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Many Jailed Yearly
In England for Debt

good case has been made out for Il
government inquiry into the system
Of Imprisonment for debt.
Debtor prisoners" she states.
"are liable to varying sentences I'm
prisonment purges some classes of
debt, but not all. Debtor prisoners
greatly decreased in numbers dur
ing the war years. but have heen
steadily rising since, and follow
with remarkable fidelity the curve
Of unemployment.
"The state seems to imprisOn not
for poverty, but unwillingness to
pay, yet the relation between the
two is too close for mere accident
It is not likely that obstinacy goes
up and down with unemployment
whereas it is certain that poverty
does"
In Britain, If a man is sent to
prison for non-payment of his mu-
nicipal taxes, then Imprisonment for
certain term wipes out the debt.
But In the case of government taxes.
however long the term, the liability
still remains existent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30

tree which thrives in Italy and Sici-
ly, while the lavender plant of
France gives Up lavender oil
"Oil of bay is produced from the
bark of the bay tree of the West
Indies; the Island of Formosa and
China are the sources of oil of cam
phor; while red thyme oil comes
from an aromatic shrub which
grows in Spain and In the neigh
borhood of Beyrouth, Syria.
Rosemary oil comes 70 Ameri-
can soap factories from Spain and
the Dalma Ian coast; gerf mum oil
from Algeria and Reunion Island in
the Indian ocean; oil Of citronella
from Ceylon. Java and the neigh
borhood of Singapore; lemon grass
oil from the East Indies; sunflower
seed oil from Russia; and bois de
rose oil from the rosewood trees Of
Cayenne and Brazil. The Atlantic
ocean supplies many tons of men,
haden, small, bony. inedible fish
which supply a soap oil. while for
whale oil ships rove the Atlantic
and Pacific from the Arctic to the
Antarctic"
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
SOAP MAKERS SEEK
BASIC INGREDIENTS

cut the dirt without injuring the
skin, is imported from the Lipari
islands which lie northwest of the
toe of Italy.
Makes Odors Last.
MUSK makes soap odors last
longer. Soap makers import vege-
table musk which Is made from the
dried roots of an East Indian plant,
as well as animal musk which Is
taken from small sacks which grow
on the abdomen of the diminutive
male musk deer. These animals are
found in Tibet and IN the Atlas
mountains of northwest Africa.
India, Australia, and the West
Indies are the sources of sandal
wood oil which is used as a disin-
fectant in soap. The fragrant oil
of bergamot is pressed from the
rind of fresh fruit of the bergamot
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
World Searched to Supply
Oils and Perfumes.

Washington.-The United States
Is soap CO Iscious."
If all the soap normally used In
the country in year were equally
distributed, every man, woman. and
child would be allotted % pounds.
I'm Colonial times, nearly every
back yard was a soap factory"
says bulletin from the National
Geographic society. "When the
hardy Colonial housewives accumu-
lated sufficient fat for a batch of
soap, they placed it. in kettle over
fire and added lye which they
made from wood ashes. The result
was a coarse. soft soap.
although soap kettles still are
in use in remote regions Of this
country, soap making has graduated
from the back yards of America
to huge factories employing thou
sands of men and women and main
tanning hundreds of railway cars in
which to haul supplies. The SCOT.
covered kettles of Colonial days
have given way to huge vats. some
Of which hold ten carloads of soap.
Basic Ingredients.
Despite the growth of the indus
try, alkali and fats or oils still are
the basic ingredients of soap. Man.
Ufacturers find a sufficient supply of
alkalies within the borders of the
United States. but the demands and
whims OF soap users for soap con-
tanning particular oils, perfumes
and other ingredients, has made
soap one of the most international
commodities in the American home.
"If representatives of every race
which had part in the production
Of American-made soap were called
together. they would form hetero-
geneous crowd.
animal tallow, an old soap max
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30

Don Jaime resembles the Chi
nese. He worships his ancestors" !"
Ken Hobart informed her. But
he's never lonely here. Too much
TO do"
"Why doesn't he get married!
Certainly he can afford a wife, MIR.
Hobart" the good lady queried.
81 only look after his cows and
his lands, Mrs. Candy" After the
fashion of the men of wide hori-
IONS Ken Hobart was averse to dis
cussing personalities. I've brought
the mail, Don jaime" he added.
THANK you, Ken"
Don't try to sort It," Hobart
urged. 1.-The letter you're looking
for lies on top. I've slit all the
envelopes for you
Don Jaime read his mail. Pres
emily he looked up and there was
a CLINT of deviltry in his black
eyes.
Don Prudencio Alviso writes me
that he has been engaged by Miss
Antrim as attorney for the estate ;
that Miss Antrim has given the
Federal Trust company a check
in payment of the notes IL held
against the estate and that the
bank has resigned as co-executor.
Old Prudy tells me that with his
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appointment he received retainer
of a thousand dollars and instruc-
tions to secure a good man to count
those sheep. Such generosity
overwhelms him. AS a sheep
counter be suggests you, old leath-
er face. and second the nomina-
ton. An honest count of those
sheep is most desirable. Ken"
"I'll have TO have help"
"You villa court order"
Don Jaime lifted some very ex-
pensive stationery TO mis- aristo-
cratic nose and smelled II hungrily.
Altar of roses" he murmured. II
dare say that's as close as III ever
yet TO Miss Roberta Antrim. The
lady says she's going TO leave
everything in her lawyers hands,
with instructions TO consult with
me. and whatever we two decide
TO do will meet with her approval.
She says she breads coming down
cepted so many engagements OF a
social nature. that she just cannot
contemplate abandoning her plans. ="
"Who is Roberta Antrim" the
nurse inquired.
"The niece and sole heir of the
man Antrim killed after he'd bust
ed me. Mrs. Ganby. She doesn't
know I'm the bright boy that
bumped old Tom off. | wrote her
a chap named Jim Higgins had
done it,"
Ken Hobart chuckled.
That's his gringo alias, Mrs.
Candy. The first Higuenes to be
heard of in Spain was called James
Michael Higgins. But the Spaniards
gave 1t Spanish twist. With the
passage of time James Michael
Higgins. the big Mick. developed
into Jaime Miguel Higuenes. When
did that happen, Don Jaime?"
when the first J. NJ. married a
red-headed Spanish woman who In
sisted on spelling the name as il
was pronounced. So the tribe of
Higuenes was born. The family
migrated to Mexico early in the
Nineteenth century. and my great
grandfather married the daughter
of an lrishman who owned this
rancho. That brought the Celtic
strain up little. My grandfather
added TO IL by marrying girl who
was half Irish. and when he looked
at his offspring he was glad he'd
done it. fle noticed the cross had
increased the height, breadth, gen
eral appearance, industry and tenn
per OF the Higuenes tribe. We
looked much more like Black Irish
than Mexicans now. and were
probably a little more than half
Celt- But we had Spanish customs
and Spanish outlook on life and
Spanish was our mother tongue
Also we had no reason to be other
than proud of our Spanish blood.
so we never mixed 1t with Indian.
When we moved to Texas my
grandfather fought under the
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
CHAPTER ~

THE assistant general manager of
L the Rancho Vale Verde walked,
with jingling of spurs. into the
cool. vine-enclOsed veranda where
Don Jaime lay at ease in his chaise
Tongue. while a nurse. almost old
enough to be his mother. sat in an
adjacent chair knitting.
"Well. how's our boss, Mrs. Gan
by?" Ken Hobart queried.
His wounds have all healed by
first intention" the nurse answered.
Il should say he'll be up and
around again in month. Probably
lame for month or two there
after. Al any rate he loses me
next week
why don't you remain here, do
Don Jaime in the eye for another
months salary and take nice.
quiet vacationT Hobart suggested.
I'D Ike to. but it would be TAX
ing money under false pretenses.
like this ranch. It's so peaceful
here" Mrs. Ganby said. Every
night | bear a coyote chorus from
those buttes yonder. It's thrilling.
dare say. Don Jaime. you find it
rather dull here-such young
man as yourself"
Il do not" Don Jaime replied.
almost curtly. 1T is the home OF
my ancestors and ! love it"
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
Hatless Ban 1873
Years Old Is Lifted

London.-St. PauPs has raised
a scriptural ban made 1873 years
age. Hatless women are now
allowed to worship in the cathe-
dral for the first Il since it
was built.
In his epistle to the Corin-
thians st. Paul decreed that
"every woman that prayeth or
prophesieth with heI head uncov-
cred dishonoreth her head"
Although no definite ruling has
been made on this point, in the
future Cathedral authorities will
not expect women with uncov-
cred heads to leave when serv-
ices commence. Vergers will not
ask hatless women who wish to
attend the services to arrange a
handkerchief over their heads as
they formerly did.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30

begun receiving a fabulous income
five years ago. But Miles last wish
has been frustrated.
1t is reported that present own
ers of the land have taken out more
than S7,5OO.000 insurance to protect
their titles. The insurance com
panies have guaranteed the owners
that their titles to the property are
good.
About two and One-half years ago
three trustees were appointed tN
carry out terms of the will upon in
sistence of persons claiming TO he
heirs. Their first step was to at
tempt to force owners of section
of property to move out. Two courts
have refused the trustees request
and now the Ohio Supreme court
has been asked to uphold or deny
the original will.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
Increase During Depression
Brings Demand for Probe.

London.-There are $4,000 persons
in Britain sent to prison for debt
every year. They constitute more
than 45 per cent of the 10000 re-
ceptions into prison. and publ" opin-
ion is rising daily against such a
system, writes William Hillman in
Universal Service.
"If it were possible, without weak
ening the authority of the courts, !"
says Sir John Gilmour, home secre-
tary, "to reduce the number of per
sons sent 20 prison for non-payment
of sums of money. every one would
welcome such reform"
"a very large proportion Of those
sent to prison for debt" adds Sir
John Gilmour, "are sentenced for
non-payment of fines or for failure
to comply with wife maintenance
and affiliation orders and other
court orders for payment"
Miss Margery Fry, well-known
authority on prisons, thinks that a
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
Millions of Dollars Are In
volved in Litigation.

Cleveland, Ohio.-The state Su-
preme court has been asked to de-
eide whether a man who died 105
years ago can donate millions of dol
lars worth of downtown property to
a church and to schools.
The strange case rose in connec-
ton with the 1000 word will of DAN
lei Miles, member of a wealthy pio-
neer family, which was filed when
Miles died in 1927 of coughing
sickness"
Bearing the approval Of Martin
Van Buren, later to become Presi-
dent of the United States, the will
divided Miles cash among various
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30
COURT TO RULE ON
1O5-YEAR-OLD WILL

as the years passed and called upon
the state Legislature to assume con-
troll of the land If the trustees.
should fail to fulfill their duties.
For IL years following Miles
death. trustees did as they had beeD
commanded. Then in lS4l, after a
court fight, brothers and sisters of
Miles were given title to the estate
Later. the heirs took advantage of D
rising real estate market in what
then was a frontier town and SOLD
the land Today none of the Miles
family owns any of the original es
tate.
Fabulous Income.
But the will still Is on file ana
had the terms been carried ont the
schools and the church would have
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-30

| sole heir and co-executor with the
Federal Trust company, whose ex-
ecutorship. however. may cease at
your option, but only after the trust
company shall have been paid GER
tain loans made your uncle In his
lifetime. | have no information as
to the amount of these loans. If any.
"You will. no doubt, have to en-
ploy a local attorney. If desired !
shall be happy to recommend one
who has served the Higuenes family
ably and faithfully for forty years
Don Prudencio Alviso, of Los Al
godones.
II regret to state that have
very little confidence in the integ-
rity of your foreman. Bill Dingle.
and suggest that you take steps TO
count the sheep Immediately. The
| count will have to be made by one
backed by undoubted legal right to
do so. Upon the request of the To-
cal attorney for the estate the court
will appoint a man TO do this for
you. / advise very prompt action
If | can serve you further. please
do not hesitate 10 command
"Your obedient servant.
JAIME MIGUEL HIGUENES." +"
"Well?" Roberta queried as Crook
ed Bill folded the letter and laid II
on the library table.
$50 your Uncle Tom tried to run
blazer on an Irishman, eh? One
Jim Higgins. Must be Black Irish,
so Tom foolishly mistook him for a
Mexican"
He rubbed his ingenious head
Don't like the idea of that Ell Paso
bank being co-executor with you.
honey. We'd better ascertain how
much money the estate owes the
bank, pay them Off and get rid OF
them. imagine II isn't a great
deal. No sane bank would loan
, Tom Antrim very much. OF course
this Dingle Bell"
bill Dingle." Roberta corrected.
"Slgnor Hlguenes doesn't trust
him."
"Senor Higuenes is evidently In
the cattle business. II we may judge
from his letterhead. so naturally he
wouldn't trust any sheepman. I
wouldn't be In too great a hurry to
oust Dingle Bell mean Bill Din
gle. If were you. Bobby. The quail
tiles that 20 TO make up a good
sheep foreman might not appeal to
cattleman. However. ] think |
should engage Senor Prudencio AL
ylso as your attorney. What we
want now is action. We must have
those sheep counted. Wen engage
Prudencio by night letter tonight
and tell him we're forwarding
thousand for his retainer: we will
also suggesf that he consult with
Higuenes when selecting the men
to count the sheep The court will
probably appoint the man nom
| mated by your attorney. Meanwhile
we will have to arm you with proper
credentials-birth certificates. atfi-
davits and other proof that you are
the identical Roberta Antrim men,
toned in your uncle's will. Glenn
Hackert will attend to that, of
course"
Must | dash down to Los Algo-
dones immediately" Roberta que
ried complainingly.
"Oh. take your time. take your
time. honey. Dingle Bell. Pruden-
clio Alviso. and Jaime Miguel Hi
guenes can handle the situation,
imagine"
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FOR BEGINNERS OF THE STORY

WI
Crooked Bm because bis receives
informing her uncle Tom Antrim has died violent death At the
Of n
her she her uns sole heir thousands sheep which
Antrim had controlled
jaime bachelor half Spanish and hall h attracted to Rooet' picture
Antrim
ambushes Don Jaime They shoot out The young ranch owner wounded and
Antrim
in Of and
decides to to 10 et
The Washington times., 1932-07-27
l6 Solicitors. Canvassers. Agents
CASH INCOME NEXT WEEK

CASh lNCOME NEXT WEEh
IF YOU WRITE TODAY
S35-$50 weekly Full or spare time.
Sell Jane Modern Christmas Cards. Low
est priced finest quality fastect sellers.
Box 81 cards, all different engravings
Worth 81 SO l0Oro profit. New Personal
Cards. all folders. ali Parchments. gold
silver lined envelopes Also Gif: Wrap.
pings Package 81 IS value for $1-and
Everyday Cards no experience needed:
sample outfit loaned free. Jane Morden
Studios Dept. "a $40 Rutgers, Rochester,
N
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Rentals
Board and Rooms

IS Board and Rooms
A DINNER for 75c Hotel Grafton Din.
ing Room. | l39 Connecticut Ave N W
c ST. n. E, 63S-Top floor. Ink other
rooms, 81 up: board optional.
C ST. S E.. 1903 Apt. 4-Singie rm.,
$3.50: with board, $3.50. Call after 6 p M
G0RDONS INN, 1888 St. n. W, lovely
rms; 2 girls. other vacancies, S35 two
$3.50 wk: table board. S5 wk.
KALORAMA RD. = Quiet and restfuI:
single & double rooms in private home
twin beds p'ch wholeso'e meals col. Ol12
ST N W. aO4-Single and double rms.
excellent board, SIS and SO. Met. S247.
K ST. N. W.. 1741-Lovely rms. single &
doubas, good meals, SO & SIS. so. ME.S076.
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REQ

REQ 1929 COACH-Splendid condition
throughout. Excellent finish. Good
tires Philco radio in. perfect condition.
Here is a real bargain for the person that
knows a good car. S425.
WAKEFIELD MOTOR COMPANY
1130 Conn. Ave. N. w. District 1850
Omen Evenings and Sunday
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PIERCE.ARROW

PEOPLE who can afford to buy new
Cadillac and La Sale cars turn in good
used cars. KEMPTON-CADILLAC has an.
other you cannot afford to miss.
1929 PTERCE-ARROw ROADSTER
113S CONN. AVE. N. W.
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IA SALE Sport Coune-Nev tires, $3.50.
Call Mr.. Cooksey,s Dist. &S10s
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NASH

NASH 1892 Sedan. driven less than 1000
miles. Save $500. Nash Orr Motor,
1898 14th N. W.
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Going
Strong!

We are making room for the
many trades we are taking on
the new Chevrolet. The best
buys in town. Trade your car
on down payment.
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Business Opportunities

MR. BUSINESS MAN-Are you having II.
nancial troublesp Well save your busi.
ness. Financial Adjustment Bur, 600 NV
WANTED to buy tailor shop. Tele-
phone Columbia S053
WANTED TO RENT a bakery outfit,
CALL DECATUR 1886
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rnised Room ah PrivQe BQth Nv batmtBulding S1OPWk
Automobiles.
LA SALE

LA sALLE-Sport Coupe. New tires.
$3.50. Call Mr.. Cooksey. Dist. 431O.
La sALLE-I93O Convertible Coupe, with
rumble seat, beautiful tan finish, six
natural wood wheels well tenders and
trunk rack: tires practically new and me-
condition excellent Small car in
trade and terms if desired. $1,150.0 90
Mr.. Lindsay. Cleveland 6147.
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PONTIAC

PONTIAC De Luxe Roadster, 1929, 8
wire wheels, rumble seat, $225. Kahn
Chevrolet. 1877 Conn. Ave.
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Rentals
Unfurnished Rooms

9TH ST. N. W, 4624-I large room and
complete kitchen; adults only; reas.
nth ST. s. E., I40-Two rooms and
kitch, electricity and gas turn. Reas.
COLORED, Belmont Rd. N. w, 14O2-
Large front room, next bath. for Ink.
COLORED. 1886 St. N W.-one room
with use of kitch., gas, elec. $17 90.
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PLYMOUTH

1892 PLYMOUTH, floating power, Coach
8 months old. condition and appear
ance perfect. A chance for a real buy a
$445. Gardner-Stuart Motors, Inc, &c
H st. N. E. Line. 6270.
1882 PLYMOUTH-Floatin power. Dia
mond Taxi colors: excellent condition
small mileage; reasonable terms. Call Mr.
Penn, NATL 5000.
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Out-of.TOWn Real Estate

NINE-ROOM HOUSE with one acre of
land. all modern Improvements. built.in
garage on road between Suitland and Dis
trict Heights william Rutter, Suitland,
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PACKARD

PACKARD-Sport Roadster, 1929 small
eight. Disc wheels. new tires. Smart
appearance and excellent condition. S725.
WAKEFIELD MOTOR COMPANY
113O Conn. Ave, n W District 1880.
Open Evenings and Sunday
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NEAR CAPITOL AND LIBRARY. 234 9th
St S E-1st floor front two rooms,
kitchen and bath, shower and Frigidaire.
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Want - Miscellaneous

1O4 Wanted-Furnfture
ALL kinds Of furniture; high prices paid
for quick results. NAT. 1896.
FURNITURE-We ouy used household
furniture of every description; highest
cash prices: prompt and courteous serv.
Call Gilbert Natl. 1856; ewes. col. 1897.
FURNITURE-Bric.a-b -brac rugs absolutely
highest cash prices paid for used furni.
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Automobiles for Sale

USED CARS -MANDELL CHEVROLET,
18th and Good Hope Rd. S. e.
GOOD USED CARS
NOLAN MOTOR co. III 18th st N W
The daily worker., 1932-04-18

itary privy." mo fire plug within
five blocks" Garbage man has
been here once since July, 1928"
And here are some figures:
Tulsa, OkIa.-"Of 500 homes, 262
have no drinking water except from
surface wells, which are polluted by
privies every time it rains. Most of
them (these 500 houses) have no
garbage disposal"
Dallas, Tex.-"Of 1,245 houses, 81
per cent are barely habitable'; 1872
per cent are unfit for habitation.' "
Louisville, Ky.-"There are ap-
proximately $4,000 colored families
in the city. At least one-third of
The daily worker., 1932-04-18

Washington, d. Cot 4,736 hous-
es, 45.5 per cent have gas light:
% per cent use kerosene lanlps.'
State of PennsyIvania.-"Of all
Negro homes in the state, only AZ
per cent have inside toilets; only 20
per cent have bathtubs."
These miserable apartments and
shacks cost the Negro workers from
so to 100 per cent more rent than
would be paid for similar accon1mo-
dation in white neighborhoods. Fiji
ty per cent of a Negro family's
earnings for rent is a usual figure.
Often the amount comes up to rs
per cent. Much child labor in Ne
The daily worker., 1932-04-18

lights, sewers, are rare. Even more
rare is the exercise of such public
services as garbage collection.
But if these city streets are mean,
think of the road that runs through
company-owned suburb or town!
Drainage here was never considered.
The huts let in the wind and the
rain like selves. Company-owned
houses are nearly always bad, but
where majority of Negro labor is
employed, they are appalling.
Here are a few quotations on in
tliYidual cases:
Elizabeth, N. j. House has been
condemned and is about to fall
down."
New York City. "This row of
houses is nothing but a fire-trap"
mo baths here" '"The landlord
says that if we want repairs we will
have to take rent raise"
Washington, ID. C.-"Water runs
into cellar" Dangerous gas leaks" T"
The daily worker., 1932-04-18
Dark Back Alleys and Sky-High Rents

YOU are walking along a poor
street, 1t may be in any city
in the United States. As you pro-
ceed, the street becomes progress
sively more wretched in appear
ance.
This is the very poorest part of
town. You are now in the local
black belt" - Bushtown, Smoky
Hollow, Catfishville. You have
heard about keeping niggers in
their place. Geographically speak
ing, this is it.
In almost every American city,
the Negro section is within shout
ing distance of the principal busi-
ness district. This means that inter-
SperSed among the houses are ware
houses, public garages, factories. It
means also that the Negro section
is, in most cases, the city's oldest
residential area.
Perhaps the houses are of the
oldfashioned type-formerly COM
Portable dwellings, or the former
stables of such old dwellings. Now
they are defaced, dilapidated, tot
tering ghosts. Or they may be
apartments which does not
mean modern improvements, but
merely smaller rooms with lower
ceilings, and windows looking out
on tiny courts, or-no windows at
at all. Some of the buildings
have been legally condemned by the
city-but they are still inhabited.
Inside the APARTMENTS, broken
window panes, exposed plaster, rot
ten flooring, and rat-castle walls
are the rule, Heat is supplied by
gas or coal stove. The plumbing is
out of date, leaky and out of order,
exuding sewer gas. Light and air
are not to be found in quantities
worth mentioning.
But say this street in the Negro
section is in a small town, or on
the outskirts or in the industrial
sex ton of a larger one. Here the
houses are frame shacks, set close
together on tiny patches of I'M
drained, cindery ground, many of
the cottages are just so much kim
ding wood. No plaster, no wall
paper, no plumbing Heat? That is
II ~ Y s-.IzL
Rarely electricity, sometimes gas;
often kerosene lamps or candles.
Water? Usually from an outside
hydrant, which may serve a whole
row of houses. Toilet? A privy in
the yard, or on the back porch.
On such streets, public improve
ments are notable for their absence.
Sidewalks, paved street beds, street