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<dn gran faasto las festas patronaies,
para 10 cua1 han confeccfonado I'm So
berbio prcgraIna. A ju2gar por las iri-
ciRtivas puede asegrrarse que en- Are
cibo, hahra un periodo de festas mH-
cho mas brillants que en- ahos anter!o-
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f1emos rsGibido aseHta iRgitaci6n de
la cornist6n de FesteJos, para tres es-
plendidos bafles tue habran ds cela-
brarsa dnrante los dies .26 y 27 del co.
friente mes y q pcimero de mayo, res
pective,neilte. 81 bails del 2G, espe-
cialtasate, pro1aets resultar I'm exito
soss2blo. q iussar por sl ontusiaszne
aHs hay para asistir a dicho festival,
sl ca2l ha sido dedicado nuestro Ho-
Herabls Gobernador Towner su esti-
mabls esposa, y todos los ni;embros
de su gabincts. ~n
Podenos asegurar que estes tres fes-
tivales han de ser tres tciunfos que
ha de apuatarse Ia Cornision de Fes-
tejos. Nosotros sgradeeelnos mucho la
invitacion rocibida para asistir di-
chos actos, felicitamos a los organiza-
dlores del festival por tan bril- antes
iniciativas y deseamos a Is cults ciu-
dad de, Areciho que refine la algeria en-
las ficstas popBlares.- ----.,-----,.
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-25

QUININA EN- FORAA SUPERIOR
Ell efecto t6nico laxante. del LAXA-
THO BROMO QUININA lie hace. SUI
perior q la Quinina ordinaria otdira-
ria, Y no afecta la cabeza. La firma
de e. w. GROVE Sc halla en- cada
ca iita
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-25
1n1poRrANrEs MAN1rEsrAc1oNEs

so
Muchos de nogotros nos conta1nos
en- el numero de los RICoS porque te-
.nemos DINERO y hacemos vida de
principles. IPero en- realidad sabenlos
que no 10 somos?
listed puede esforzarse y hacerse
viejo nunca cansarse en- Ia batalla
de MEJoR PosICIoN y mas LUJo
PARA HACERsE RICO!
HA MEDITADo listed ALGUNA
vEZ AcERCA DE 10 QUE REAL
MErTTE sIGNIFIcA RTQUEzA.
Yea la mas llumana production de
este aho ode LOS HARAPoS A LA
RIoUEzA','.
En- el Teatro Tres Banderas el vier-
nes v sabado de mayo. solamen--
to dos noches.
Advt i.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-25
FANDO EN- ESPANA Y EN-
AMERICA

traordinario a la obra de Don Jose
Coll y Cuchi. He aqui ell articulo:
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-25

Ell BALE TEL HoGAR 1NFANT1I
Evening star., 1924-02-23
VACANT PROPERTY
EXEMPTION ALLOWED
Income Taxpayers Can Deduct on
Carrying Charges Over
Term of Years.

Provision has been made III the
revenue act Of 1924 for adjusting the
income tax deductions in regard TO
vacant properties held over a term
of years, according TO a telegram
received by tho National Association
of Real Estate Boards from w. r.
Green, chairman of the House ways
and means committee.
The bill as reported by the ways
and means committee allows carry
ing charges of unimproved property
to be added to the cost thereof in de-
termining gain from sale for income
tax payment.
The provision sustains the national
associations position protesting
against the ruling of the internal
revenue bureau in regard to that
point in the present revenue act.
The ruling has been that in deter
mining the capital net gain derived
from sale of lands that have been ly-
ing idle only the current years taxes,
including the carrying charges, may
be deducted. Deductions of piled-up
interest charges and taxes have not
been allowed on the ground that there
was no income in the years they ac-
crued from which to deduct.
The national association, through
it's legislative committee, and the
Real Estate Board of New York, with
Evening star., 1924-02-23
S326,5)O BUILDING
PR0JECTS0 OF WEEK
Six Homes to Be Erected by
H. Shapiro-TiIden Street
Permit for $65, 900.

Building permits issued by the Dis
trict up to the close of business
Thursday aggregated in value $685.
500, and included several home
building projects. The list of per-
mftS follows:
G. NJ. Barker Co, to repair, 64s-
Col New York avenue; $4,000.
Is. Leonard, to build, 1229-I23l
Delaware avenue southwest; $1,000.
Mcleod Cut Stone Co, to repair
So2 Hamlin street; $4,000.
T.. Rooms, to build, $50 Aspen
street: $500.
A. G. Smithy, to build. fourteen
houses. 612-63S Morris place north
east; 10000
II. Shapiro. to build. six houses
1315-1325 Allison street; $4,000
John l.. Knapp, to bud. 2426-
2450 Monroe street northeast; sic, 900
T. a. Jameson Co. to build. 1919
1919 Taylor street; 100000.
II. Herberts to build, 3417 cath
street northe& st; $4,000.
Antonio Oliveri, to build, J7ot 14tl
street northwest; $4,000.
r. r. Andrews & Co. to build. 1s1
street anu Canal avenue southeast
SS1 200.
l.. l.. Moses. TO build, 2620 Tilde1
street; $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
Surrey of Realty Business
DiscIOses Unusual Actiuit,
Last Nine Months Most Actiue Period in
Country's History, National Associa.
ton Declares, in Recent Report.

That the most active period in
American real estate history was
that comprised in the last nine
months is the conclusion reached in
a survey just issued by the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
According, to the report, rent cost
and building supply are nationally
approaching stabilization, says the
New York World, and the greatest
construction need is small houses for
single families.
The American real estate market,
called In the survey a conservative
index Of American business condi-
tions, has been more active during
the season just coming to a close
than during any other season in the
business history of the continent,
Canada being included in the estt-
mate.
Findings of the survey. constitut-
ing q careful barometric reading for
basic section of American business
activity, are based on reports Of
con .tituent real estate boards in
240 cities.
Approaching stabilization of sew
erai of the factors that underlie the
present unprecedented national real
state activity is indicated. the survey
find.. While it is impossible to predict
with certainty the course the mar
ket will take in 1924, the situation
at pre- ent seems to point to a con-
tinuation of activity, and there are
some Indications that 1924 will sur
pass the present banner year, the
summary states.
Items of Interest 10 Renters.
Indications found OF interc I to
renters. property owners. investors
+ builders and to students of the gen
eraI business trend are follows:
! More tran fers Of real property
, were recorded and more buildings
! were erected during the first nine
months of 1929 than during the same
period Of any year in the history
of the American continent.
Rents have increased largely the
country over, both for business and
for residential property, but in gen.
! cral they are becoming stabilized al
the present level /. Residential rent
ais show the stabilizing tendency
more strongly than business rentals
Evening star., 1924-02-23
BY ROGER w. BABSON.

BABSON PARK, Fla, February 2S.-
j am convinced more than ever that
IL is only o'clock in the morning
for the new south. Although this
section Is prosperous now, its real
day of opportunity is only beginning
to dawn. The states of Florida. Ala
hama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee.
and the Carolinas are on the thresh-
old TO a new era. What has hap
pened in the west during the past
fifty years is about to take place in
the south.
In the past this section has been
Handicapped by noI thern prejudice
and beinr! dependent almost entirely
upon cotton has not progressed as it
should. ] do not mean by this to be-
little an important crop, put any sec
tion dependent entirely upon one
product is handicapped. Now. how
ever. with industrial development al
ready una + way the south should
every southern state and city offers
distinct opportunities to men who are
'"illins to work or invest capital in
this section.
sees Prosperity During Year,
Current agricultural figures do not
nov up so well for these states as
tor those of the north, largely be-
ii cotton continues to hold up in
price even these agricultural sec
tions should prosper in 1924.
Potatoes. an important crop in
last year. This loss. however. is more
rnan offset by the following advances
IN the value of the agricultural prod
ucts of this state: Corn, per cent;
sweet potatoes, 33 per cent; peanuts
early 80 per cent: hay. 45 per cent.
and tobacco, about 3S per cent. For
FLORIDA the net result is an increase
al per cent over the combined value
Of last year.
OF the urban localities of Florida,
statistics suggest that Tampa, Jack
sonville, Orlando and Miami will offer
relatively the best opportunities. The
citrous situation IS temporarily suf-
Jering' from very low prices. but. II
Florida Citrous Growers Exchange,
It may prove TO be . blessing in
disguise.
Crop Values Compared.
The cotton and corn crops of Mis-
sts%ippi are about 10 per cent under
last year in value. Sweet potatoes
and hay turn to an increase of about
"A per cent, and oats show q gain of
il Der cent. Potatoes lost over 90 per
cent The combined result of crop
values. as far as Mississippi is con-
cerned. shows drop in value of about
II per cent COMPARED with last year.
'Fhe lumber industry. however. is to-
day proving to be the salvation of
, mississippi. For purposes of this sur
Eey / am including Louisiana in a
group of western southern states.
Turning east to Alabama we find
the corn crop showing gain in value
of about - per cent. Other crops.
however, show losses in the following
percentages: Cotton, 3 per cent; sweet
potatoes. i per cent; h"y. potatoes and
oats. S per cent; peanuts. nearly 80
per cent. The total va 'ue of the aeri-
cultural products of Alabama is prac-
tirally the same as last year Indus
try is RESPONSIBLE for more favorable
conditions here. Our steel and textile
plants are active. With it's natural
advantages. Alabama may some day
become the greatest Industrial state
in the country.
GeOrSfa's Cotton Crop.
The cotton crop in Georgia is about
10 per cent greater in value than last
Evening star., 1924-02-23
CLOGGED CHIMNEY
REAL FIRE HAZARD
Walls of Flue May Be Cleared
Easily, Burning of Zinc Clears
Out SCOT Inside Furnace.

Many fires result from chimney
flues that are clogged with SCOT, when
they catch fire and throw sparks on
dry shingle roofs. If the chimney
and stovepipe are not full of SCOT
there is not so much danger if the
drafts are carelessly left open too
long or the wind causes too hot a
fire at night when the stove is not
watched.
4 simple way of getting the SCOT
knocked off the bricks is to make a
cleaner of a feed sack filled with six
or eight stones, which should be
about half as large as an average
sized apple. Stones that are too
large will clog the chimney. After
the chimney has been thoroughly
swabbed with the sack of stones the
SCOT can be removed from the chin
ney hole with a small shovel.
Zinc seems to help i'll removing
SCOT from the inside of pipes and
the stove. For instance. put the old
dry cells from your fiashlight on the
hot Goals occasionally. The swab-
bing with the sack of stones COM
bined with burning zinc once in a
while will insure Il clean chimney.
Clean chimneys help draft and per-
NIT a more thorough oxidation of
fuel, and, of coure, this promotes
better ventilation in the whole house.
Evening star., 1924-02-23

The situation is more Favorable
toward stahiization in cities of over
100000 population, y per cent of which
report residential rents stationary.
Rents are following the course Of the
cost of building. While according To-
the most authentic index of living cot;
rents are now twenty five po'nts higf1re
than other commodities, present rttin
are low compared with the cost Of
construction. Befsre rents decrease
perceptibly there must be a decrease il
the cost of building.
Great inroafs are being made in the
national building shortage, which was
so pronounced after the war. Shortagc
and far west. There is prevalent
throughout the reports the impression
that the supply of housing accommo-
dations and business structures is
about to reach a state of equilibrium
between supply and dcinak0.
Cites Greatest Present Demand.
The greatest demand at the presAl
time in the real estate market is sre
small singIe-family dwellings. Si1ty-
eight per cent of the cities reporting
indicate shortage here, whereas nr'y
81 per cent report shortage IN apart
ment houses. Only AZ per cent report
shortage in business structures.
Amount and value of building con
Sll nave DtclI EAlTdOT y
making it safe to assume that the in
crease Of % per cent over the record
year 1922. maintained. according to
the United s S.ates bureau of labor sta
tistics, for the first six months of 1923
/, will be fairly well maintained for thu
whole year If not made still greater.
despite the failure to top last year.
June building crest.
OF 236 cities answering, 223 state that
with all the tremendous construction,
there is no overbuilding Of any kind.
The suburban movement i'll the larg-
er cities, pronounced tendency of pres
, ent-day city growth. is, generally
speaking, greater than last year, and
is likely 10 be continued.
Money for investment in real eStats
| is comparatively plentiful. Interes:
rates are reasonable III nearly ever
section.
Market for Business Property.
The market for business property
is reported better than last year b.
81 per cent Of the real estate board-
, contributing to the survey. The mar
ket for residential property is re-
CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1924-02-23

Fertilizer companies are coming back
10 their former volume of business,
even though cooperative purchasing
by the farmers is reducing profits.
Super-power projects are Spreading
through the entire south and large
and small industrial plants are
sprlnSing up everywhere. Practically
every good southern cotton mill is
ma king money.
The railroads of the south are look
ing better than ever before. The At
lantic Coast Line securities are now
classed as gilt-edged. Southern rail-
way bonds should be perfectly safe
as an investment, and even the Sea-
board. which was headed for a re-
celverShlp TWO years ago, may now
pull through.
Southern investments are looking
better every day.
Mr.. Eabson. who Is now at his winter home
in Florida, will continue his special articles on
business and economic conditions in next Sat.
urday's Star.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
Construction Work Actiy,

Construction work of all kinds is
very active throughout this entire Sec
ton. Road building is booming.
Evening star., 1924-02-23

CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1924-02-23

The cotton crop in Georgia is about
10 per cent greater in value than last
Evening star., 1924-02-23
WINTER BUILDING SETS
RECORD IN BALTIMORE
$7,OOO,OOO in New Projects to Be
Started Shortly-Schools to
Be Erected

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, February 23.-Never
before in the history of Baltimore has
there been SO much building during
the winter as at present. Building
has been going on practically unin-
terrupted since early last spring, and
there appears to be no let-up in sight.
Approximately 100000 of new in
dustrial and residential construction
plans will be carried out soon, accord
ing to architects and builders. This
is in addition to nearly $4,000, 900
building operations which was an
nounced last week, the latter includ-
which were authorized under the $40
100000 school loan fioated last year.
Evening star., 1924-02-23

The support of other real estate
boards, have contended vigorously
that taxes for the years since the in
come tax began to operate should be
deductable.
Taxes and interest charges to be
affected by the new provision have
been estimated to amount to ap-
proximateiy fifty millions OF dollars
in New York city alone.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
BACK TOLONG-AGO
FURNITURE STYLES
Designs of 18th to 18th Cen.
turtles Reflected in Pres
ent-Day Products.

Though the European designs of
the sixteenth, seventeenth and eight
eenth centuries are the foundation Of
American styles of today, they are
by no means the originals. AS a mat
ter of actual fact, furniture styles
have not changed much in 5000 years.
The first cabinet makers of record
were Egyptians. A chair was found
in King Tut-ankh-Amen's tomb
which very much resembled a high
class piece of furniture of today. Civ
ilization is SO ancient, goes SO many
centuries back Of the Egyptian era,
that it is reasonable to believe that
even the subject of the Pharaohs got
their designs from some other now
forgotten nation. wiped off the earth
by conquest OF cataciysm.
Egypt was as ,devoid of timber
when the Sphynx was built as 1T Is
today. Consequently woods were i'm
ported for the making of furniture
ebony, cedar, sycamore and acacia
found of which the wood has not
been identified. Egyptian cabinet
makers decorated their pieces with
floral designs, gave them brilliant
lIltfU IUEIl Will JtWtIS Siiiti
ivory and sometimes gilded them
with finely worked gold
Scarce and Expensive.
Furniture was 50 scarce and cX
pensive that only members of royal
used IL. The masses reclined on
floors, with or without rugs. accord
ing TO their circumstances.
Following along through tho ages
came the Roman. Byzantine and
Gothic styles, linking ancient times
with those of the period furniture
now known. Greek furniture perish
ed so completely that nothing is
learned Of it.
In the eleventh and twelfth CEN
turieS came bedsteadS, high-backed
benches and stools. Later the buffet
and dresser. Fancy furniture is be-
lieved TO have been brought to Europe
by the crusaders and initiated by the
English cabinet makers. Chessboards
caskets and cofiinS were included in
this category. In the fifteenth cen
tury Italian furniture, with its bright
coiors. went TO northern Europe
During the renaissance forms were
borrowed from sculpture and made
to harmonic with imposing archi-
lecture. Many were covered witt
gold. From the sixteenth century tc
the present field of design has beer
principally in reproduction.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
Effort Toward Refinement.

The effort of designers and manu-
facturers now is toward refinement.
Much educational work is being done.
Many interesting books and maya
zine articles have been written on
furniture, giving the ways it can b.
used to beautify homes. and these
have had good effect. There appeal
has been made to women. Many
women thus are better educated in
furniture than are manufacturers
TNis educational work has been ef-
fectively supplemented by the better
homes campaign. with its shows held
annually throughout +ha country.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07

be looked to as a future location by
thousands of farmers who, during the
days of high industrial activity, were
attracted to the cities, and who will,
now that the peak of this abnormal
industrial boom has passed, be con-
sidering the question of returning to
the farm. Montana's crop record
over a period of years and the price
of Montana's lands will undoubtedly
prove strong arguments in bringing
to the state many new settlers of the
real farm variety and with sufficient
funds to finance themselves while
they are making their start.
Plans for this Advertising cam
paign have been outlined and have
been considered by the different civic
organizations of the state, which will
cooperate with the railroads in put
ting it into execution. All of the de-
tails Of the campaign have not been
arranged blu t will be announced with
in a short time. Meanwhile it is the
duty of Montanans to continue the
fostering of a spirit of optimism in
the possibilities of their state.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07
Volunteer Wheat In Garfield
Equals the Regular Crop

A most remarkable evidence of
soil fertility and crop repetition is
that reported recently from Garfield
county in the eastern part of the
state, where volunteer fields of grow
ing wheat are said to be in evidence
with every indication of a maturing
crop.
This condition is believed to have
resulted from the fact that a number
of the wheat growers of that region
having decided not to plant the same
acreage in wheat again in connection
with the opinion expressed in the
past that Investigation of crops
would be observed, allowed some of
the fields heretofore planted to this
grain to remain idle with the result
that the fallen grain has taken root
and produced a stand that is practi-
cally equal to that obtained in the
regular manner.
1t is said to be a little too early to
give an accurate estimate Of what
the possible yield will be on this vol
crop. 1t is, though, estimated
it will not be far behind the re-
gular planted yields.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-08-07

the direction of the different civic
organizations. At these there were
present representatives from both
farm and city business circles. The
speakers at these gatherings reviewed
the production records of their par
ticular counties and the state as a
whole, compared yields with those of
other states, and dwelt on the pro-
gress made with Investigation, the
object being to supply vital informa-
ton relating to Montana's ability to
produce wealth.
The Garrett party entered the
state from North Dakota, over the
main line of the Great Northern,
making its first stop at Bainville.
From this point the party travelled
by auto over the Medicine Lake ter
ritory, where a bumper crop will be
harvested this year. The second stop
was made at Malta, where the Wis
itor was afforded an opportunity to
view the wonderful Milk river area,
and interview farmers and business
men there.
At Havre, the party was escorted
on a hundred mile trip through the
farming territory of the High-Line
country, including a visit to the ex-
detrimental station. 1t was On this
trip that Mr.. Garrett was shown a
portion of the growing grain, which
just now is nearing maturity, on land
which Mr.. Garrett described in his
recent articles as deserted. The
Great Falls stop of the party includ-
ed a largely attended luncheon
meeting and trips V the Highwood,
Belt and Gerber territories, and a.
tour of the lands embraced by the
Sun River project. 1t was these two
stops of the Garrett party which bore
great Significance to Montanans, in
that so much of Mr.. CARROTS re-
cent comment had been directed to-
ward a discussion of what he termed
1.-THE Triangle country.
Other stops were made at Lewis
town, Billings, Butte and other cen
trail and southern Montana points.
L. G.. Gilman of Seattle, a mem
Der of the Garrett party, and vice
president of the Great Northern rail-
way, was highly pleased with his OBJ
servations of the crop conditions
throughout the state. He stated
that prospects were excellent, most
of the territories making a better
showing than in any former year,
and that wheat yields from 25 to 40
bushels to the acre are in prospect.
The tour was carried out very sue
cessfully and with no degree of en-
barrassment to the distinguished
Montanans now will await
with considerable anxiety the nature
Of the effect of this tour on Mr.. Gar
new analysis of "That Pain in
The Northwest"