see what Able
vile County can produce.
The Corn Show is being held in
the Planters Bank Building under
the direction of County Agent c.
Lee Gowan, and under the wing of
the Planters Bank.
The show will be open Friday,
Friday night, Saturday and Saturday
night to visitors. A large crowd is
expected from the neighboring towns
Saturday is a special day for the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
COTTON CONSUMED
SHOWS AN INCREASE
OCTOBER COTTON CONSUMP-
TON is MORE THAN SEPTEM-
BER, ALSO LARGER THAN
FOR SAME MONTH LAST YEAR
! CENSUS REPORT REVEALS.

Washington, Nov. 14-Cotton con-
sumed during October amounted to
533,950 running bales Of lint, and
62,4O6 bales Of ? linters, compared
with 494,317 Of lint and 65,56O of
linters in October last year and 1885,
a44 of lint and 59,sa3 Of linters in
September this year, the census bu-
reau announced today.
Cotton on hand October 8, was
held as follows: .'ti
In consuming establishments l.
97s,77O bales Of lint and s2,1e9 of
linters, compared with 1,39s,13S Of
lint and 1880 of linters year
ago.
In public storage and at compress
es, 4,329,902 bales Of lint and 49,
812 Of linters compared with 1884,
s31 of lint and 212,ss7 of linters a
year ago.
Active spindles numbered 3d.
S59,O76, compared with 34,206,179
in October last year.. "D
Statistics for cotton growing
states: :t Il
Consumed during October BAG, ,435
bales, compared with 297,1o1 in o.
tober last year.
Cotton on hand October 81, in
consuming establishments, was 855,-
9s1 compared with 774,s4s and in
public storage and at congresses A.
1858 bales, compared with A.
'677,2O2. =
Cotton spindles active during Oc-
tober 15,s31,959 compared with 15,-
391,959 in October last year.
The largest monthly consumption
of cotton since June 1920, occurred
during October a total Of 1880
bales of lint having been used by
manufacturers. The census bureau
announced that this was an increase
of $4,000 bales over September con-
sumption and about the same in
crease over last year.
Consumption in cotton growing
states was almost $4,000 bales more
than in October, year ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
DE LA HOWE KIDS.

Saturday afternoon the De la
Howe kids are coming to Able
vile to see "The Bachelor Daddy"
They will be the guests of Manager
Verchot. of the Opera House. There
will be 1O8 of them and anybody
desiring to help get them from the
De La Howe school to Abbeville
town will please communicate with
Mr. J. NJ. Nickles or Mr.. Verchot
what transportation they can offer.
There are many cars in Abbeville and
most any of the High School boys
would drive out and get the children
for the show. +
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
DEATH OF MR. VIM. McNEILL

Mr.. William M. McNeill, a pIos-
porous farmer of the Sharon section,
died at o'clock a. m. November l5,
1922, after an extended illness. Fun
eral services will be held Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at Sharon
church, conducted by Rev. j. B. Kill
gore assisted by Rev. c. E. Peele.
Mr.. McNeill was born in Ireland
and was in his 74th year. He had
been married twice, his first wife
being Miss Knox. To this union
was born five children, all of whom
are living, they are: DR.. Robert Nc
Neill Of Danburg, Ga, Mrs. Ben Cade
Washington, Ca, Mrs. jamie Dicker-
son, Columbia, Tom McNeill, Ma
con, Ga.,> and Miss Nora McNeill OF
Jacksonville, Fla. His second wife
was Miss Fannie Palmer, who with
five children survive: W. W. McNeill,
Sharon, Mrs. Rosa Boles, North,
Frank McNeill, Abbeville, Mrs. ]. E.
Cochran, Watts and Donald McNeill,
of Clemson College.
Mr.. NcNeill was member of the
Methodist church and has lived a
long and useful life in this commu-
nifty. He leaves behind him the heri-
tage of a life we'll spent.
The following will act as honorary
and active pail bearers: Honorary.
W. F. Nickles, P. A. Roche, W. 7.
Magill, DR.. G. A. Neuffer, R. W..
Knox, and J. A. Gillian.
Active: w. O. Graves, John E. Ri
ley, A. B. Bosler, G. S. Wilson, {.
T. Schram and Frank W. Wilson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
j. D. c. TO RAISE
$4,000 ADDITIONAL
To Complete Jefferson Davis Monu
ment-When Completed it Will
Be 351 Feet High

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 14.-Ef-
forts will be made at the convention
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy which opens here tonight to
raise the remaining 100000 neces-
sary to complete the Jefferson Davis
monument at Fairview, KY, accord
ing to Mrs. Jacksis Daniel Thrash
Morrison, chairman Of the monument
committee. ..
Pledges will be taken from the
floor in an effort to raise the remain
der of the funds, it was reported.
The obelisk is now ZIG feet high,
according to the plans.
The work of raising the remand
er of the funds has been placed in
the hands of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Jefferson Davis
Home association, of which General
William B. Haldeman, of Louisville,
is president. Undaunted by the ac-
ton of Governor Morrow in vetoing
an appropriation of $4,000 granted
in a bill passed by both houses OF
the Kentucky legislature, the Daugh-
ters announced their determination
to raise the remaining necessary
funds at this convention.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
NORTH CAROLINA.
TO COLLECT. TAX
JUDGE CONNOR DECIDES A.
GAINST RAILWAYS-CASE is
EXPECTED TO PROCEED NOW
TO UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT.

Raleigh, N. C. Nov 14.-Judge Il
G. Connor, in the United States dis
triet court, today filed a decision
holding that the four railroads op-
Grating in this state must pay the
state of North Carolina $145,O00
annually in contested income taxes
and railroad attorneys Immediately
set about preparations to file a Pc
pition for an appeal to the United
States supreme court.
The decision of Judge Connor not
ing the difference between the as
sessment of the state and the con-
tension of the railroads shows the
Southern assessed at $71,522.06
admitted $1S,703.95 Atlantic Coast
Line assessed SAL, 1,6s0,95, admitted
$9ysse.15; Norfolk Southern ass.
sessed S1s,616.4O, admitted nothing
The opinion of the court is con-
tanned in one paragraph, the remain
der of the decree being devoted to
a. presentation of the contentious
and the law bearing on the subject.
By arrangement of counsel the
necessity of three judge court was
eliminated in the income tax cases
and the cases were heard by Judge
Connor on the final hearing.
The suits were brought by the
railroads on the contention that the
tax imposed by the state IS discrlm-
inatory and applied upon the gross
receipts rather than upon the net
income. ...
Seven contentious were made by
the railroads in support of their
contention that the general rule had
been applied to the railroads but
the practical question involved was
whether or not the railroads should
be entitled TO deductions for sums
paid in interest and rents.
The state contended that the on
ly discrimination imposed upon the
railroads is that made necessary by
the character of their business and
that for practical purposes all tax
PAYERS had been divided into three
classes, individuals public services
corporations required to keep re
cords according to the accounting
system adopted by the interstate
commerce commission and all other
corporation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-15
ANUGLY SITUATION
. IN TURKISH |'|'|' CAPITAL.
UTMOST SKILL TO-
PREVENT oUTBREAKs-AN-s
CORA GOVERNMENT FOLLOW.
ING POLICY OF DEFIANCE TO-
WARD ALLIES S. =

London, Nov. 14.-Now that the 4
Lausanne conference has been post
poned to November 20 the question
most urgently asked here is whether
it will be possible to maintain peace
in Constantinople in the interim, Re
storation Of communications has re-
vealed such an ugly situation there
that it is evident the utmost tact
and skill will be necessary to pre-
vent outbursts. Fl !55 sd
AL reports coming to London
concur in saying that the extre1n-5 4
lists are dominating the Augora g9y-
ernment, which, through ips agents
in Consrantinople is following the
policy Of defiance toward the allies
and terrorism among the local popu /
lation. ;.S5 .|ss
Residents of Constantinople iafe4t
described as being in state Of ex-,
treme alarm, while the position OF
the allied troops lis respected as
one which soon may become un-
tenable., ~ q,
An incident which sharply shows
the total change in the situation !
from conditions which have pre-
vailed during the past year IS re-
ported by some correspondents
whose dispatches say that an Eng
lish book merchant who became in
volved in street squabbie was
seized by the Turkish police, taken
to the Galata police station and
whipped. The correspondents main-5,
tain that the establishment of mar
tial law alone can make Constanti-
nople safe. yl.i.
Complete agreement among the !
allied and a display Of unity in the
nature of granting full authority
to their commanders in Constanti-!i
nople to cooperate in any emergen-
cy would remove anxiety. 1t is con-
tetuded, and guarantee stability dur
ing the discussions with the Turks
at Lausanne. Without such COM
plete cooperation, it is argued the
conference had better not be held. 1
Communications in London gener-;i
ally insist strongly upon the hecess
sity for the allied representatives
to meet together before talking to Z
the Turks at Lausanne in order to
decide common policy. Unless this
is done some observers feel it will !
be impossible for Great Britain to
be represented at Lausanne at all. (