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The Washington herald., 1922-08-27

In the modern sweep of Ameri-
can ingenuity comes the satisfac-
tion that builders of today are
erecting homes that are calculated
to last for years. Particularly does
this fact apply to Washington.
where /, realtors are striving to
make the Capital of the United
States a city of stable homes.
Z 1t is their purpose to make the
city one which will stand out as
did Rome In ancient days. Pros
pective purchasers of homes. real
izing the aims of these practical
makers Of the CITY," were constantly
joining the ranks of home owners.
The progress of development here
has been steady. 1t is no "mush-
room" boom. The demand for
homes has been constant.
A slow change in the mental at
titude of the American small house
owner has been going on over the
last twenty years with regard to
permanent construction. fire proof
ing. rat and vermin prevention and
the like. The growth of American
cities. with consequent congestion.
has had much to do with this
gradual change of mind. Increas-
ing costs and scarcity of lumber,
coincident with ever larger produc-
tion OF so-called permanent build
ing piaterials-such as concrete.
brick and hollow tile-have played
a part also.
Making Good Bricks.
For generations wood was the
American standby for all construc-
tion purposes because of its avail
ability. Not so long ago 1t was
necessary to import brick from
overseas. Today America produces
as good brick as can be made.
Likewise good cement for concrete
is available in quantity anywhere.
Engineering progress has erected
many new and economical uses of
concrete for small house construc-
tion.
While building with wood is still
cheapest in first cost-and many
people believe they prefer the ar
chitectural "softness" and delicacy
of the frame house-yet it's upkeep
and repair and depreciation count
against it for exterior wall con-
struction purposes in this "engin-
eering age" and this era of large
cities. Advocates OF the so-called
permanent materials for small
house construction point out that
the same soft architectural lines
and beauty as found in many frame
homes can be brought out in the
stucco house.
The American public Is beginning
to realize that the cheapest first
cost is not always the cheapest in
the long run; that money spent
wisely in building permanence into
a structure-large or small-is a
good investment and not an ex-
pense.
The result is that on every hand
we witness this slow but sure
changing to permanent construc-
ton: Freight cars. railway tres
ties. coal pocket factories. schools.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
BUILDING BOOM
SWEEPS DISTRICT
IN ALL SECTIONS
Home Enthusiasts Stage
Unimpeded March
To Suburbs.
BUS LINES BIG AID
Former Country" Sections
Now Boast of Being Thriv-
ing Communities.

washington's building DO o m
stands unparalleled in the history
Of local realty.
The sweeping hand of develop
ment has pushed its way into the
outlying sections of the city with
the result that new communities
have sprung up over night. The
march to the suburbs made by home
enthusiasts has been unimpeded
and the city wide slogan. ''own your
home" has invaded even the sane
tuary of the most orthodox house
renter.
This development in the suburbs
iscaused BY several factors. Buyers
In these days demand a green plot
OF ground with their homes. In
spection OF the newly built homes
will reveal the fact that this de-
mand has been met by realtors of
the city.
Bus Lines Aid.
Introduction OF bus lines 70 the
city aids suburban growth. Each
bus line will stretch out to the
farthest of suburbs, it is thought
Sections. once thought to be To-
Gated way out in the country" are
now thriving communities. The
northwest area of the city can
boast of the greatest number of
real estate activities. Plots of
ground which were covered with
weeds and trees a few months ago
are now the foundations for row,
of modern homes.
Oner improvements.
1t Is evident from the number Of
realty sales recorded each week
that realtors are Offering homes
which successfully meet the de-
mands of discriminative buyers.
"All modern improvements" covers
a broad field these days. Every de-
vice invented by American ingen-
uity for the comfort of home pur-
chasers is now being installed in
Washington's newly built homes.
One prominent real estate man
has gone so far as to install a great
number OF his homes with radio
equipments. Built-in refrigerators.
accessible coal bins and highly
modern kitchens are tempting the
prospective buyer into buying that
home"
This is no temporary boom that
4s now sweeping Washington. real
tors believe. 1t is steady and can
only decrease when the thousands
of prospective HON buyers here
have Joined the ranks of home
Iowners.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
USE OF SOFT COAL
MAY MAR BEAUTY
OF DC. BUILDINGS
Possible Result of Fuel
Shortage Discussed
BY Realtors.

will the coal shortage be q
means TO blemish the beauty of
Washington?
This question has received con-
siderable comment In realty circles
since the announcement was made
that many buildings here win be
compelled to use bituminous coal on
account of the coal stringency.
The manner of firing and the
quality of coal are large factors in
keeping a city clean, say the Build
ing Managers and Owners Associa-
tion.
The Health Department during
the war. when coal shortage exist
ed. relaxed in its efforts to sup
press the smoke nuisance. There
Is a possibility that the Health De-
partment will again assist in the
pending emergency. The realtor
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
Steel Delays Building,

Dimcuity In obtaining delivery Of
steel with which to begin construc-
tion of the new homo for the United
states Chambernof Commerce, at
Connecticut avenue and H street,
will probably delay building activi-
ties until about November Is. 1t was
stated today by Secretary Skinner.
The contract for the steel work
was let several months ago to the
American Bridge Company. and
contracts for other phases of the op-
Grafton are now in process In let
ting. he said
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
Plans Big Building
On, Staples Plot
New Yorker Sees Demand for
Business Property on
Eighteenth Street.

Anticipating the demand for
business property in the Eighteenth
street and Columbia road district.
John Henry. of New York. pur-
closed through the once OF Glover
and Fiather the property known
as the Staples home. 1s25 Column
bia road. between Biltmore street
and Mintwood- place.
Situated across the street from
business property in that zone.
and on ground 70 by 141 feet the
property will be used to erect q
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
MILEAGE SHOWN
BY COST SYSTEM

It is singular thing that so few
OF US actually know the mileage
We are getting from a gallon of
fuel: the mileage we get from a
particular make of tire or from q
gallon Of oil.
But the most singular thing about
IL Is that so few OF US are willing
to confess ignorance; or what is
the same thing. lack Of suficient
care in car operation to determine
these points with precision As a
result. We hear all sorts of guesses
and estimates which. when we Try
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
that classes should be opened for

that classes should be opened for
the instruction of builders, con-
tractors and purchasing agents.
To the School of Commerce of the
New York University goes the
credit of having inaugurated such
courses.
During the ensuing year DR..
Ernest r. Lilley, S. D.. will con-
duct classes for these professions
and teach them the various uses.
methods of selection, exploitation
and conservation of building and
kindred materials such as iron.
steel copper. tin, gold. silver.
platinum, cement. stone. lime and
brick. There will also be lectures
on .the oil, coal and fertilizer in
dustries, and the relation between
market prices and production
costs.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27

substantial and attractive CONNER
ciai building.
The present improvements on
the property consists OF the old
staples home which has been a
landmark In that district for many
years. l. l.. Nicholson. jr., and
Eva A Bouic were the sellers
The purchase price was not given.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
School Opens
For Builders
New York University Starts
Course for Contractors -
And Agents.

NEW YOKK, Aug. 2e.-with the
idvent Of business courses into
the college curricula throughout
the country IL Is not surprising
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02
RUBBER So
DIFFERENT THAT t
WOULDN'T Be KNOWN
Five Grades Come From Far
East and Jungles of
Amazon.

Crude rubber differs so much In
appearance from manufactured rub
Der that only those familiar with it
would be likely to recognize it as rub
Der.
During the war. when the allies
were taking such %stringest precau-
tons to prevent rubber from reaching
Germany, the secret service men had
10 receive special instructions so that
they would know rubber when they
saw it.
Rubber is obtained from any plants
and trees in the tropics and it reaches
the markets in many widely varying
forms. But the fine grades Of crude
rubber are the smoker sheets and pale
crepe from the great rubber planta-
tons of the far east. and Para. the
rubber obtained from trees that grow
wild in the jungles of the Amazon.
Crude rubber comes to the manu-
facturers today in much better shape
and condition than when the industry
was young Then many of the inferior
grades were Shiny. foul-looking messes
that were anything but pleasant to
handle. Modern methods have pro-
duced many changes and the rubber
comes in today, especially in the finer
grades, looking almost good enough
to eat.
go Pound Balls
Para rubber makes its way to the
markets in the form Of biscuits"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02
Tourists Should See
Electrical Systems
Are All Ship-Shape

Before you get too far into the job
of looking up maps, picking out hotels,
and deciding which points of interest
to visit, it might be well to take a few
minutes to look over the electrical sys-
TEN of your ear. and assure yourself
that everything is ship-shape, and ready
to do it's part toward making your tour
a success.
Loose connections may mean that the
battery does not receive the proper
supply of current from the generator,
or that it is not able to deliver it prop
erly when wanted. Nuts and screws
that hold the connections in place
! should be clean and should be screwed
tight, so that there is no possibility
of their working loose either through
Earring of the car on the road, or the
swaying Of the wires themselves.
Begin with the battery and follow
each one of the cables through the
switches. assuring yourself of every
connection as you go along. If this
job is done thoroughly you will have no
reason to worry about loose onnec
tons. At the same time make sure
that there are no short circuits caused
by the wearing through of insulation or
by the bits of wire that sometimes drop
in where they do not belong.
So much for the wiring, but at the
same time it is a good thing to have
the starting, lighting and ignition units,
and the storage battery looked at by
the service stations specializing in
these parts. No matter where you may
live it is possible to find a conveniently
located Willard service station which
will test the solution in your battery,
and will at the same time notify you
Of any unsatisfactory condition that
may exist.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02

AT the beginning of this year it
was apparently 615 years, as COM
pared with 81 years in 1918 and ~
years in 1915. In addition to better
construction, we have better roads,
increasing knowledge and care on the
part of owners, and a stronger desire
to economic.
"Velie Motors corporation reporting
on a wide survey of Velie owners re-
Gently taken, finds the average life
of the car to be ~ years. 1t should
be noted that this survey was prin-
cipally on six cylinder cars.
From this report all exceptional
cases were rigidly excluded-such as
the first Velie which was still in use
after II years of use in which it had
been driven in excess of 10000 miles,
and many others which have done
over 100 900 miles in nine to 10 years
of use. Extraordinary length Of life
and mileage will be found in every good
car. says the report. What is sought
is the real average"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02

tripe in the window" It is made up
in sheets about one-half inch thick and
has a lemon tint. Thin crepe is made
in sheets about as thick as heavy flan-
mel and looks like flannel, the lemon
color being more pronounced.
Smoked sheet might easily pass for
the black molasses candy that was so
popular with the boys and girls of
fifty years ago.. 1t. is about a quarter
inch thick and has a deep brown color
verging on black. It's shiny surface
is usually stamped with some simple
design, such as squares or diamonds,
each plantation following its own
fancy. 1t smells decidedly like bacon.
The United States Rubber company,
which owns in Sumatra the largest
single plantation in the world, has
gone a step beyond other plantation
owners. who operate no factories, and
introduces processes into the prepara-
ton of it's crude rubber which especial
~ fit the rubber for manufacture into
the goods into which it is to be made.
Experiments have shown. for instance,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02

that certain methods Of treatment pro-
duce a rubber that is better suited
for tires than others. In fact, on the
plantation Of the United States Rub
Der company every step in the handl-
ing of rubber from the moment it
leaves the tree as latex is taken with
a view to the particular kind Of goods
into which the rubber is to be manu-
featured.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02
Velie Survey Shows
Good Cars of Today
Due to Live Longe

DO you know what is the average
length Of life Of an automobile of
the first grade" said the Great Falls
Velie dealer, D. J. Mcintosh. '"The
question is even more interesting to
makers than the motoring public. 1t
has an important bearing on all mar
ket forecasts.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02
Gasoline, like other motoring necessities,
is being improved from time to time
The Matter of Balance for instance is of
great importance to every gasoline user

gasoline, when vaporized, with its
explosive character; but the ref1ner
determines just what fractions it is
to contain. and these in turn gov
ern its starting ability, the power
it produces, the mileage it gives.
Conoco-the Balanced Gasoline
The various qualities of Conoco
Gasoline are carefully balanced by
its manufacturers. The fractions
that it contains have been deter
mined only after a long study of the
requirements Of modern motors and
of the motoring conditions peculiar
to the six intermountain states
which this company serves
Conoco Gasoline ignites promptly
at all times because it has an album
dance of low boiling-point frac-
tons It develops maximum power
and gives a high-mileage rate per
gallon because ven its highest
boiling-point or power" fractions
vaporize and burn completely at
ordinary temperatures An excess
of power" fractions might seem
desirable on first thought, but their
presence would greatly increase
carbon deposits and hence do more
harm than good
Use Conoco, the Balanced Gasoline,
exclusively this season and check it
UP with your former experience in
connection with starting, power.
mileage, carbon, economy and all
around dependability.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02
large balls weighing about sixty pounds

each. They are a rich brown in color.
The native worker in the Amazon
district makes these biscuits by Dip
ping a wooden paddle into the latex
the liquid form in which rubber
comes from the trees-and then hold
ing the paddle with the rubber that
adheres to it in the smoke Of certain
leaves and nuts until the latex is
coagulated. When the first layer is
thoroughly smoked, the paddle is again
Dipped, layer and all. and the second
layer given the smoke treatment. So
the biscuit is built up, layer upon lay
er, until a ball of the desired size is
made. The methods used are very
crude and the workmen are none too
careful and it is necessary before the
rubber is used in manufacture to give
it a thorough cleansing to remove i'm
purities.
Into the production of crude rubber
on the plantations of the far east, on
the other hand. have gone the ingenu-
fic minds Of the white race with the
result that the rubber coming from
the plantations is very largely free of
impurities and carefully packed. Each
plantation has its own views as to the
best form of preparing the rubber for
market. but it comes chiefly in three
forms. smoked sheet, thin palce crepe
and thick pale crepe. As it its name
implies, smoked sheet has received a
smoke treatment but the crepes are
unsmoked. Crepe takes its name from
its resemblance to paper crepe.
A Thick Pale Crepe
The thick pale crepe looks so much
like tripe that if some of its were
displayed in a butchers window a
housewife would likely ask for "a
couple Of pounds of that nice looking
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02

THERE has always been a great
l. deal of uncertainty surrounding
the exact composition of gasoline.
Tens of thousands of liquids have
definite chemical formulate. Case
line has none, as it is a combination
of many compounds which vary
greatly in their natural composition.
So the study of gasoline is still
going on, not only for the purpose
of learning more about its makeup
but principally to find ways, if pos
sible, of increasing its efficiency
as a motor fuel The farthest step
forward in the latter direction has
been the development Of balanced
gasoline.
What makes gasoline Easy Start
ing" and Full of Pouer?
The term fraction" is a by-word
in the laboratory of a modern re-
hnery. Inasmuch as it accounts for
the effectiveness of gasoline, the
motorist should have at least a gen.
eral idea of what it means.
Most of us know that water boils at
212' F. Gasoline, however, has
many boiling points, a wide range
of them, in fact. A gallon of any
commercial gasoline is composed of
various portions, or fractions, which
have different boiling points.
These fractions, each of which boils
or, in other words, vaporizes at a
different temperature, control in a
large measure the various proper
ties of gasoline. Nature provides
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-11-04

THE first cost of state monopoly of schools
l. would be something three million
dollars for new buildings and grounds We
would have to pay yearly tax of over one
million dollars for operation in addition to
what we are paying now.
They propose that Oregonians pay this bill
for Real Americanism" But it is not Amer
canism to take away the right of the parent
to control the education of the child
They propose that pay this bill to have Compulsory
School, But actually have compulsory school right
under the present law
Be deceived What this burden of added taxes will
go is experiment in education along communstic
nes--the substitution of state monopoly in education for
parental guidance. Russia trying this experiment
Let us profit by her failure. Let maintain democ-
racy and millions of dollars
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-11-04
Who Offers Best Chance for Tax Relief?

There are two candidates Tor Governor both claiming that the vital
problem equalization
Republican candidate Mr. Ocot made this discovery
the legislature asked appoint committee for
o tax inequalities that might exist.
Democratic candidate Mr. Pierce appointed this ommtte
not until that committee had been work and he had
that
before without of making
Which then be his conviction especially
legislator responsible by his bills votes of
burden?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-11-04

Continued on Page 81
New-York tribune., 1922-11-04
Convicted T Artist To Be
Sentenced ON Monday
MacArihur's Attorney Given
Time TO Investigate Record
of His Accuser

The sentencing Of Alexander Mac
Arthur, an artist, Of lit East Seventy.
eighth Street. convicted of improper
conduct in his actions toward Paul
Dischleit, a baker, of 24s East Eighty
fourth Street, in Central Park on Oc-
tober I'd was again deferred Yesterday
Until nMt Monday by Magistrate Hat
ting in Yorkville Court.
A representative Of former CITY MAG.
istrate Emil Fuchs, attorney for Mac
Arthur, said that the lawyer was in
Washington looking up the records OF
the immigration Bureau in connection
with the statement that Dischleit had
come to this country as cook on a
steamer which he deserted at Calves
ton.
In granting the adjournment Maeis-
trate Hating said that he was post.
poning the case only for sentence and
that Mr.. Fuchs would not be allowed
to examine the complainant further.
he complimented Dischleit on his con-
duct in the affair and asked him to
appear In court on Monday.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-04
Lady Astor Must Fight
Laborite for Commons
New Situation at Plymouth Re.
suit of Nomination of Cap
tain Woulfe Brennan

LONDON, Nov. "a new situation
has been created at Plymouth by an
nouncement Of the nomination Of q
Labor candidate, Captain Woulfe Bren-
nan, to oppose yiscountess Astor and
DR.. 81. W. Bayly, both of whom are
Conservatives.
TheSe may be some complications.
according to "The London Times" cor-
espondeht, who says thst at the bot
tom of the Lady Astor-Dr. Bayly CON
test is the licensing question. Lady
Astor is represented as prohibition
ist, the Bayly supporters pointing to
the liquor control bill which Lady
Astor and others recently introduced
in the Commons as proof Of her lean
ings.
The views of Lady Astor were ex-
pressed with characteristic frankness
at her first campaign when, replying
TO question, she said:
7 admit the country Is not ripe for
and does not want prohibition. / hope
very much from the bottom of my
heart that sometime England will come
to prohibition. myself believe 1t
will come; I say SO frankly"
New-York tribune., 1922-11-04
Roy Howard New Partner
In Scripps Newspapers
Former Indiananolis Newsboy
Succeeds Col. M. A. McRaes
Firm Name ChaugaJ


announcement yesterday that the
Scripps- Nc Rae publications, a group Of
Twenty-Five newspapers, are to be
known hereafter as the Scripps Howard
newspapers marks another forward
step in the career of ROY w. Howard,
which began when he was high school
boy in Indianapolis delivering news
papers.
Mr.. Howard, who is only thirty-nine
years old, succeeds Colonel Milton A..
McRae in the firm. His partner in the
new firm is Robert P. scripps, son Of
E. W. scripps, founder of the organi-
cation.
After his graduation from high
school Mr.. Howard became a reporter
on the staff of "The Indianapolis
News" and fifteen years ago joined
the Scripps-McRae staff in Cincin-
natl.
In 1907 he took part in the orrani-
cation Of the United States Associa-
tion and five years later became presi
dent of 1t. He resigned three wears
ago to become business director Of
the Scripps-McRae enterprise. He got
the interview With Lloyd George in
1915 ii in which the Premier declared
the war must go to knockout.