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Newspaper Page Texti MEWS-IRlEiEW Today'sEdition Reaches Over 17000 Readers In Whicti is Included Th Evening Newt and The Roceburg Review ROSKItVilG, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 10). VOL. XI, NO. 78, OK THK EVENING NEWS hatful :vxw'bu-L2J I - m ill n 0 builu mm L Building Taken Over In Order 10 nuviuc More Room. Leu will move .. , la Be Moved te Uion.nd Plan for the II W . . l.. IU.lt. V fl,, Aw Air"' . ....... aw nccuoled rM!TZd hand store has PnwelH "MOU . service taued to the ""'"' IP.., ""handier, and will l,S'whinnearftr '77 .-- shortage ,u . .h.. vi t n a rpuan rooms. t The new d fnr bual. k U expect iV.K- -- t .boot the m"1"" . ,roth of th 0T " k.. impn niDld. Start- co.mr'k "rt time aco with only ,. ... has rapiuu -- - l now it i "u" V "' : " i j tha hicnwav. a M Gently constru krMKl " t. ...i nwim and as mis " E-rlent to Provide for the expan 11 bu now become Incumbent n ths proprietors to find further i and tney nave suiveu h. by leaning the adjoining build- .hih will be remodeled aa soon i, preset occupantB can vacate. Ur Chandler a well known lo- roerchant wan umiuni u i" i- khip only a anon time uR. haa now taken over the liry (or the Moon car and will befortb nandie ine sal'' m lar irake of auto in mis lorai The front portion of the bulld s ill be remodeled to provide Vroomi, and che flour will be krd to the street level m orner krovide means for allowing me I lo travel In and out. lin company will handle in addi- to Its toil line of tires, gasolinf oil. a complete stock of automo acecssories and spare parts and also niaie repairs. In fact. It lie In a position to give unllmlt- krvf to autolsts and will con- le to operate along the snme ef- t nietbods vhich have produced rapid growth during the pant Us. Powell is today making pre lims to move from his present Minn. He Is negoMatlne for the h.ne df a business building on nam street and will lie ready to 1 soon. As he has an exeeDtlon- larte stock of goods this task enormous one end he will pro not bp able to completely va- before the first uf May. re-elected for the coming year and it is expected that ver few will re sign. Notifications of their re- elec tion are being sent out, and 20 days are given mem alter they receive the notifications to sign a new con tract. WU HEAR CASE TUESDAY City Attorney Carl E. Wlmberly will leave the first of the week, for Salem where he will appear In the caae or tne city or Koeeuurg against E. L. Giles. The case Is one In which the Jurisdiction of the city council to levy an assessment Is concerned, and has been set by the Supreme court for Tuesday. The case was decided against the city In the Circuit Court. Mr. Oiles Is represented by Attorney B. L. Eddy. LOWER WOOL PRICES ARCHDUKE SAYS i PREDICTED THIS YEAR WARNOT.WANTED, First Man Hung In Fifty Years CDle,ge r!l1an Says Farmer to Man Who Aspired to be King Realize Much Less on Pro duct This Season of Hungary Talks to Associated Press. I MARKET OVERSTOCKED; THE PEOPLE FAVOR HIM Demand is For liner (inule ami Herds Are Nut lit Condition to Supply tlie Wuiits of the MnmifiMiurcnt. herica is Asked Withdraiv Troops fie I'onlied States government been asked through diplomatic tmr.iedlately to withdr.w -i the Panama pro luce of Chlri- deiachment of men of the Infantrv nnn. . . i iui- cuiiiiii. nu OI "'Herbert E. Pare. Tl'e trjops "VT-H muuonea mere owin to litigations. American land own luve pending in the provincial its. Residents of the province 'err imirh itlut....: ..j i... .iimi.i-u iij ineir fence. '"tits Alfarn. government scre !. commenting on the strnir to . ,.,,.ss correspondent f.ft Is nio'-e I'rl m'li- In 'M Slates thf... ., u ' t int'l ,hR ,irande and we t o ,7""rMi1"" why nrmed occu ... '! necessary here whon h. 'Th a,,mi"l !'on does In Mud it !."."" ";: r.m , " are helng vlo .1 rl?!," arp murderec every (lav." nportant Matters Wore School Board of ZL.r'. " t .,,,.. ,. , " ""I'ortanre r.et I.... r ,'"leinent. Th -m inr rhn eo! oiv ,. ' of "'"" the ".d . ywlr- '"'"wing "tin. up T. I.""', r. ,nd """l The k " 1 euslness in 0',i . ..: "me with m.v. ef the .. k Mr p m "e teacher, have h.n t in mat- hav- B Is the two Hays Future of Hungary Will Lay With tlie Farmers Is Retnark i of Joseph uf ' Hsipsburir Owns Some Land. ' Wool prices this season will be much lower than last year, accord ing to i'aul .Mulil lly Associated lres BUOAPKST. (By the Associated FIVE SOCIALISTS ; EXPELLED TODAY Entire Delegation Forced to Abandon Seats In N. . Legislature. Y. WILL SET A PRECEDENT Vote Taken After Twenty One Hours of Oratory Cheering tirccts Announcement of Their Dis missal From Assembly By Associated Fress ALBANY. N. Y., April 1. Five LEAVEXWOltTH I.T-Kobert F. Stroud Alaska, will be the first hanged in Kansas In IZ'tZrXTT?"!! :rt e KlnK of Hurar,, out who j lhBlr pary to th, New York Assem. eney. be placed on the market resulting In iranDb. A ' llig to I'aill Al.'hl M-.t J'i h.ir.... ni -, . of J,, :iiirkei.i or The or.eou Aar..ultral rr'.?. , ""aiisis. souis. a.u.u.u.. nuBu.; i ,7 college This Is lu ilireciiv m tho ' onB uul lnrTO nmiito-i."""" '-- " uiaessos. unanea jsiiomon. uimei nila'k of suitable orgLS,s..n!' "?": Ahde . d. Samnel OrrTf New l or llitpsnure, me mao wno smiieo York Cltv. the entire delegation or apirations were thwarted by the Supreme Council nt Pans. "We have not deserved such treat ment." lie said to the Asosclated Press correspondent iom he re ceived In his palace hc-i. "We did not want war," he continued; "we protested against taking part in It. "The Germans felt the war was bound to come, and Inasmuch The last leajal hanging in this'"" overstocking. state took place In 1870 and thV "During the war," Mr. Mi-hl says, death penalty was abolished In Kan- i "it was necessury for foreign buvers sas in 1907; but Stroud was tried ! to utillae every foot of shipping and convicted in federal courts for!paoe and consequently they pur a murder committed in the federal .chased only high grade wool. Eng penltentisry here and sentenced un- land shipping in a large amount of der fedoral law to be hanged. ! fancy wool from Australia and Amer Olie unusual feature tig Ida u I,. nl,ia i..r. i.. ,i Is the f.i ihn, ho ,i.i , "..j " ......it 1. they wore ready while the other na- capea wnn uie imprisonment If he not Hud such a ready market. Their, " """"- " ' "J:,".. " nan noi insisiea upon a third trial . low tretl tariff also ca ised Amerlcac which resulted in a death sentence. ' manufacturers to cross breed their If It is carried out he will be the' animals with a view of obtaining first man to be executed In Leaven- more mutton, which has resulted in worth prison. j injury to the wool grades, redurlns Stroud was serving a 12-year sen-llo a large extent the amount of tence In 14161 penitentiary for the i fancy wool produced. There is al- kllling of a man in Alaska In a quar-l ways a good market for the finer It came when an opportunity was presented by the murder of the Aus trian, Crown Prince, particularly as it was neneveu Kussia was mus in viting war." The Archduke professes to be un ilile to understand why the Allies object to him. "Of course I am a Hapsliurg,' he said, "but why should lily were expelled from the legists lure today. The majorities favoring the unseating of the men were sub stantial and the voting came after nearly 21 hours of oratory and par liamentary wrangles. By it's action the assembly established a precedent altogether unique In the legislative hlstpry eff the United States as never before has an entire party delega tion been ejected from any legisla tive body. Many Jnpa Are Killed. HONOLULU, April 1 Seven hun dred Japanese troops and civilians were killed in a two-days battle with 'he Russian Bolshevik forces at Nl kolaevsk, Siberia, according to the Toklo cable dispatch received by the Japanese paper, Nlppu JIJ1 rere. The bnttle started on March 18th. The Inpaneso residents orgalzed a volun- rel over a dance hall alrl. when In uradna hat the rlienner. 1910-ho attacked Andrew E. Turner, grades are not disposed of so rapid- 'here. he BO mu?h enmity against the , , 1d .0irt.Br. Th. a prison guard, and stabbed him to 1y and as a great deal yet remains I Hapsburgs on the part of the Allies? j rapiin(.BO c0guiat0 was burned and I pie of Hungary want a king and the consul is still missing. illef Secretary llraign. lovimv ...n t .. . , T.i I.. "rcn.iuse josepn is me nosx : w eIlof sorretary for Iroland has liked man In the country. . ; rrHipa and hg resRllat.lon ,, heon The correspondent found him at i accepted It was officially announced work at nis memoirs on nia desk in . today. A 1 1. .1,1, a v. . i .j ... ,, ...... . i . ... : In it left-over Drnnasranrln?" ' unn. n.iu n wunii no uhu uiibuiu jh ii cerium liihl ine price? : " . r-- maae from a laoie knire, and car- will not be as good an v.e obtained ""im- .h,u i..i pio rled in a concealed pocket in his lest year. Poor wool means poor coat. Stroud asserted subsequently goods and poor prices and the only that Turner had called him a name, way we can keep the prices of our ror tno killing atrnud had three product up is to produce btt"i trials. In the first he was found , grades for which there is a roady guilty of murder and sentenced to market." death, hut the court of appeals re-1 Mr. Hehl has designed a copy of manded the case on the ground that ; l.y-lnws to be offered for the ai the trial Judge had failed to Inform 1 nmvni nt tho ti.nmen at Hie meet- the Jury of its privilege of bringing ; ig tomorrow morning and will as- ii iim wrnras- nmisinsT nis Ktst'lntho organtlation.-He believes punlr.hment to life imprisonment. In that the nrirnnlzatlnn Is necessary in the second trial the Jury availed t-' . rA. ..ni.i n,n in.inairv : self of this legal provision and sen-! u i. ..i.n.,. nt .win? tniwi.ie I Grand Cross of the Leopold Order. fenced him for life. Stroud's law-1 organization perfected with the pri-' Commenting on the Hungarian peace er ieii mey uau uniiieu a viciory. , nlary motive of educating Us mem 1... . n. t ). ..1 t,.aa,AnAA ha . the library off his palr.ee which Is resplendent in marble, ti' pes tries and rure bronzes. He 1s f. short man of medium welpht, slow In movement, deliberate of speech, wi'h a typical nose ana paae nine -yp.A-.i taapa- Accents Wilson's Pmipct. , TRIESTE, April 1. The Italian government has notified Gabrielle D'Annunzlo that It will have to ac cept President Wilson's project tfor uie settlement of tne Adriatic quest- treaty, he said "The future of Hungary now, with case was again appealed, and at his. ,The trollble wUh our wool pro-iot"- restricted frontiers, appears to iniru trial airoua was once more , . ., .i.A., An nn ...j.. found guilty and sentenced to death. : " .. 1 u. .... .. "Z . ...ri The case was carried to the United " V",,;'," ;,; 'the finished goods States supreme court which affirmed wh5Jr? fv ,,,.,rt the nro- Ihe sentence. , ' ' , ,., .u. ,i aided hy his-. . ... .. ' ,.,. . , . th burgs. He still wore a military unl- ion. An envoy from the government form and about his neck hung the has been sent to Flume, where he made the decision known to D'An nunc'o. the insurgent Italian com mander there. Korty-Hight Honrs More. PARIS, April 1. The German government has granted the lenders of the workmen's forces In the Ruhr district an additional 48 hours to either accept or reject the terms In cluded in the ultimatum sent to Eb- sen last week according to Berlin lie mainly in agricultural, although 1 am sure sooner or later our lost provinces will be returned to us. I ortunntely ifor me, I am a. farmer." The Archduke formerly possessed roe estates. One of these of 50 mrn n nflH nepn ninpn nv ills . . - .... ... mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Stroud, who ' ' f I 000 acres Is in Transylvania which I aovlces. s,rhfsTfeAs"ekaappneal S X, P t' dent W.ison to commute the death : and'TuTe a'.?, of' "l Si sentence. ! . . rt A.nn ih is ocupied by the Roumanians. An other large farm 18 In the formerly Hunsari;ni territory piven to the f Mrrtpr h I It Who Will Teach j method which will prove the most I productive. The east has been or ganized for years and this organlza- ! tlon has proed very effective. Or rhnnlc tVW Y PnT' eanlzation will control market con OIJUIW ivCPA-t A tt jUltlonB Wjn increase production, re- suit In better grades, increase qunl . . ltv of herds, settle boundary ques "A republican form of government . ,i..o ti. or mnttprn nnr- is founded upon the principle that I n , lnduatIT. all of the people are intelligent. .. ,,., w6 Schools are established to educate """"I""; ' i,m the children of all of the people so ! ' ' '! '''a'n that, they may carry on the goveru- j " ZXZTZ- mem enicieniiy. inai m mi .., ii,,ir to de- .'U."?.,J1 " ' ..h'TlhrnnoTpi? int Installation Tonight Czechs. "I wonder if I shall ever get these farms back," he said. "I f bought them with my own money j many years Bgo. Money which 1 1 earned myself. They were not crown i , properties passed to me by inherl- j tance." The Archduke still retains I The local order of the B. P. O. a farm of 10.000 acres at Alosuth j Elks will this evening install their wnicn ne now manages, ctrten work- newly elected officers and are plan ing in the fields. nlng on a "whizz", of a time. A. J I LUburn will succeed Harry Hilbe- lurn, the present exalted ruler. A I big crowd will no doubt be in at ; tendance this evening for the cere monies and the Purple Jazz Kings nould It is absolutely necessary mai - - . .hih -h the teaching staff be kept up to the , cioming oy highest possible standard," says County School Superintendent O. C. Brown. A dangerous crisis races ine ,-.. ,rt thninughlv u-hnnl. at ihn niUMIil lime. MallV wv - to slenlfir certain classes of good3. We also want wool grades legalized nnil irovernmcnt Inspectors and grad ers provided. This cannot be done Mrs. Abe May Dies AJrtWfc Ps-7 U7-I.Ihe official Elks Jazz makers, will itlm. rr M-Ot furnish some choice selections srnonis at ine preseiu ume. " " . oalton to inform our KroV"worfr trCn, at; pressmen cthe action we wou.d salaries of 100 per month and more. ; .to have taken. At the end of the summer vacation o - a number of these teachers will j glance at the 75-90 salary out I there in the country district and all the inconveniences of boarding in the ; country and decide to stay with her ; more lucrative position. This win help to cause a greater shortage of j teachers. Therefore, It behooves us to support the elementary education- Department Stores Word has been received here of the death, in North Bend, Washing ton! of Mrs. Abe My, a former re sident of Douglas county, r-.nd mo ther Of Mrs. W. C. Tipton pJf this j city. Mrs. May resided In and near I Roseliurg for many years prior to I her removal to Washington, and has! many sincere friends here who re-' grot her death. She has resided at North Bend for a number of years. The deceased was 84 years of age. and death, which took place Sunday to liven up the affair. Come on. Bill, let's give those new officers the "once over." Glee Club Concert Financial Success . . , nnii in In b-nOland. Umte March 28th.-was due to complies --.,, ;tlon( WASHINGTON. April 1. Amnlga- al bill which will provide additional mation of department siores in r.n funds for every public school in the land is noted in omciai iraae reion state. OXE WAY TO GET IT. tlons caused by old age. She Is survived by 4 sons and 4 daughters, interment took place at Norti: Bend. Mary Denies Crooked received hero as the lateBt develop -,.f of a tonrlencv toward combina tion In each branch of England's no- m . j T):vnrcp Cm if tlonol industries. Big stores, espeel- : W OTK 111 UlVUrLC OUU vivnnnvpij ii r snrii 1 I nil., ihoae lii the mose important Three' hundred and fifteen thousand cities, are combining through pur i. .... i...j it . onoliriatinn and already ii'iuur prescription!! no uwuru year by British Columbia physicians, according to the annual report of the prohibition commissioner. Dur ing the year, in all British Colum bia. 25,000 gallons of rye were pre scribed, and only 9051 of Scotch. Total sales amounted to $1,579,000. Amendments to the British Columbia art limit liquor prescriptions here after lo eight ounces. Instead of two quarts as heretofore. WILL SAVE DAYLKiHT. TOLEDO. Ohio. April 1. Toledo's clocks were turned ahead one hour on March 28. under an ordinance passed by the city council. chase or consolidation ana aire.u. Associated Press It has become apparent to some uu- : servers that the business soon will LOS ANGELES. April 1. Denials he concentrated In the control of a , of any Irregularities In the proceed few big Interests. Ings by which she was given a di- The American Chamber of Com- j vorce from Owen Moore, were made nerce in London reports lhat one of today by Mary Plekford. who was ine largest department stores of ! married to Douglas Fairbanks Sun cltv recently absorbed three competl- day. According to Information re tnrs ad has branched out in South ceived here, the probe Into the pro Amer'ca through the onenlng of a , ceedings at Mlnden. Nevada, where lrree establishment In Buneos Aires. I the divorce was granted Is based on "?he value of advertising as a : allegations of a collusion between . Iiinr force is becemlng more real-j Mary and Moore regarding the aer selllng 7h' rpnort said vice of sumomns by which Moore Ired In England, the ""P"" . ".llj,,. brought Into the court. The row its scope." The Gfre club concert last night proved to be as much of a success financially as from an artistic point, 'of view, a considerable sum lu'iir-, realized, botn lor tne local nign school and the university organiza tion. The sum of $151 clear was token In, 80 per cent of which, or $120, went to the Glee club, and the remaining $30 to the student body fund of the high school. The high school girls were organized Into three teams for a ticket selling con test and the competition was more than brisk. Tho three captains for the teams were Camllle Patterson, iiazle Hlnkle and Edith Hosmer. Ca mllle Patterson winning the prize of an Eversharp pencil.- Glee Club Program Was Well Attended The unanimous opinion of all who attended the concert given at the high school auditorium by the Olrls Glee Club (from the University of Oregon last night Is that the con cert this year far exceeded that of previous years and fully came up to the expectations ' of the large number present. The aim of the club this time seemed to be to give the public something new and dif feret than the usual run of Glee club concorts. and many original stunts cUnrerly gotten up and execut ed were contained on the program. Margaret Phelps, the talented vlo lllst with the Glee club, proved to be more than popular, and was for ced to return several times. A clever Httle skit portraying the average girl's life at college aroused much Interest. This act was worked out by the girls themselves. A large part of the repretolra constated of classical songs of the kind that are always enjoyed, and a group of uni versity school songs were also given. Miss Beulah Keagy daughter of Rer. P. W. Keagy of this city was pre vented from appearing owing to Ill ness and her solo, which had been much looked forward to was sung by Miss Laura Rand. The (Hoe club continued their tour lo southern Oregon this morning. Pruner Bridge HIGH RENTS ARB E TO STAY Is Still In Use Rumors of the falling of Pruner bridge near Riddle, were proven un founded this' morning. Considerable excitement was caused In Roseburg by the appearance of an article un der a Canynnville date line In a Portland publication stating that the bridge hnd broken In two and had fallen into the Umpqua river. This was proven untrue, however, sirter telephone communication' was established with residents of the community. On account of the dangerous con dition of the structure, 1t was closed yesterday by County Commissioner Edwin Weaver. A recent Inspection by the state engineer who testified at the hearing just completed In this city, resulted in the discovery that the structure Is held by only six bolts which are required to bear the entire strain. The bridge has sagged out of lino almost a foot and a half and timbers and trusses are hold only hy a few large holts. In spite of the heavy traffic the bridge has held up hut l deemed too un safe to permit further passago. A bridge crew under W. V. Hurst ! county bridge builders will start to work at once making repairs. False work will be put In and the bridge restored to Its-alignment, the dam aged timbers removed and the whole strutcure put in rned condition. In the meantime tralffl? will be divert ed by way of tho proposed cut-off road. , President of Housing Corpor ation Says No Relief In Sight Yet WILL TAKE FIVE YEARS Hlirh Cost of LaJbor and of Building Material Will Probably Last for That Length of Time Bays Building Eapert. Lodge to Attend Easter Service The annual Easter service of the Knight Templar order will be held at the Episcopal church on Sunday morning. It is the custom of the memliers of the order to attend the Easter morning service In a body each year and the various churches extend invitations an eftTort being made to attend each church in order. The sermon will be preached by Rev. W. R. White. Hamburg Monument to Merchant Marine By Associated lrcss WASHINGTON. April 1. Ham burg today may be described as an imposing monument to the dead glories of the German merchant mat Ine, according to Consul rrancis R. Stewart, who was detailed by the American commission in Berlin to investigate conditions at the formet premier Gorman port for that body. A report from Mr. Stewart detailtnr then resultH of his Inquiry has Just reached the department of commerce. "A phort trip through the harbor quickly discloses what a graveyard be port has become," the consul re ported. "Tugs and lighters are tied up here and there, apparently for gotten. One small cruiser rests, de eerted. alongside a pier: electric cranes are motionless on unused docks; floating elevators and dockf are moored In rows, probably in rendlness for delivery to the allies. "The giant Bismarck (66.000-tor Hamburg-American liner) floats st a fitting out pier without a sign of life on board, and from a launch no work can be seen in any of the big ship yards. Tied hp to another pier In the outer harbor is the former At lantic record holder, the steamship Deutsehland. relic of the war, paint ed a deep black over all, with spot? t white showing here and there where passing craft have scraped her sides, s grim reminder of the glories once held s)y the German .merchant fleets." Regular service Is being main-1 tnlned with Holland. England and North America, and lines were about ; to start service for Spain and South America, but the "free port" is ap- parently dead, Mr. Stewart reported, j BORN To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence! Henrv st Riddle on Tuesday. Mar. SJ, 1920. a boy. , WASHINGTON, March 31. High rents and high building costs have corae to stay for years. President Lc-Koy K. Shermau, of the U. S. Housing Corporation, predicted to day. "There is no reliable indication of a drop," he said. "The housing shortage now Is Just as acute as a year ago. It Is conser vatively estimated that the country now is short about 1.000.000 dwell ings. "In my opinion It will take at least five years to catch up and get back to normal.". Sherman, as president of the hous ing corporation, has built 6000 homes In big cities In all sections of the country. Experts working under him kept elaborate cost sheets In every conceivable angle of the build ing business. Sherman has, figures showing uio, minute details of building ranging from the cost per cubic yard to the cost per square yard of roofing, wall building, brick laying, plastering and so on. Furthermore, the housing corpora tion head has tried to keep in close touch with the building situation 111 every big town and city In the coun try. Here is his verdict: "Only In Washington does ' there seem to be even the beginning of re lief from the tremendous pressure of the shortage of dwellings that grew lip during the war period," he said. "In Chicago, New York and other big cities, the shortage of dwelllugs seems Just as. acute as ever. '"The cost of labor 'and building-1 material holds little promise of go ing down. The generul cos of build ing has increased 'from 65 to 70 per cent since 1913, according to accur ate C03t sheets of experts in the cor poration. Their figures have been tested by careful application to the construction of dwellings of ulmost every variety. "Many people who have money to build houses now are holding off be cause ihey hope pi'ices will drop. This has a tendency, of courso, lo keep prices up. To get the nation's bousing situation back to normal we must build at a rate calculates to ' keep abreast of the normal Increase in demand for dwellings plus an ad ditional tate which will make up the jhortage of 1,000.000 homes now ex isting. So far as I can see now,' we are not building even at a rate fast enough to take care of the natural Increase In demand. "By normal conditions I mean conditions similar to those prevail ing In pre-war days when in every big city there was a general ex change of tenants every spring. In somo cities It also was tho custom for landlords to give one month's rent free to incoming tenants. Such con ditions Indicate a nearly equal bal ance of supply and demand. This is normal. It will be at least five years before this condition is restored, 1 think. "There Is one hopeful sign that building costs wilt be reduced event ually. Architects and contractors everywhere are working continunlly to devise new and short processes of building. They also are experiment ing with new materials. Thus many builders recently attended a national convention called to discuss the fo posal of building concrete houses which are poured into moulds and can be turned out much more quick ly than the average brick or frame house can be completed. "Another hopeful sign Is the com bination of representative citizens In many localities to building houses In co-operatlon, charging a fair rate for the money advanced. Quantity pro duction of this kind makes for econ omy In construction." Housing corporation expert hnvn worked out figures showing the com parative cost of erecting In 1913 and 1919 a 6-room dwelling of a model used by the corporation In many cities in 1918. The table reads: Net cost of structure, 1913. $2. 932 .16: 1919, $4930.58; cost of land at $1000 per acre. 191.1, 8143; 1919. $143: cost of public utilities, 1913, $400; 1919. $680; contractor's nrofits and overhead, 15 per cent, 1913. $439.85; J919. $739.59: archi tect's fee. plus plans snd supervision. per cent. 1913. $202.33: 1919, $340.21: totsl. 1913. $4117.54; 1919, $6833.38. o I)r. H. Little, or Oakland ws a business visitor In the cltv torts r r.nd he spent some time at the court house attending to tax matters.