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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12
Building Associations
Financed 100000 New
Homes Last Year
By International Labor News Service.


By international Labor News Service.
Washington, Feb. lO.--ln 1925 the
10000 building and loan associations
o fine United States, VIII eight anu
One-balf million members and nearly
$1,000 900 in assets, loaned for the
purchase or construction Of new homes
about $1,000 900 900. which il Is es-
timated financed 10000 American
homes during that year, declares !.
Clinton James, president Oh the I'm
ted States League OF Building anu
Loan Associations.
The housing shortage created by
the war, Mr. James said, has been al
leviated to a certain extent, but II
has not been fully met, and The build
ing and loan association are unable 10
fully supply the demands for loans
for tais purpose. There has been an
Increased demand for funds for res
idential building, which Is the class OF
construction largely financed by these
companies.
Some idea of the present scope OF
the building industry may be gained
by a statement recently made by Sec
retafy Of Labor James }. DAVIS In
which he said, More than ll,OOO,O00
Of our people are dependent Tor their
living upon the construction industry,
and y percent of all skilled and I'M
skilled labor in the country Is engag-
ed in the building branch alone. Some
100000 freight cars were required To-
handle materials in one year and en-
tailed the services OF large force OF
operators. Our building bill is 500
per year for every family in the Uni
ted States, one OF the recognized ba-
rometers of the country and an out
standin ginfluence in our financial
progress
Mr.. James pointed out that the pur-
pose Of building associations IS two
fold. They enable investors TO real
ize liberal dividends on savings, and
extend financial aid to home owners
at low cost. The general plan, he SAID,
is SO sound that the building assocla-
ton moYments today are serving near
ly one million members.
The decision to save and build i
said Mr.. James, ''is reached by many
a family of small means after paying
rent for several years. In borrowing
from a building and loan association
there is no anxiety about renewals,
and the association can not call the
loan as long as payments are met.
Most loans are made on basis
that should pay out in a period of
IL years. and after the borrower has
liquidated his loan he finds he has
acquired the habit of saving, and in
large percentage of cases the people
who have been borrowers for wears
become investors and instead of pay
inc interest they receive interest on
their building and loan shares"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12
Capital Comment
By FRED ) WALKER

Congress is going to reprint In,
Biographical Directory Of the Ameri
can Congress. containing a brief bi
ography Of every members who has
served since 177I. II was last ynnt-
ed in 1911, but contained many errors
which have been corrected after ex.
tensiye research. Inc new book vi
have aobut $4,000 biographies ami /.
considered one of the most valuable
historical works printed BY the 60.
eminent. Libraries all over the c0uH.
trv say il is one q the most usea
boks they have, being constantly cor
suited.
The howl We have been hearing
about the British monopoly on rubber
extorting unreasonable prices bring
before Us the large number Of Amefi-
can millionaires, who became wealthy
by holding up the government in time
Of need.
1t is proposed to build a dirig.ble
twice as large as the Los Angeles. TIE
Undeftakers Union stipulates that ii
bust in this country, foreseeing, ~
doubt, the sale OF two and a half times
as many collins.
Congress has new telephone ex-
change which cost $4,000. The mem
bership of the House has increased
since the old one was installed, be
sides which conversations are more
frequent and less concise than former
~. This should not be taken howey-
err. to mean there is more talk and
less action.
We have been reading in a weekly
magazine about Stanley ketchei ami
Jack johnson. Them was the day
before the present title holder tx
the fight out Of prize fighting.
Former Mayor Hylan Of New York,
has been retired on a pension Of ST.
200 year. The mayor Of Warren,
Pa. has asked that his salary be re
duced from $50 Otto $3.50 a year. The
mayor of Washington, d. GUST
ask any high school student who Is
mayor Washington, and why.
Another motion picture star whose
home life, 50 we read a month or two
ago was happy, has asked for di-
vorce. Movie minds, it appears, all
run in the same channel.
Another billion-dollar food trust has
just been formed. Keeps the Attot-
ney General so busy counting them
that he just can't get around to in
vestigating them.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12

Two billion dollar food merger
formed by Ward Baking company, de-
nounced on floor of senate as menace
to people aud the government.
Death penalty does not stop crime,
says Clarence barrow, appearing be-
fore congress committee in opposition
to capital punishment.
New York State Department of La
Dor reports factory workers averaged
higher pay in December than any
month on departments records.
This year promises to be biggest p
months in history of labor banking,
All-American Cooperative commission
declares.
Two local unions of carpet and
linoleum layers in Chicago amalga-
mate, with aid of President William
Kohn Of Upholsters' International
union.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12

Train service brotherhoods ask
railroads for wage increases; other
railroad unions ask higher pay and
revision of rules.
Explosion in three states kill &c
miners; 5 of dead killed in Illinois
mine, where rock busting smothers
xpiosion and prevents great loss of
life.
Personnel of Federal boards should
be recruited along economic rather
than political lines, Matthew Vol tells
National Civic federation.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12
InemnlnYmnnt Grnns

Seattle, Feb. 10.-Unemployment in
this section has increased with the
seasons closing of lumber camps and
mills. Agricultural workers who are
returning to the cities are also swell
ing the number of out-of-works.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12
LOYALTY OF THE ANTHRACITE
MINERS.

To understand the spirit of the
anthracite strike one must 70 into the
homes Of the strikers and mingle with
the communities that are pafalyzed
by the stoppage of this basic indus
try. There ale homes without fuel
and without sufficient food or clothing.
The bread winner Of the family for
more than five months has been stand
ing by "a decision of principle which
daily compels him to see the priva-
tons and needs Of his family School
records show undemouushment in loss
OF weight and underweight Of children
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12

By common consent of informed
opinion, the stability of our whole
modern civilization depends on some
action that will bring a lasting peace
to the nations.
If peace movements fail now and
another war comes that again in
wolves nations of the earth civiliza-
ton is lost. We know what the last
war did to the world and We know
what more more year of it would have
done when all the later machinery and
chemicals for killing were about to be
brought forward on both sides Of the
struggle. Nations will stagger, ehfee-
bled by the shock.
Not even the United Stats with all
its walth and power and vigor, could
90 through another such frightful ex-
perience without the direst conse-
quences.
Despite this just such future expe-
riences are foredoomed unless, while
Their is yet time, the nations take AIDE
quate measure to insure against an
other war. In simple truth, every
thing we have an cherish is at stake,
Under such solemn circumstances
one would think that every rational
man and women would be not ready
only but eager to lend every possible
aid in opening up the one avenue Of
escape. That avenue is concerted ac-
ton. No one nation can do it, no
group of nations. In union only can
be found the strength of salvation.
Why, then, bubble, split hairs =?
Why conjure fanciful objections and
remote dangers as excuses for refus-
ing to cooperate against the supreme
and evr imminent dangr? How can
we fail to realize that the other ma
tions gaSping for the very breath of
life are not plotting to waylay us,
are not seeking to enmesh US in a
web of indefinable and fantastic evil,
but are only calling to US from the
depth of desperation of a suffering
and menaced humanity to join with
them in saving the race?
This is a real, not a make-believe
world. 1t is confronted with real, ont
make-believe dangers There are real
duties, real opportunities, ahead of
Us. And if We Of America can deal
with them only in the spirit of chill
dishness and with only infantile minds
we are unworthy of our traditions, are
degenerate sons of heroi csires, and
unworthy to be saved
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12

Brotherhood of Railway and Steam
ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Ex-
press and Station Employees suspend
ed from A. F. Of L. for refusing to
surrender 1000 express driver mem
bers To Transfers union.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12
Polishers Gain.

Chicago, Feb. l0.-Metal Poli>hers'
union No. and the Cribben & Sex
ton Stove company will submit differ
ences to the district committee of the
Stove Founders National defense as
social Both workers and employ
Is are represented on the committee.
The poliShers waged vigorous
strike against the company's anti-un-
ion policies and they now give notice
that the union shop must continue.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12

William NJ. Wood, IS. former head
OF American Wooden company. com
mits suicide in Florida.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12
Observation-Disclosures
: Comment and Criticism


Neigfboriness is given another
boost by the latest move in state and
federal cooperation in the building Of
good roads. States that bulk large in
area and states that lie east and west
horizontally on the map are the ones
who are to share the largest in the
SIS, 100000 budget that Secretary of
Agriculture Jardine is distributing for
highway improvement.
OF this immense sum already S13,-
125, 900 has been awarded. Texas has
come in for the largest share thus
far. Pennsylvania, horizontally spread,
will get more than vertical Illinois.
This is the held that the nation Is
giving under the federal aid highway
system. The gift is proportioned and
the federal government is paving only
about 40 percent of the cost of con-
stfuetion of tn $4,000 miles of truly
national routes. That is enough to
cross the continent more than 90
times if that were what the builders
were seeking.
The system provides Il complex pet
work of roads in every state and In
Hawaii, Good roads and rubber tires
plus gasoline and the human trait of
"gadding about" have made a neigh
borliness that former ages have not
dreamed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-02-12

The New York State Federation of
Labor Bulletin of recent date says,
under the heading, How an ENelu-
sive State Insurance Fund Grows"
During the past fiscal year the
S45 100000 reserve fund of the Ohio
Exclusive State Insurance Fund for
Workmen'S compensation earned ST.
100000 from interest, and a large part
of this earning is being devoted to de-
creasing the amount of premiums to
be paid by Ohio employers. Eleven
millions of dollars were paid in COM
pensation awards in Ohio during the
year without contest or litigation, and
it cost employers les than that total
for the year because of the interest
earnings credited. Commenting on
these facts, the Cleveland Press says;
No wonder Ohio workmen like the
compensation law. Thew don't have
to sue their employers for damages
No wonder employers like the law.
They don't have to fight damage suits
No wonder insurance companies
Fought the law. 1t hurts their pro-
fits ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-29
MUNY TENNIS DATES
DUE TO BE CHANGED

A conflict between the local mu
, nicipal tennis tourney and the dates
announced yesterday for intercity play
In the newly organized Intercity Ten
mis- Association probably will cause
a Shift in Washington's matches
scheduled for July II and 10 with
Philadelphia and Wilmington. respec
lively.
NJ. .. Rathgeber, manager OF the
District team that is to play in the
f1ve.city loop, has asked for a change
In the schedule so that the Muny net.
men may conduct their champion
ships here during that week. Entry
blanks for the local affair may be had
at Spaldings.
Players will be chosen to represent
Washington i'll singles against Bal
timore, Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Chester from the following list
Gwynn King OF Montrose Park, Doug
las Love. Maurice V. O'Neill and Hugh
c. Trigg of Potomac Park; George
Shoemaker of Rock Creek, A. W. Rus.
sett OF Monument and Bob Considine
Of Henry Trigg holds the public
parks championship.
The Washington Tennis Associa
ton. headed by Gen. w. A. Bethel
has promised to aid in the financing
Of the new organization.
Maryland State Junior and boys
championship Journeys will be staged
al Mount Washington Club. Balti
more, during the week Of July 10
The winners go to the national boys
and junior title events to be held at
the South Side Country Club, Chicago
starting on August 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-29

Miss Reed came from behind to
more was on the point of taking sew
eral times. and opened up an offensive
in the second which gave her well
earned victory
Betty Hubbel advanced to the semi
finals Saturday when she defeated
Elizabeth Shepley in another close
match. 6-3.S-6. Miss Hubbel had
her hardest struggle in the second
set, but finally outsteadied her youth
full opponent for the decision.
Miss Hubbel will meet the winner
of the match between Mrs. MARTINEZ
and Mary Ryan. which is scheduled
for o'clock this afternoon on the
Wardman Park courts.
Semi-finalS are to be played tomor-
row and the final Thursday. accord
by Miss Clinedinst tournament chair
man.
Summer activities of the Metropol-
itan Athletic Club include swimming
classes each Wednesday night at the
Y. w. G. A. pool. where Mrs. Camille
O'Hara, club instructor, gives lessons
iof DOtn beginners ana advanced
swimmers.
Members of the club who wish to
avail themselves of the opportunity
TO improve their strokes or learn new
ones should report promptly each
Wednesday evening at 500 o'clock.
Groups from the club meet infor-
mally throughout the week for tennis
and horseback riding, although neither
sport has been organized formally
this Summer.
The Nets Summer camp on the Po-
tomac is open now and members and
their guests are privileged to go up
either for the evening or for week
end parties. provided they notify
Margaret Keeble. camp chairman, Of
their intentions in advance so that
she may reserve the date for them.
Wardman Park Swimming Club will
hold its first meet of the season next
Monday afternoon. July 5, at 3
o'clock. Events for women will iii
clude d free style swim, dashes and
diving.
Jerry Mangan, instructor at the
tank. will receive entries until 8
o'clock Saturday, July 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-29
CHEVY CHASE TENNIS
TO END TOMORROW

Deciding matches in boys singles
today and women'S singles and men S
doubles tomorrow will conclude the
annual tennis tournament at Chevy
Chase Club.
Eddie DeVereuX faces Charlie
Sturtevant in the final of the compe-
tition for the boys title, formerly held
by Bill fiitZ. fiitz was eliminated in
the seni-final round Sunday by Dew
ereux, 81, 3--6. Sc. Stultevant
reached the final yesterday by defeat
ing G. r. Train. ir.. %. 64.
Semi finansts in the womens tour
ney take to the courts today. Frances
Bethel meets Laura Bryn, while Har
riet Whitford encounters Mrs. c. r.
Train.
Two matches in mems doubles must
be played today before the teams are
ready for the final tomorrow. Arthur
HELEN and Bill HitZ. defending cham
pions. play Clarence Norment and
Bishop Hill. the winning pair to face
L. A Baker and Hugh Rowan. The
victors in this match will play Capt.
G. r. Train and C.. r. Train, jr., in
the final.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-29
HOLMAN EXTENDED
IN COLLEGE TENNIS

By the Assoc ated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. June 29.-keen-
ly fought battles under a blazing sun
carried T. matches to three sets yes
terday and threatened the progress
of Cranston Holman. Stanford star
in the opening rounds of the inter
collegiate championship.
Holman finaliSt of 1925 and holder
of q. victory last year over William T.
Tilden. twice was extended unexpect-
eddy. After surviving a threeset duel
with A. NJ. Love of Texas University.
6-S, SIS. 60. he barely saved the
opening set against c. II. Lyman of
the Naval Academy, 81. Finally.
the Pacific Coast player brought his
strokes under control TO run out a
love set against the Annapolis man.
Holman was one of eight seeded
players. including Edward G. Chand-
Ter of the University of California, de-
Tending champion, to survive the
opening day tests. J. A. Barr of the
Southern Methodist University. Texas;
j. +. Whitbeck of Harvard. John Van
Ryn of Princeton. Brad Harrison of
California and Clifford 3. Marsh. jr.,
of Williams advanced without being
extended.
Neil Sullivan of Lehich, like Hol-
man. was twice in danger against NJ.
=. Baker of Williams and Fred Royer
Of Oklahoma. The latter carried his
struggle with the Lehigh man to the
third set.
OF the seeded players Whitbeck,
Van Ryn, Harrison. Holman and Sui
liVan reached the fourth round with
five unseeded contenders, Dave
OLoughlin of Pittsburgh. T. r. O'Con.
nell of Illinois, Tom McGlinn of Yale.
T. Bright of Cornell and l.. Fl. Gordon
of Harvard.
Julius SagaloWsky of Butler. one of
the outstanding unseeded contestants.
brought off a loves victory over
Paul sullivan Of Duquesne in the sec
ond round after going to three sets
against +. Snow of New York Uni
verSiiy SagaloWsky complained of
lack of practice on grass courts and
had difficulty iii handling the we'll
placed drives OF the New York col.
iegian
Frank Donovan of \otre Dame
passed through the experience OF
winning two hard fought matches of
three sets each TO gain his third-round
bracket. Donovan was first extended
an extra set to defeat f.. O. Mather
OF Texas. after which he survived
vigorously contested battle with r.
Okerberg of Oregon.
Chandler, Van Eyn. Harrison and
Barr. scoring impressively. appeared
to be at top form, but Holnans err
-stic driving indicated he might have
difficulty winning his way to the
finals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-29

Moreover, the Pirates expect to find
the Cubs one Of the hardest outfits
they will meet when their next series
comes along. Compared with what
Chicago has done against other clubs,
its showing against Pittsburgh Is not
so good and it hardly stands to rea-
son that the Cubs are going to be
so easy to defeat next time, because
they have been setting u faster pace.
None Of the western teams looks
upon ST. Louis as likely to crack
The Cardinals appear to be getting
too well established. Some managers
who earlier had counted Hornsbys
team out % it now are conceding that
1t has q chance to win the pennant.
Cards Real Flag Factors.
The Cardinals unquestionably are a
championship factor in the National
League and it is evident they are
likely to pick up some additional
victories through the acquisition of
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the vet
eran Cub hurler. AS a pitcher he us
Just as good as when he began the
season with the Cubs. OF course,
the differences between him and the
CUBS were not over pitching, but over
discipline. Alexander had been A. W.
@. l.. and he finally ran into a man
ager who would not stand for that
sort of thing.
1t also is true that a disposition
existed on the Chicago club to get rid
Of all the players who had come by
deal and trade, because Manager Nc
earthly is a great hand to start house
cleaning with a new broom. His best
or 1,,ts
were won with young and ineXperi-
enced players.
Cubs Unaided by Trade.
The trade that Chicago made with
Pittsburgh never PANIED out well for
the Cubs and 1t would have been bet
ter had they let Cooper, Grimm. ct al
remain in Pittsburgh The Pirates
didn't get much out Of it, either. ex-
cept in Grantham, who seems to have
been the only thoroughly reliable as
set in the decker.
1t may happen that the Cubs Will
play better ball as they go on. ST
Louis found them in a cantankerous
mood. While it is true that the Car
dinals must try to win the big share
Of their series with the Cubs. it also
Is true that If the Cubs can be made
to believe they can thrash all the
Eastern teams the St Louis club is
going to lose nothing by it,
Copyright. 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-29
WIMBLEDON TENNIS
IS MINUS SUZANNE


WIMBLEDON. England. June 20
| Suzanne Lenglen. incompatible on
| the tennis court and six.time Wimble-
don champion, has withdrawn from
! the women'S singles in the golden
| jubilee tournament.
Beset by Ills, which in the opinion
| of her medical attendants make il
| inadvisable for her to play. she an.
| nounced yesterday that she would not
| appear on the singles court, and she
| is probably out of the tournament
altogether.
The American contingent yesterday
/ suffered a severe loss when Mrs. l.. A.
Godfree eliminated Elizabeth Ryan in
the third round of the womens sin
giles. in a match which went the
limit. despite Miss Ryan's obvious
weakness due to recent illness. The
scores were 1-6, 6-4, Go.
In four other matches. however,
Americans won. Howard kinsey came
through as a semi-flnalist by defeat
ing P. D. b. Spence. South Africa,
with comparative ease, 6-3. t-3,
Sc. 6-3.
Vincent Richards and Howard Kin
sew had little trouble in advancing to
the fourth round by disposing of S.
W. Robb and B. Meyer in three
straight sets. 6--4. 60, 6-3.
Mrs. Molla Mallory and d. NJ.
Greig, in the mixed doubles, had a
hard passage through the first round.
but defeated Nine. Matthew and
jacques Brugnon in fulllength
match, g., S., I'll.
Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup.
paired with George Crole-Rees. Great
Britain Davis Cup contender. defeated
Mrs. r. W. jackson and h. Zemla'
g.. St
Yesterdays summaries:
MEMS SINGLES
Howard Kmsey, United States. defeated
y. D. b, Spence, South Africa Is ID
Jacques Brugnon France. defeated Fl
Kingsley England g.. 4--6. g., '4-o.
Henri Cochet, France, defeated, J. G.
e~3 g. ,
Jean Borotra France defeated J. Koze-
huh. Czechoslovakla, Is, ID -
N. J. G. Richie. England defeated E.
o Barrlo, Argentina. o-3, ID
woMEN's SINGLES
Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfree: England, de
feated Miss Elizabeth Ryan. United States
1-S. Ct 90.
Miss Claire Bohemian, ENGLAND, won
Senorta d Aivarez. SPAN, defeated Miss
Claire Beckenham, g., g. ,,,
Mile. dbl Vlasto. France. defeated Miss
G. Sterry, Eng land 3--6, G-3, G--3.
MEMS DOUBLES
Vincent Richards and Howard KInsev
United States. defeated s. W. Robb and R.
Never. England Ct. 60, 6--:}.
M. Van Lennep. Holland, and Baron Won
Kehrling. Hungary. defeated Andre Colbert
and Max Decugis, France. I-6. If, Sc,
g.. o..
WOMENS DOUBLES
Miss Joan Fry and Miss VI. s Hazel. Eng
land. defeated Mrs. G.. G. McIlquhan and
Mrs. Shepherd Barron. England. 6---3 :3-6,
e--3.
MIXED DOUBLES.
Mrs. Marion Znderstein Jessup, United
States. aud George Crole- Rees. England. de
feated Mrs. r. W Jackson and f. ZenlA,
C.. S.
Mrs. Molla Mallory. United States and
p. NJ. Grieg, England, defeated Jacques
Brugnon and Nine. Matthew, France. 6--3
81. 81.