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Evening star., 1922-07-08
Finance and Trade Conditions
Viewed Bv Roger W. Babson-
.tsdent brss for readers Of

THE number Of acres devoted to
oats Is 81 per cent under year ago.
Silk the prospective outpu, is ~
Per cent more. The estimated yteid
of 1906. 100000 bushels about equals
the ten.year average. 1t is well
mentally too low. Considering the
limited crop of a year ago and heavy
consumption on the farms, the carry
over promises to rule far under nor.
NAL proportions. This phase is not
discounted by the present price level
level for oats during the ls2:-2S
season.
Rye Outlook Radical.
''The rye crop shows the most rad
ical developments Of all. Acreage is
1913 per cent over last year. while the
prospective yield shows an increase
Of 40 per cent. With the exception
Of 1918. this is the largest figure on
record, There is no Fundamental rea-
son why rye should not follow the
general trend of agricultural products.
with the advent of the new crop
marked price elevation is not loki-
cal Still. no serious price decline
should evcntuate this fall. and the
1928 seasonal rise should be moro
pronounced than In the season about
index OF ten leading products Is now
quoted at l4S. which shows a twenty
eight point rise over the low during
the fall Of 1921. The elevation in
agricultural products has already in
creased the spending power of the
farmer. 1t should be remembered
that 1922 producing costs-labor, fer
tilizer and iransportafiop-are rang
ing on a more popular basis compared
with recent years. Therefore. with
good crops and a higher average price
over the next year. the farmers in
come is bound to return gradually to
normal.
Interest in Cotton.
II am particularly interested in
cotton. The condition is now esti-
mated around 20. which compares
with a ten-year average OF IS. Last
years crop was the smallest in mod
ern history, yet the record carryover
constituted a total figure that sue
eessfully coped with the curtailed
European and domestic demand. This
year the carryover is nearly back to
normal proportions, and a crop in ex-
cess Of II 100000 bales Is now indi.
Gated. This means that the total
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BUILDING:
NEARLY COMPLETE
Work Moves Rapidly on
Structure at West Side Of
Lafayette Square.

Work on the eight-story home for
the Institute for Economics and the
Institute for Government Research. on
the west side of Lafayette Square
near H street. is nearing completion.
Details of the building and the uses
to which it will be put were made
public today by Robert S. Brookings.
chairman of the Institute for Gov
ernment Research, who Is erecting the
structure.
The building is within the s5-foot-
|, height limit imposed by the zoning
regulations in that block. and the
,, architect. waddy B. Wood. is said to
have kept the roof line rs low as
possible, in conformity with the
height Of the proposed home for the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
on the north side of the square At
Connecticut avenue and H street. In
order that the appearance OF the two
not be dissimilar, the institutes home
was constructed Of the same material,
,, so far as the exterior is concerned. as
the chambers new home, viz, IN
diana limestone.
The architectural lines Of the build
ing were Hduo pun PoSCiS
without ornamentation of sort that
! would attract publicity to 1t In
business way. Mr.. BrookinEs states
that virtually all of the structure
will be occupied by the two institutes
with which he Is affiliated ana OF
which he was the founder. All floors
above the first story will be laid out
into center-lobby suites OF nine rooms
each. The basement will oe well
lighted and ventilated for use ms file
rooms It has not been decided to
what use the main floor will be put.
Marble Entrance Lobby.
The entrance lobby will be Of mar
blc High-speed elevators wtli>be IN
stalled and ample toilet facilities pro-
yided Mr.. Brookings has gone into
considerable detail in arranging de-
tailed conveniences. such as electrical
outlets. etc
The building is of heproof. rein.
forced concrete construction All
the interior has been completed with
the exception of marble work. paint
ing, etc. The permit for the project
was issued April Is. and work has
preceded uninterruptedly since that
time The construction contract is
held by the Fuller Construction
Company. The site for the building
was part of the Truxton Beale pro
perty 1t was unimproved until the
present undertaking started.
With reference to expressions OF
regret from some persons over the
passing of some OF Lafayette squares
fine old residences in the wake of
modern enterprises. Mr.. Wood, arch
itect for Mr.. Brookings structure.
pointed out today that this movement
so far constitutes a forward step in
bringing about cooperation between
the government and the business
public.
Growth and Importance.
Much as We all love tradition and
regret the passing of old buildings,
we cannot but see that the new order.
concurrent with the nations growth,
looks forward to the establishment
of Lafayette square as the peoples
FORUM" where such organizations
interested in government co-opera-
tion as the Chamber of Commerce and
the institution for government re-
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Growth Reflected in Real Estate and Building News
DEPICTS EVOLUTION
. OF HUMAN HOMES
Article in FortnightIy Review
Describes Growth From
Caves to Present.

Evolution OF the human dwelling
from cave times to the present
day is depicted Interestingly in a re-
cent issue Of Fortnightly Review.
How houses changed from round to
rectangular shape is among the points
explained.
The earliest human dwellings were
shelter places made by naeure, as IN
caves. but when the progr ess OF man
had reached its Neolithio period .
veloped, and 1t had much in common
with the building methods of bur
rowing animals" the articles states.
THAT is to say. primitive man went
to earth like q hunted fov. seeking
warmth and refuge in pit dwellings,.
Why he went underground 10 mys-
terry which is explained partly by
that human instinct which now rec
onciles US to coal pits and tube rail-
ways, and partly also by the disap-
pearance of many huge animals which
in earlier prehistoric times would
have broken through the roof OF a
pit dwelling"
sought warmth In Ground.
Tho account follows:
Each pit was round in shape. just
like the entrance to burrow; 1t
went downward for seven feet and
sometimes for ten, and over the
mouth was a firm cover Of inter-
laced branches plastered with clay
and mud. From the bottom a tunnel
ran upward to the surface and along
pen pit home. Underground houses
akin to the Neolithic were built in
Germany during the times of Tacitus,
the first century Of the Christian era.
for the Roman historian says that
remote German tribes made ARTIFICIAL
heaps Of dung. 30 as to form in win
ter a shelter from cold and a store
house also for harvests.
Through all this unimaginable
period Of time, from Neolithic days to
our own. that first idea Of man-his
instructive liking for rounded shapes
has gone on progressing. SO that
we find it in prehistoric funeral
mounds. in the beehive houses in Ire
land. in Roman temples dedicated to
Vesta. in wheel windows Of Gothic
architecture. in the dome Of st. Paul's
Cathedral and in pleasant rooms built
only the other day. as in France.
Greater sise Caused Change.
yet somehow after being the prin-
cipal form in architecture for tins
unimaginably long. the round became
a very subordinate thing. yielding EN- :
pire and precedence to a shape never
to be found in natures own work
1. e.. the. square. the right angle
Squares and oblongs denote repose
and weight. while circles and rounded
forms are identified with everything
in the universe that suggests life,
mystery. intelligence, light and heat.
movement and speed and illimitable
space.
so long as the diameter of a round
house did not exceed from eighteen to
twenty feet, traditional methods
o,,1 haH Hl
alls Of wattled poles plastered with
clay being strong enough perhaps to
bear up the rafters of good roof;
that is to say. thatched roof,
weather tight and wind-re sisting But
circular houses of that size were for
families only. There was no room in
them for a chief with servants and
fetainers, and so we may suppose that
when the headman of a tribe wanted
a much bigger round house for his
court, builders were troubled. since a
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supply Is about equal last years fiS-
ure, but the potential demand is
greater
Europe has been taking between
100000 and 100000 bales annually
since 1919" concluded Mr.. Babson
The pre-war figure was between
100000 and 100000 bales. Europe
must buy raw cotton in greater
quantity II she is to maintain su-
premacy in the finished product. With
the settlement of the present textile
strike. domestic consumption will be
higher. not lower. Theoretically,
there is a world shortage of cotton,
and until the statistical position is
corrected, a condition that cannot
material;ze for at least another year,
the average price will remain as high
If not higher. than the present level"
General business. according to the
index figure of the Babson chart,
stands at II per cent below normal.
This Is the same as last week. and
Is favorable. considering the serious
loss uttered through the various great
labor strikes now In progress.
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BUILDING PERMITS
TOTAL $S,oD0,oDD
inspectors Records of Last
Fiscal Year Exceeded by
$17,0O0,OOO.

Building permits issued during the
fiscal year just ended totaled about
$S6.eoo.0oo. II is estimated from rec
ords in the office of the municipal
building inspector. This exceeds the
total for the preceding fiscal year BY
! ST .000. 900
1t is estimated that approximately
tSl 100000 of the above amount went
| into new buildings. the remainder be-
ing expended in alterations. etc.
The building boom which Washing
ton experienced during this time has
exceeded all previous construction ac-
tivities. 1t is understood. Instead of
| diminishing. the boom is going right
ahead. at even = greater rate than
There are at the present time nearly
nifty apartment buildings in course OF
construction or projected. in addition
to several hotels and hundreds of
, dwellings,.
A number Of new residential opera
tions about to be started were dis
closed in the permit records for the
past week. as follows;
J. King, to build two houses, 37o7-
S70s I'D street northeast; $4,000.
McCurdy Bros. to build Earage.
/. e. Mitchell, to build homes. Hi iio1-
1l03 18th place northeast; cost. $4,000.
L. koenigsberger. to build, 374s Nc
Kinley street; cost. $12.50o.
Court: ~ l. cost PHILIPS; II ao to repair. Hillysr
street! E. !! cd.s. ne'.'ss; .ssos to repair 1900 sl''
J.. w. Terhune. to build. seet Nc
kinley street: cost, $4,000.
A. L. Miller, to build. l4oo Madison
street; cost. $4,000.
Florida avenue northeast: cost. sa.soo.
J. c. Beard. to build four stores,
5s2a-bs2s Georgia avenue: cost.
H. W. Fred and c. A. Hoferbsrth. to
snils; 1900. 1890 Sl.fdsn avenue; cost
G. F. Mikkeison. to build. asls lingo
.,E.., E. G. n,e,hs, Grimes TO-, to build La s4os ssd
NJ. X. Richter. to build. 1913 Monroe
street e noFtSsas Fosien so buld $500 7,h
street northeast; cost. $500.
o. L. Kelsey. to build. 572s Potomac
avenue: cost. $4,000.
Woodward & Lothrop. to repair. No.
| D street southwest: cost, $4,000.
Ben Schwartz, to repair. go r street
northwest; cost. $4,000.
w. A. DUNCAN. to build. sl6-930
LongfeHow street; cost, $4,000.
Young women's Christian Assoeia-
tion. to repair. 614 E street: cost.
S. Be,off. to build store. 9Th street
F, and Rhode Island avenue northeast:
cost. $4,000.
Wenger Bros. to build, 551a 18th
street: cost. $25,00o.
NJ. Levy. to build. 735-737 Rock
Creek Church road: cost. $4,000.
L. Boyer. jr.. to build. 44l7-4425 New
,, Hampshire avenue: cost. $4,000.
F. P. Sheehy. to build. 3000-3o0c,
Porter street; cost. $4,000.
". Lausche. to build. 1888 Fulton
street: cost. $1,000.
Peoples Drug Store. to repair, 74l
North Capitol street; cost. $4,000.
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Sample House Is Completed
& Ready for Your Inspection

This house will be built on a
lot of your own selection. Other
houses for less money; other
houses for more money. Our
sample house combines the con-
veniences and rehnements of a
high-class apartment with the
advantages of a detached house.
The finish and equipment are
such as are usually found only
in high priced homes. Our
houses appeal to persons of cul-
ture who do not wish to pay ex-
travagant prices.
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cs.e.-
HANS FINE HOME
| ON 24-ACRE TRACT
II. r. Erwin Buys Picturesque
Site Near Pierce's Mill.
Other Projects.

Henry Parsons Erwin of this city
tIs purchased twenty-four acres OF
Iand just north of Pierce's mill near
Heck creek, where he plans to erect
NH imposing home. it was disclosed
friday. At the same time plans for
MHmber Of other fine residential
SEPARATIONS in this sylvan section. bor-
AGing Rock Creek Park. were re-
Healed with the announcement Of
Hoperty sales there.
site to BE Handicapped.
The Erwin purchase includes a hill
nentinE on Lfnnean avenue not Tar
from Tilden street. The site Will be
extensively handicapped by John NJ.
Small. Sd, with a view to creating
a suitable natural setting for the
house. The designing of the build
where an announcement of the archi-
1tstural and construction features
can be made. John NJ. Deibert is
Ara wing preliminary sketches along
Hpes indicated by Mr.. Erwin, but the
Hh ns are yet incomplete.
AFR. and Mrs. Erwin are out of the
city for the summer. and until they
return. it. Is not likely that detailed
arrangements for the structure or
grounds will be completed.
The hill acquired as site for the
Erwin home Is bounded on the south.
east and west by Rock Creek Park.
1T is approached by slopes wooded
with cedars and intersected by u
bAdle path. Linnean avenue has just
Aeen opened to the hill.
The ground was purchased from the
Fierce Shoemaker estate through 4.
SNewman. trustee: the consideration
was not stated. Other prospective
home builders, in addition to Mr.. Err
Mh. have recently bought sites in this
vicinity from the Shoemaker estate.
= Other Purchases Reported.
George W. White has obtained a
site on Upton street within two
saaares of Connecticut avenue, COM
pffsing an acre and a half of land!
Henry Berliner has an acre on TIL
den street near the home Of Mr.. New
nf4n.
Former Senator Thomas Gore of
Oklahoma has acquired three and
one half acres on Broad Branch road
near the estate TO DIR. Edward Mertz.
@John H. Bartlett. second assistant
postmaster general, is the owner of
two and one-half acres adjoining
Mr. Whites property.
8rthur Moses has bought three acres
on hill adjacent to Burlingame ave-
Hus.
DIR a. E. Mclaughlin of the public
hHalth service is another home site
purchaser.
!. Value Approximates S150.OO0.
Approximately S150.000 worth of
land formerly included in the Shoe
maker estate. has been disposed of
trlocal buyers within the past few
menths.
All of those who have obtained title
t"ites in this locality intend soon to
erect homes. it is understood. The con-
tour of the land and its conformity
ttEthe scenery familiar to visitors in
Rock Creek Park make the sites well
Yf6ed by the potential builders and
enhance the property for residential
purposes. it is pointed out.
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search will hold forth. The advice
and help afforded the government by
those organized bodies will thus re-
place the individual assistance rend-
cred the country in the past by great
square"
Mr.. Wood pointed out that Lafay-
ette square should become the peo-
pls's entrance to the White House.
The President was pictured as keep
ing in touch with the great orGaniza-
tions interested In government activ-
tiles through the north entrance. and
carrying out his executive program
with departments to the south.
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DRIVE ON "sH0RT" ICE.

The corporation counsers ONCE,
through its assistant. Thomas G.
Walsh. fs conducting campaign
against short weight Of ice Accord
Ing to Mr. Walsh. great many of
the smaller dealers have consist
entity been giving short measure
Each day in Police Court sees several
dealers brought In on such charges
each receiving fines Of from So to $40
Most cases, however. are due to non
Weighing and not the intention to
dSfrau6
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PLAN APARTMENT HOUSE.
Seven Detached Buildings to Cost
More Than $1,oOO, 900.

An apartment house operation to
cost more than $1,000. 900. involving
Park road, facing Rock Creek Park,
Will be started shortly. 1t was an
nounced today by the Morris Cafritz
Company, owners.
Each building will contain apart
ments Of two and three rooms. kitch-
enette and bath. All rooms will be
outside
1t is Mr.. Cafritz's plan to build sub
stantial buildings that can be rented
at normal sum. A feature in each
which during the day will be swung
in day-storage space. provided with
ventilation.
The construction department Of the
Cafritz Company expects to have
these buildings ready by fall, 1t is
stated.
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Recent statistics show that Japan
ranks fourth in the consumption Of
American cotton. being surpassed only
by the United States, Great Britain
and Germany 3
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The first keyless watch is said to
have been made by a Frenchman in
the year 1854.
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To Reach Ashton Heights:

1. Take Falls Church car at
Mount Vernon Station, 18th and
Pa. Ave. Get of at Clarendon.
2. Take bus at 36th and N,
marked ashton Heights" and
get off on our property. (30.
minute schedule.)
3. By auto. cross Aqueduct
Bridge at s6th and NJ, take sec.
ond turn to right out Wilson
boulevard to Clarendon Station.
4. By auto, cross Highway
Bridge, take Military Road to
Fort Myer. thence via Fort
Avenue and Cathcart Road to
Ashton Heights,
Free autos leave ol7 Bond
Building every hour during the
week for an inspection trip. to
the property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-24
Senator Underwood Supports
the Ex-Alien Property Head.
Government Has No Right to
Act Against Him, He Says.
ASKS A FORCING COMMISSION
Bill to Press American Claims
Introduced in Senate.
Record of Palmer Also Praised
by the Democratic Senator.

Washington, July 24.-The Chemi-
cal foundation and it's presidE Isn't, Fran
els P. Garvan, former alien property
custodian, who are being proceeded
turn of German chemical patents,
were defended in the senate today by
Senator Underwood of Alabama,
Democratic leader, who criticised
tration for the, action taken against
them.
He Denies Amy Fraud.
Denying that there was fraud. col
fusion or conspiracy in the acquisi-
ton of the German patents by the
Chemical foundation, Senator Under
wood also commended the record Of
A. Mitchell Palmer, former attorney
general and former alien property Gus
todian, in dealing with enemy alien
property. German interests, Senator
Underwood said, were supporting the
Chemical foundation in the hope, he
said of securing restitution of proper
ty and also damage claims for its use.
Senator Underwood's statements
were made during an address in sup
port of his recent bill to create an
American commission TO press Ameri-
can damage claims against Germany
and Austria, using enemy alien prop
erty seized as a pledge for payment
Mr. Underwood opposed the admins
mission or another treaty to deal with
the claims, declaring there was nc
necessity for further negotiations with
Germany on the subject.
Bill to Judiciary Committee.
He reviewed, at length the alien
property legislation and cited figures
showing that property worth $780,
OOO,O 900 was taken over and control
secured of 200 alien corporations
Quoting from Mr.. Palmer's report
on enemy alien property, Senator
Underwood said that the $3.50, 600
paid by the chemical foundation in
securing rights to the 5000 German
chemical patents was adequate
when the governments right to use
the patents was considered.
The senate judiciary committee
took up Senator Underwood's bill and
Senators Cummins, Iowa;
Sterling, South Dakota, Republicans,
and Oyerman, Democrat, North Caro-
lima, as a subcommittee to continue
further consid Grafton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-24
ALLEY WILL Be VACATED
Shawnee County District Court De-
ciies NJ. e. Alley Case.

. In a decision handed down today by
the Shawnee county district court, the
action of the city commission in
vacating an alley running east and
west behind the First Methodist
church at Sixth avenue and Harrison
street, so that it might be. used for
the purposes of the church property,
was upheld
The ordinance vacating the alley
had not been passed more than an
hour when an application for an in
junction against it was filed in the
district court and a temporary re-
straining order granted. This hap
pened several weeks ago.
Ralph O'Nen, city attorney, filed
a demurrer against the petition,
which was presented by Eli G. Foster
and others. The demurrer was sus-
tanned in the decision handed down
today. The petition alleged that the
ingress and egress to the property Of
Foster and others was denied by the
vacatiOn of the allev
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-24
BIRTHS REPORTED

Births of thirty-three babies were
reported to the city clerk during the
week which ended Saturday. OF the
thirty-three, sixteen were girls and
seventeen were boys.
The complete list of births reported
is as follows:
Walter J. Arnold and wife. 21o6 Kansas
Daniel Allen and wife. 1io6 n Van Buren,,
July ). boy, William Albert.
Andrew J. Anderson and wife, 1900 Blu
ehanan, July Is. girl, Marjorie Alice.
Charles PorstOn Boren and wife, lois
West street, July 10, boy, lem Arthur.
Victor Lansing Calkins and wife, 300
4, Lake, July is, girl, Mary Ann.
Harry Frederick Evers and wife, N. To-
PekS, Kan, r. No. 4, July Is. boy, Henry
Lewis Chas Gilbert and wife, III Smith,
July IL, girl. Betty Ruth.
Esabel Gutierrez and wife, Ne. 6 Santa
Fe Yards, July II, boy, Bentetura.
Clay Hamilton and wife. 1O15 W. 9th,
July 10, boy. Chester.
Farmer {. Heller and wife, $50 Harrison,
July 10, girl, Betty Lee.
John j. Isaacsen and wife, 11S1 Wood
James Joyce and wife. Harley Apis,
John Kneisler and wife, 1855 Twiss, July
Is. girl, Rena May.
George Arthur king and wife, 800 Madi-
George r. Lopez and wife, 255 Winfield,
July II, girl, Virginia Ruth;
Harry Lee Leach and wife. 1900 Central
avenue, June %, boy, Edward Ray.
Frank C. Mcconnell and wife, SCI Tyler,
John Andrew Pome-oy and wife, 12S
Lane, July 9. boy, Donald Andrew.
Archibald Roe and wife, 1910 Collins,
July 20. boy, James Franklin.
SEeceleio Romero and wife. 121 N. JEFF
rerson. July 1G, boy, Jose
Theodore f Rickenbacher and wife, So
Underwood. July 6. girl, Lois Jean.
Elgin East Riley and wife, Berryton. Kan,
r. No 20. July Is, boy, Clyde Burton
II. Gaien Schliehter and wife. 1885 Polk
street, July Q. girl, Anna Louise.
Lawrence Schmidt and wife, 514 Wabash
July 5. boy, Maurice Ramsley.
Robert Tylor and wife. $50 n. Monroe
July % girl. Mildred Eillene-
James David Terp and wife, 1900 W. 9Th.
July 10, girl. Helen Elizabeth.
Perry Stevens Tire and wife. Topeka.
Kan, II. No s, July 5. girl, Alice Eliza
williah Weir, Jr-. and wife, 700 Liberty
July 16, boy, Roy Donald
Lloyd W. Wardin and wife. 226 The
Drive, July S, girl. Barbara Louise
walter H Wedding and wife, 1T01 Mac
Vicar. July IL. girl Louise.
Robert c. Barnes and wife, 235 Branner,
July l., boy.
Everett simmons Beckwith and wife, To-
Peka, Kan, R. No q. July Is, girl
Clifford N. vandiver and wife, TecuM-
sch, kan, R. No. 1cs July Is, boy.