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VOL. XI, NO. 78, OK THK EVENING NEWS
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L Building Taken Over
In Order 10 nuviuc
More Room.
Leu will move
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Uion.nd Plan for the
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. ....... 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
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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.