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Evening star., 1922-09-23
MORE INDUSTRIAL
BUILDING IS SEEN
Peak in Residential Con-
struction Believed Passed
for This Season.
FEAR LUMBER SHORTAGE
Demands Reported Heavy, But
Lack of Shipping Facilities May
Cause Many Difficulties.

Interests connected with the con-
struction industry look for con-
tinuation of building activity this
fall, although it is admitted the peak
for the current season has been
reached. This prediction is backed
by flnanciers, material manufacturers
and others having to do with the
nations building program.
S. w. Straus & Co. of New York, in
this respect state:
Building to Continue.
although the peak of building ac-
tivitieS for the current season has
been passed, construction work Is
maintaining a volume i'll accordance
with the remarkable record for the
year. There is every indication that,
barring the usual seasonal interfer-
ences. building will continue in un-
precedented proportions
The season SO far has been re-
nnarkable. not only in point of general
construction. but especially in regard
to the increase which has been made
in homes for the people. Nothing
could be of greater benefit to the
nation than the increased practices of
thrift which the growth OF the home
owning movement indicates. A nation
of home-owners is bound to be a
nation of progress, happiness and
right living. Therefore, in analyZing
the current developments in the build
ing situation, the feature of greatest
building boom has existed over the
country such as has never before
been witnessed, but the chief factor is
that 1922 has seen more Americans
become home-owners than during
any previous year in our history.
Industrial Building Seen.
"As the season approaches it's final
stages, there is a tendency toward
more industrial construction, and it
would not be surprising if a consider
able development of this nature were
witnessed in the near future. 1t must
he bor.o in mfnd that the bulk of the
nations construction facilities this
year has been MADE use of In pro-
viding residential structures of all
types. AS general businsss develops,
however, there is found 10 be an in
creased demand for business structures.
This does not mean that the demand
for new residential types has spent
its force, but there is an increasing
tendency toward 4 larger proportion
of the nations construction equip
ment being needed in providing new
industrial and commercial buildings.'
Lumber manufacturers. sensing the
iInminence of increased demand for
building material, are apprehensive
as to their ability to fill orders, in
view of transportation difficulties.
Shipping Tied Up.
In its weekly market review, the
American Lumberman says: Not
vithstandiUg improved traffic condi-
tions resulting from a partial settle
ment of the railroad strike, no change
for the better is noted in so far as
car supply for lumber movement is
concerned. Mills in the south espec-
tally are badly handicapped, many
Evening star., 1922-09-23
ID. c. REAL ESTATE
BOOM IS INDICATED
R. L. McKeever Says Signs
Point to a. Brisk Fall
Business.
SUMMER TRADE, LARGE
Most Active Season in Many
Years Reported by
Realtor.
SUMMER TRADE, LARGE

Early fall demand for real estate
in the District of Columbia indicates
a brisk and firm market in the COM
McKeever. local realtor.
The summer just closed has been
the most active the real estate field
here has experienced in many years,
Mr.. McKeever states.
Mr.. McKeever's firm reports sales
recently consumated amounting to
S450,000, including a total of thirty
transactions. The firm recently COM
pleted the sale of the row Of houses
just erected by c. H. Small on Ash
mead place, comprising premises 2312
to 1928. Four of the detached homes
built by Mr.. Small on Macomb street
in Cleveland Park also were sold.
List Of Sales.
The complete list of sales as an
nounced follows:
Premises 1864 Spring road, a semi
detached brick house, one of the
operation of Winfield Preston, just off
18th street. was sold to Elsie T.
Fisher. Other properties in this
operation recently sold include 1860
Spring road, sold to Virginia D. Cas-
sidy for an investment; 1456 Spring
road, sold to Margaret Engle; 1857
Spring place. to Carl Peterson: 1851
Spring place, to Frederick L. Volland
and 144S Spring road, to Alice NJ
Drury and Virginia D. Cassidy.
Joseph r. Peters was the purchaser
of bungalow at Sunnyside, Va, from
Richard S. Shreve.
Premises 2O17 N street northwest
was sold for the heirs of John L.
Vogt to Patrick T. inland.
Assistant Postmaster General Bart
lett and Albert H. Hislop purchased
large tract of unimproved ground
adjoining Rock Creek Park on the
west from the estate of Pierce Shoe
maker. Development plans for the
entire tract are now being made and
will be announced in the near future.
The small apartment house at 1924
21st street was sold TO Samuel Oscar
Peck for Mrs. Louise Baxter.
A bungalow, 236 Willow avenue,
Takoma Park. was exchanged for the
premises at 1921 Iowa avenue, owned
occupying the Takoma Park house as
his residence. The house at 1921
Iowa avenue has since been sold in
connection with the office of n. L.
Sansbury.
The large brick house at 1923
street was sold for DR.. E. W. Murtz to
Miss Amy Gourvereau.
William A. Burdine purchased from
c. H. Small the semi-detached brick
residence at 1417 22d street.
A small apartment house at 113 I'd
street was sold for Amy Gouvereau to
Abraham Schwartz.
One of the new c. H. Small houses
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OF industries and benefits myriads of
people who hardly realize that their
prosperity or otherwise is largely re-
lated to the question of whether or
not the builders have been busy. 1t
is, therefore, to be hoped that if pres
ent conditions should unfortunately
require some restriction of trans
portation before they are settled,
such regulations sheuld bear as
lightly as possible upon the transport
OF building materials. The less build
ing is interfered with. the less will
our general prosperity be eventually
affected. In the past construction
has not had as much consideration as
the most pronounced luxuries, but it
is hoped that the government and
railroads now have a better appre-
citation of the Importance of con-
struction."
One plant, among those closed
down, can make no shipments owing
to the rail strike. Fortunately. many
brick manufacturers are equipped
with trucks, which enable them to
deliver material over moderate
radius regardless of rail conditions.
Evening star., 1922-09-23
shngtons Growth Reflected in Real Estate and Building News
Finance and Trade Conditions
By Roger W. Babson-

Of
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plans prepared and expect to build
this fall. while others will defer
building until spring.
Lanham & Hill, the local repre-
sentatives. report that sales of lots
this summer have surpassed 100000.
They report that the demand is in
creasing and they expect the sales
to continue through September and
October.
Temporary bath houses were con-
structed for the convenience of visi-
tors to Bay Ridge.
A pier has been constructed Eight
miles Of roads have been opened
through the property and poles are
now being set for bringing in cleo
tricity.
Rians have been completed for a
modern hotel which will be con-
structed at cost of about $250.000.
This the management hopes to have
ready for next season.
Evening star., 1922-09-23
PLAN HOME COLONY
AT BAY RIDGE, MD.
Extensive Building Program This
Fall Announced, With Many
Houses to Go Up.

Plans for an extensive building
program this fall at Bay Ridge. Nd,
where summer home colony is being
developed, were announced today by the
firm of Lanham & Hill.
Thomas T. Boswell has purchased
twenty-siX lots at the resort prepara-
tory to erecting twenty-six homes. Con-
struction has begun on the frs. of this
group. Six of them will OCCUPY 100
foot frontases on Chesapeake bay and
will be constructed of hollow tile. at n
cost Of about $4,000 each The others
will occupy lots of fifty-toot frontage
and will cost about $500 each Mr..
Boswell expects to have these COM
pleted by early spring.
Many Washington residents have
purchased lots at Bay, Ridge and have
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ment bloodhounds Of our day. He
followed the scent OF illegal liquor
one night to the door of a room in
the Quincy House in Boston and
lsaped into a party Of convivial Re-
publican politicians. The politicians
were Of large size.
Shortly thereafter Mr.. Wilson
ceased to be chief prohibition enforce.
ment officer in those parts. He
ceased by order from Washington.
He now is determined to tell the
whole State of Massachusetts that
Henry Cabot Lodge did It to him
and that Henry Cabot Lodge must
now forthwith this year he struck
down and out by the forces Of 20
briefly. Of law, and OF religion.
He has written a book. He was in
the aviation service during the war.
He starts his book with pictures
of his wife, his two children and
himself. From gazing at his features
+ can see clearly that he believes in
God. in prohibition, and in himself
The title Of his book Is Harold D.
Wilson on Dry Laws and Wet Politi.
clans"
He Is lecturing in churches. He is
sober and tireless. There is nothing
that he would not do in order to get
a United States Senator who would
not let him chase bootleggers. He
will even himself run independently
for the United States Senate in order
to take votes away from Cabot
Lodge. He would hope to take
enough Of them to do some good or
harm-if the race between Lodge
| and the Democratic candidate was
at all close.
Honey Fitz," Mr.. Fitzgerald-
formerly major of Boston-and
Democratic candidate for United
States Senator against Mr.. Lodge
six years ago-tells me that in that
election Of six years ago a shift of
some 10000 votes would have elected
him and would have defeated Lodge.
And he Fitzgerald - campaigncd
for only a week or ten days. 1t
would seem to follow either that
Fitzgerald Is popular, or that Lodge
is not, or both.
Fitzgerald this year is going to
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1|)()-YEAR
, LEASE IS
ADVISED
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ance that the whole membership
OF the House should have an oppor-
tunity Of passing on the PROPOSE
ton"
Financial Details Explained.
The report went into detail re-
garding its hearings on various
offers and set forth Ford's complete
proposal. 1t pointed out that $780,
100000 will have to be expended
by the Government to finance con-
struction work in completing the
project: 1t described In detail
Ford's financial obligations which
would create q sinking fund. esti-
mated to return to the Government
A$49,071 1886 at per cent interest
annually and ranging upward to
$213.134.690 If the money were
placed at 8 per cent interest.
Carefully computed tables were in
cluded, showing that $2.640. 1897, ,451
would be expended on the project
during the life Of the lease, and a
total Of $2,0SS.41 ,2O3 would be de-
rived as income from rentals and the
sinking funds by the end Of the 100
year period.
AhO iSpoAS ihSiuuCN lcHBIHy
opinions from Secretary of War
Weeks, Gen. Lansing H. Beach, chief
OF army engineers, and Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty.
Daugherty, in his opinion, waived
aside both the Alabama Power Com
pany and Air Nitrates Corporation
offers as unworthy of consideration.
Terms Called Drastic.
mo one can carefully analyze the
long and rather complex contract
made with this company without be-
ing impressed with the harsh and
even drastic provisions it imposes on
the Government" was Daugnerty's 8
comment on the Alabama Power
Company offer. when it's intricate
provisions are closely scrutinized and
their full significance realized, it be-
comes at once apparent that the COM
pany lost no opportunity Of turning
to its own advantage every possible
change Of circumstances"
Daugherty also condemned the Air
Nitrates Corporation proposal. He
termed it "disingenuous." and de-
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Lodge Has Made Bitter Enemies
And Must Fight to Hold job

Democratic voters and in near
Democratic voters who are wild
against the four r-power treaty. 1t ID
also strangely rich in Republican
voters who were wildly in favor OF
the League Of Nations and who
viciously detest Lodge for opposing
II and who will detest him also for
the four-power treaty IL they once
can be brought TO see that the four
power treaty knocks holes In their
dear league throughout the whole
Eastern world. Therefore:
The campaign against Lodge. II
well managed, has a chance.
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Mrs. Shelton. Too many operators
are let off with a mere fine when
they should get long-term ja'i
sentences.
Whether drunkenness is increas'
ing In the United States is a ques-
ton, but there Is no doubt boot
logging II on the increase. Yet,
I would hardly say, in fact. would
not say that with prohibition there
has come an increase In drunken
ness" said the temperance head.
Drug Addicts Growing.
There are many people doing in
private what they formerly did in
public with the advent Of prohibi-
ton and this would appear to be
an increase" continued Mrs. Shell
ton. What is most serious in the
new situation is the growing. num-
ber of Informing drug adicts.
The secret sources Of the peddlers
must be shut off"
In its campaign the local W. c. T,
U. is fighting the bootlegger and
drug trafficker through a persistent
and quiet method. said to be highly
effective. Members Of the organi'
zation have been instructed to keep
an eye and ear ever open.
Members have been requested TO
report all cases Of bootlegging and
drug peddling to the office Of the
District Commissioners and Prohi'
bition office. Already over fifty
cases have been reported.
The w. c. T. U. maintains head
quarters at 522 Sixth street north
west. The officers are Mrs. Emma
Sanford Shelton. president; Mrs,
Lindley Clark. vice president; Mrs
NJ M. Pollock, corresponding sec
retary; Mrs. Theresa A. Williams,
recording secretary: Mrs. Oscar
Lancaster, assistant recording sec
retary; Mrs. James Allison. treas
urer; and Mrs. Charles p: Brand
field, auditor.
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lrun for Democratic nomination for
governor. II he gets 1t. he will be
th- ---:maker for the Democratic
candidate for United States Senator.
Having thus made all proper
preparations for the entrance OF
the candidate, / will now introduce
him.
sherman whipple-a lawyer, a
GREAT lawyer. none greater in Bos.
ton. Born in New Hampshire-like
Daniel Webster. Came to Boston
with no pull. Practiced in the poor
debtors court. Then did accident
cases Then left accident, cases and
did better cases. Arrived finally
and long ago-at the best cases.
Has had a very large income for
many years. A man with a THO X
jaw and a ruggedly shaped head. In
ing. II he gets the Democratic ncm.
ination he will attack Lodge on
Lodges proudest spot-the four
power treaty. Myself. having moth
ing against Lodge, but everything
against the four-power treaty, i
listened to Whipple on the four
power treaty with delight.
Whipple perceives that the worst
quality Of the four-power treaty Is
that II means an act Of base ma
Itional cowardice. 1t means that we
got so scared by the Anglo-Japa-
nese alliance that we said to the
British and the Japanese:
Come, now, good lion, good sa-
mural, let us come on in on your
side and be special friends with you
instead OF with our old friends the
Chinese, and then you wouldn' I
bite us. would you?"
That is what the treaty means;
and Whipple is an eloquent, aggres-
sive, formidable speaker. and II he
once really starts attacking Lodge
on the four-power treaty and on
the failure also of our present
craftsmanship to even try TO bring
industrial Justice and industrial
peace to strike-torn New England,
he will make Massachuse know
that Lodge has an opponent.
ton is also a candidate for the Dem.
ocratic nomination against Lodge.
1t Is a bold idea. Gastons firm
worked out the plan which raised
cents. The idea that the masses Of
Massachusetts, would rise against
Lodge and the Goldfish and the gold
coast under such a candidate is
bold-very bold!
But, finally!
Samuel W. Mccall. ex-Congress
man, ex-governor. many an exponent
Of public service. Tall. elderly, gentle
hammered, shrewd. AS governor took
great interest in old-age pensions
and such things. A Republican friend
Of the League of Nations. A Repub
lican stern critic of the four.power
treaty. May run agaist Lodge in the
Senatorial Republican primary.
Conclusions: The issue In Massa
chusetts is Lodge plus the four-power
treaty. Massachusetts, Is rich In
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GIRL, Z, KILLS
FATHER IN ROW
ABOUT SUPPER
Denied Piece Of Meat, She
Gets Gun and Shoots
Parent in Head.
ny International News s---.-s.

WASHINGTON. Pa, June o.
Mary Sorisinski. twelve, is. being
held in the juvenile court detention
rooms here today for further exam
ination. and her disposition 10 .
nroblem to be determined by the
court.
The little girl, according to her
revelations TO Chief of County de-
tectives John weiner. shot ana
killed her father last night with
more or less deliberation.
At first the girl told Chief Vein
er that her father had committed
suicide, but the chief found bull
let hole in the back Of Joseph Sori'
sinskis head.
A long quiz finally resulted In
the girl confessing that she nao
been subjected to severe peatmes
several times recently.
At the supper table last night'
the girl said, she was refused a
niece Of meat. Then, accoroing 10
her story, she calmly went uHsla't"
10 her fathers bedroom, got ms
Ss.caliber revolver, returned 20 the
dining room, walked behind the par
ont a nd shot him through the head:
she wrapped the gun in buriap ana
mid Il in the woodshed.
Chief weiner found the reviewer
where the girl said she had MD
den II,
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clared under it's provisions the Gov
ernment would be compelled to pay
all expenses.
"Two courses are OPEN" the re-
port concluded. zone Is Government
ownership land Government opera
ton, which in view of the character
Of the project would in the ,Judg-
ment of the majority Of the com.
mittee meant not only failure from
the standpoint Of income, but dis
aster to the hopes OF farmers and
other users of commercial fertilizer.
To have the Government undertake
to engage In the manufacture OF
fertilizer ingredients with political
superintendents, foremen and straw
bosses, Is unthinkable and to under
take such a scheme would be un-
speakable folly.
"The alternate course is to. sell
the tangible property to private
individuals or to corporation on
conditions prescribed by Congress,
lease the power at a fair rental and
permit American initiative and
ingenuity to have an opportunity at
this place, where. the greatest
water power in our country can be
developed. requiring the preserva'
ton of the element Of national de-
fense and at the same time giving
an opportunity for relief. Of such
can be to not only the Southland
but our entire country in the way OF
commercial fertilizers at reasonable
prices.
"Only Proposal Giving Hope"
1--WE feel the Ford proposal prom.
ises such a contamination. or OF
least it is the only proposal yet
made by anyone, that even gives
ground for hope. 1t is of such
great potention possibilities that
the committee felt assured action
by Congress would be prompt and
final and satisfactory adjustment OF
the matter could be reached. We
respectfully recommend favorable
action on the bill at the earliest
date possible.
The first minority report, which
would include the Gorgas plant. was
written by Congressman Wright
Dem.) of Georgia. The second mi
nority report. providing more string
ent financial arrangements, was
written by Congressman Parker
Rep) Of New Jersey.
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U. S. OPENS OFFICES TO
HELP HARVEST LABOR

Preparations have been made By
the Department OF Labor through
it's farm labor bureau for the open
ing Of the harvest season in Texas
Oklahoma and Kansas, II was an.
nounced today. Offices have been
opened at FIT. Worth. and Amarillo
Tex, for the direction Of employ
ment.
will be required to harvest S.445. .o0C
acres Of wheat in Kansas this
season. The Federal State employ
ment officers at Kansas CITY
Wichita, Hutchison. Salina. Parsons
Colby and Topeka will be available
for the distribution Of labor.
The Washington times., 1922-06-09
ITALIAN DEBT FUNDING
PUT OFF TILL AUGUST

Negotiations over the funding Of
the Italian debt to the United
States. amounting to nearly $4,000
000. 900. will not be undertaken be-
fore late in August, and probably
later, 1t was learned today.
Ambassador Ricci, who will be
Italy's chief agent in the negotia-
tions, has been informed by the
American Debt Funding Commission
that his presence will not be re.
qu!red here prior to that time. He
will sail soon for home.
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To.
FIGHT RUM AND
DRUG PEDDLERS
Y. w. c. T. U. Aroused Over
Spread Of Narcotic Evil
Through Nation.

The women of Washington are up
OF bootieggers and dope peidierS,
who are daily catching more vic,
TINS in the net OF their invisible
and nefarious operations.
Fifteen hundred strong the local
branch Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union Is now .waging
an active campaign against boot
Logging and traffic in drugs in a
last effort to make the country
dry" and free Of dope peddlinE.
Alarmed at the growing number
Of drug addicts In the United States.
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, presi.
dent Of the local branch Of the w.
c. T. IT,, has announced that the
work Of the famous. but for the
past year. defunct prohibihition or
ganization. Is by no means over.
Drug Campaign Proclaimed.
A campaign has been proclaimed
against newer and more deadly
evil. by the famous temperance or
ganization. which evil has long been
considered by welfare workers the
natural outgrowth Of prohibition
the drug evil.
Al the close OF the Que -serly con-
vertion Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. In which 100
delegates were In attendance in the
one.day session at Anacostia M. r.
Church yesterday, Mrs. Shelton ex.
panded on the latest issue to be
taken up by that society.
The drug evil Is today. no doubt,
the greatest menace in the United
States. Drug peddlers are catching
in their net young girls as well "a
men and women. think the
whole trouble may lie In the fact
that the laws governing drug ped.
dlers are not severe enough" said
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erty, even In q republic. A young
man named Ward informed the
authorities that he had killed a
man because he was blackmail-
ed. There was nothing but his
own word to prove it He put
up cash bail and went free.
Another man named Cunning
ham was supposed to know some
thing about it. He was accused
of no crime, but didn't have any
money, so they locked him up to
keep him safe. You say, 81
killed a man, here's cash." and
they let you go. You are sup
posed to know something about
It, although innocent Of crime,
but you haven't the cash, and
they lock you up.
That's democracy, Of a GER
tain klnQ.
Twenty-one American women,
each with three feathers in her
hair, were presented to Queen
Mary last night by Mrs. George
Harvey. They had very long
trains, and had practiced pulling
them up, hopping over them,
turning them around, making
deep courtesies, without falling
over backward. The hair-dressers
had done the most difficult thing.
They had found q way to fasten
the feathers in bobbed hair. But
they hadn't found a way to make
Queen Mary approve the bobbed
hair. Wise bobbed young Eng
lish girls had long-hair wigs for
the occasion.
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By WILLIAM HARD,

Copyright. ls22. by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)
BOSTON, June 9.-Well, getting
right down now to the greatest re-
naming political personal question
in America:
Can Henry Cabot Lodge got de-
Aon AoAO
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Herewith I h .
r e q 3 o n 8 w h y
some people say
yes.
Harold D. vii.
son-This m a n
has a perfectly
terrible mad on.
I am ashamed to
begin discussing
q sublime politi-
cal subject like
H g nry Ca b o I
Lodge by bring
ing in a booze
raid. But Will
son is sublime,
too. Wilson is
one Of the great