Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1921, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1921—PART 2. 5" IMORE THAN TWO MILLION MEN |5t King larger force: this it is thought abilization of ste L For Sale or Exchange! I OUT OF WORK IN THE NATION Fitg ot content Pittsburgh reports a heavy increase o e LS ‘?fifl'flffi“s»igs‘: FURTHER RETURN TO NORMAL :sii st it arefully sel te. “No ut from 10 to ' A t H i Associated Press Gathers Estimates From _‘“Y'"“,“‘.M' \l,‘] k [}?\‘}E Spotty Situation Exists in Many Lines, TS ot Wake Tedbeiions sreri: pa' men ouse=l Official Sources Showing May Day i ccountin’ !ur th llrl'\ -up Cra cement P in 2| Chiefly Building' Industries—Orders i onihe e i s 1 prices, Phil- I d h locati Will h for y Carl, you must| . X Iphia Feports, has failed 16 bring n good northwest location. ill exchange fo S . . N S - and ‘vour carly | S E d p J new busine B el T e e e i 1tuation 1n Nineteen Dtates. b com- | 1in dome Lxcee roduction. ; chased for small cash payment. | Sdnied SRelCTR] St S | Slightly more than 2,000,000 men| K nruck_v, 10,000; Arizona, 6,000; Drummond held up a_pro- ‘l'“- c ‘w has occurred in |-=rr~n= ’\- Higroin paper by the federal reserve . . 3 Dissedt : ! 5 D G conditions dy o b ek for the | bank is in the air znd e expect- Inquire of Mr. Barkley, Business Property Department “r’“lh" unemployed I finetaen atates |\ e r':IL:‘:nhvr of stites the reports 0% Shet, i OUE L r" 1»: ".m . ryl,,,‘,l‘: »m‘ < of | 04 s0on ss is pieKing ey v of the Union when May day is ush- A 4 E tha : SuLe spatc all sec Tife in that section: partly b sixty-da G | donas gave no estimate of the number of i £ v waid the other: | the o 0 8 11 ¢ jon. par! . clit s A ered in tomorrow, according to esti- | unemployed. but the officials noted but wh wid the other. | the country received here during the h t A At : Jlmmers , bills! mates given to the Associated Press | that the unemployment Targe. S iast past twenty-four hours reflect @ con- | buy rike is taper ! e . . =) **11In Massachusetts. for ins the | oo fon of the feeling which provailed | [0 of necessity it Ao == ! by government. labor, state and in- | estimate w lacking. alt fic rentioni feeling of cc ce in the Sugar Beet Farmers Active. leuildors. demand, 3 Realtor dustrial officials. ures compiled from two trades LU L ont mentlion S| et e ‘ pid Ry e | ; q the total of unemployed in t to 32,000 : 1 should burst | be th itiful m nto tears It A large percentage of those who ether with the belief that the return plantin Lare unab to obtain work are in the Louis repo 1409 New York Ave. N.W About th that that sad | will be slow and steady, with upheavals | xm\lux:-lrlhdlx tions ‘r.r_(ll\.- eastern & $ . Fiihe o Gitlher by vou ¢ Snis he 3 there | back to spring icultural 4 central states, included in th M i T % b 3 | : Federation of La I'm reluc 1 A deci®an; 7 win s Saine . nineteen states from which unem- sylva E L y i 4 A deci®dly spotty gituation exists ir rains, Phone Main 88 { ployed figures could be ob Mhue | bor. e [ thine_abou o e e Hiany i the bu ecessary here and ¢ reports from the other twenty-nine oyed in t i at the ot ing trade s reports a i ¢ ha v asing ion in rop pro overnment statistic indi- | He looked \ ind A imprevement the dema lumber. with orders for the ks exceeding production 1 states, where figures were unobtain- e T ER vttt e e wmerspiosmwenc | St Bt 000 ot i f the country, made by ey | although they do indi 315500 o oceurred. Rice adil improving the pisic Paul views | oS in its se labor leaders, ranges © I total is somewhere between et of et 3 UL CiERr A dvances in humber | e, with O LA £t et S, 0 orte grom e g |y T i, e other hana, Pwel | soria ulile Rart werty bha siaried | i to dawn the show up from New York, Il Ylstate conters it s Sereiiratio S are fearful that [4 new record for early delivery and 5 = e SN 3 :[sorvative but nofficia) Toen o ereuiratiol X0 J work [ larse price for ihe shipment. . ¢ S sin and Ohio. W tehet S in Yhe State ac|tween him and 1S breakfd e s dn et it Betanlenare lxteen ree (3] S ome Iy every state e s bout 40 t of the skilled {ieople have o of the Building Boc v I {hat il & 2 1|\;n]|;1\\‘ 4 i‘x’.‘.d Imé : ‘nf the fEas0n | unskilled work altimors \nd‘llnwu ] 2 Im: vou to m\n enjoying a bui L ”': """l;‘k' ixo e is seriousiy affected | UnSk b me below at lunch. There's some ex- ‘ding many thou- a e Raltimore e d Vet an e ooding Bany quin vatley. In 11 the farm watching with infercst their ex- i | periment of marketing their wool hy the c0 avi it made into suits which will - fro 30 to 5 - h of homes: B Rt ont ot I :. Abont vl o tailor 100,000 pounds - vets 4 Leen sent to 2 % Hs te e into cloth, | s City is looking for- Automotive Linex Prosper. | next week, when the Continued prosperity is shown in the | master builders attempt to return to atiaued my tity is shown in th tur Duilders at antomative Idustrics, with inereat.| ASHER FIRE PROOFING CO. D R S e st urelieving Nouss purchases by automobile manufa 915 SOUTHERN BUILDING ons is reflected in virtually ers of steel. Shoe factorie from the large mirrored the builders intention to deflate the d to g0 $low in operations un- | stabilization shall have been the wa by the wave th as et e 5 Hent fat pork.” . " I country au the: i vos The | population of the s i 3 5 g s Jerningham | s 2 that the 3 per cent of its indus T e , v h irp ! mate is taken to represent P id Ll pobuls : cide.” is growing more weute di ation state-wid z o f 5,000,000 wor rm Work to 1 £k no n € 1 reports suspension of wor Pian to Insure Foreign when h Nt iNing | ¢ Seland reponty sump s 0 e ol 18 ehid o be an anti- !the strike following announcement of | the mills to be m o ents: Kan wird to a cr Credlts Toplc at Atlanta 0.—A proposal to with a popu total of 1, un.mmu\nl and subscquent bulletins issued 1 £n this service indicate thi num- m or inte her has increased s 1t in these cavals s unde ng the < ¢ months a by repres nds 1 the reports forme cided - tone of Banking Com- reached ~tail bu | manner time pr clouds o s keeps up in grati he rising sun of peace ty i dissipating th oston con- of goods. | reduction from larger than it was a ¥ unemployme 1e south the situation do that when the ot e it Thre in, direcior of t poration, ar mptic urated fron annel tunnel at 20 p cesfprices, Now means RGO ;‘.f"}“.,‘h" SIROEL0f AmEna OATBEL A Predicts Surprixe for Buyers. et ar i Stand out he propo: “poli insuranes e triftes not in the supreme | New York o advances in! e LML T i i Advoeats : et ana in | fall clothing, and p a_surprise | rive b found g fuvor among ban : ore supreme | for bu Beliey; i ! £ § X Fepoits i exporters, but it is not known il going to decline Louis, I e S iporest Managing Director Meyer re- ewer unemployed than a week ago, rom cper tndy ts incry 1 activit n shoe. is” the prop o whom & him dowr wh 30 men and women are | R ot 0:000 men Was presented I porze H. M 4 moment ture, chemical, clothing and furr On Janu- out of work. On Jan year b 1 ac! B o ©f Philadeiphia. woodenware plants, nd an actual in- the government est mated ”) 14 h” i '(h IL‘ 1)‘\; ! i u se in the amount of s ngs on | - o % were unemploy otham and this | to See ; Think of it With its banks, as compared Seven rooms, center hall plan; two open fireplaces; < been e bl I hirt Hoover and has enl 1 the ol January 1 figures l\.vnsflsr"ily > 3 s s 5 RECHDAL = g | otie te hat! Wha wonde looks forward to a continuation of im- porch off master bedroom; wide lot. Immediate pos- of the ind (R8T 1 Lortie e andery provement in retail buying. Distribu- . s B= - remainder o © however. Would Yield Rexults Soon. cars!” He d abstracte tion of merchandise is reported fr session. Located on Floral street one square cast of has not@one: G v any means. It is the belief of bankers and ¢ abstract tion ol lise 13 Ton i & 2 o i eranaiEr beef—underdone, hyt center to be in larger volume th =1 ic 5 for the reports from Albany s tha e issuance by the fod e oF month than previous Alaska avenue. Price, $13.500. E hat 264.000 of the state's 1.500.000 | cral government of insurance ag up to th e L Dl o el e credit Taituation seems to havel E= | ractory workers, including New York | the possibility of loss on foreign cred- | (hird gentleman from (he door would | improved to such an extent fin_the = city. are unemployed. Other New s from either war or revolution will { iike to look at it <outh that Atlanta feels that a lower- = York state cities report unemployed [operate to restore normal trade rela- the third gentleman from t x th ~discount _rate of com- = on about the same scale tions between the United Stat and a4 ven 3 mid, of his agony, Increase in Illinois. 5 n countries in a relatively ¢ one reflection. i The l'nit:d States employment serv- | short time. essary, letter awaits | Colo. Bldg. it fiures for 1l1inois Shows a some-{ Exporters attending today’s confer- s thee telegram which 3 . = What' like eondition. While $6000|ence assert that there is an abundance | e had sc. to the winds right “Qur Clients Send Their ’ Telephones—Main 1064, Franklin 2598 = |NER untmploviad (1 tne ity of €hi-| of money avaiiaple o exiond lone: : i nose., And It vy Friends o Us—Why?" £ {cago in January, ye - . s Suropea ers fo in-headed yo TT, crease in the last four months would s, but this capital is zed Lo esc onee . 290 r wav St M. WILLSON OFFUTT, Jr., Sales Manager. = |indicate that this has been increased | timid because of international politi- though Petro had assured solve the Ho“sm . ‘ mml to more than 100,000 by today. In|cal unrest and internal troubles in ok fhe swretched fatives b il v ] PN | ™S5t o "Phe movern: | = orie - A e g A il the had scen the man clamber onto the i i | figures move upward. The govern . g » Seen t a th G Only Two Elements Considered. |iap of the cupboard . . roblem by buymg Ready for Immediate Occupancy Dicnts puc them iy v It is their view that the average ns employ 1321, | American exporter and banker is well s v i ’Your Home! ® 943,400 persons. On January 1, T these same firms employed 539313 | enough posted concerning the moral —_— showing a reduction during that y and financial integrity of prospective | : of 414,087. Chicago firms were in-| European buyvers of American prod- | l M Make a nominal st the - y ary 1, 1920, 1,424 conce: cluded 'in this survey. No figurgs for | ucts to protect themselves aga cash payment and the next four months on these:con- | possibdlity of loxs from anything oth- N settle the balance as A (leveland Park Bungalow cerns is given, but an estimate based | er than war or political upheavals. If on 107 concerns, each employing more | the United States will write insurance vou would rent—$35, Priced at Only than 500 men or women, show a de-|against these two elements, the ex- ) 45 |l < in employment of about 3 per|porters declare, trade relations n $45, $50, $60 month- t on April 1, as compared With|and will be restored to normal wit ly—OQur list em- | January 1, 1921. out other material aid from the gov- ’ Pennsylvania probably ranks next|ernment. hr'\cc: houses of all with an estimated_number of unem-| The plan proposed here today con-| NE ployed ':‘;“‘:;‘m:‘ 30,000 by the state]templates that the government issuc bureat ot _employment. . e L insurance to per cent of the cost 7 g the Philadelphia Chamber of Com-|price of the commodity exported. ostidirection merce recently issued a statement —is one of the many ways to describe our beautiful new homes. Webster Street at Sixteenth s in all sections. W YORK. April 30.—Tn the bond | ding toy vesterday's rise in tained, | with some slight further gain here Office of P Description: Large living room, with extra large fireplace. dining room, breakfast room and kitchen on first floor; 3 large contending that this figure was too Note. - 5 b 7 5 bedrooms and bath on second floor; hot-water heat and Tow: NEW YORK, April 3 . o | #nd there. The success of the Hill s ll Od x HEr ey b 168 ow Sl el d A NEWTORK, April 30— hr‘;ah:_\:zr;mr‘»" i lieronine sosiaticantveaa iasaTal Graeme I maliwo clectricity ; screens and awnings; large lot to paved alley. ! .. A most desirable location just half a block from Con- The estimates In the states where | $hoes for the fall, is the large pro-|the main influence. In view of the e ment flourithes mont nt ihe | Portion of oxfords contained in it. |oversubscription to these bonds, it 727-729 14th St. Mllll 5070 present time show the number of | The demand for this type of <hoe isimiznt have been expected that they P oyed 10 bes New York 456005 | Erowing for all-the-year-round wear. | ™ £ 5 ! Tiinare. 430,000, ,,enn,y,vam:_’" °:| The custom has been imported from | Would have worked higher in the 000: Indiana, 250,000: Michigan, 100.- | England, along with the heavy woolen | market. As a matter of fact. they 000% Ohio, 210,000; Wisconsi socks that make low S only very lightly traded in, and 000; West Virginia, 50,000 even in the coldest w 1id not get above the issue price Hampshire, 35,000; California, 3 dealers who used to have a cf Quite likely these bonds Rhode Island, 21,300; Washington, | sale of oxfords in August have were supplied at this figure in order 20,000; Oklahoma, 18,000; Nebraska, | dened the idea and keep a complete [to di - “anybody who _might 12,000; 1daho, 12,000; Oregon, 11,000; ! stock of low shoes at all times. have subscribed with the idea of Bull-Dog Drummond A Novel of Mystery, Love and Adventure. (Oopyright, 1921, by George H. Deran Oe.) necticut Avenue. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY SHANNON & LUCHS Exclusive Agents 713 141h St. N.W. One of the most exclusive residential sections of the city. Description—The first floor has an open fireplace in the living room, a cozy breakfast porch opening from a spacious dining room and a tiled kitchen with the most modern fix- tures installed ; the second floor having four delightful bed- rooms, two baths and a slceping porch the entire width of the house. Sample House, 1619 Webster St. N.W. Inspect Any Time CHAS. E. WIRE, Inc., Builders 1413 H Street N.W. | Main 2345 Libertiex Were Lower. berty and victory bonds had gone | nmr too fast in the market | ane came down 10 to 20 | s i e s nows o voet || [f--Less Realty ‘WO elk skins Foreign governments were quiet and and two very little changed. Railway bonds again showed the ef- 27 black beaver =/ skins as of- fect of the increasing confidence in- spired by the oversubscription to the | ten as the King or Queen shall come into Rurlington collaterals. The Canadian orthern 7s sold at 101 against 100 ves- morning. Chicago and North- were 1001, against 99% at st night. ne Light 6s were up a half point to 89, getting ready, apparently, (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) |laughed; ‘but nasty to look at” He extracted the little pieces of It appeared that the night POrter|wood and carefully placed them in an TERRELL & LITTLE, Inc. D e ot alao appeared |empty match box: the tube he put|for the anncuncement of the new f these lands,” were re- Selling Agents. 1413 H St. NW. |liow had rushed forth demanding to | "iitne o in nomay: you never | M5! (e company. “k""’b",l?,??."n“g tor quired of the Hudson : |, er{come time next week, Respond > e led forine busement, under SH°|ynow ' he remarked casually. the great strength in the motor and tire Bay Company, in hold- misapprehension that war had again| .They might if you stand quite . the new Goody i t been declared and the Germans were | bcT IUERE 11 you sand auitc | So0 N ading, and the United S ing vast grants of bombing Paris. It still further ap-|gan’ sharp command in his voice | Rubber 71is were active and strong at lands from the Dutch ipeared that there was something | ap it mover 997%. crown. In early days it most irregular about the whole Pro-| ‘Hygp stood motionless, staring at was customary to make ceeding—the best people at the Ritz| . gpeaier, who with eves fixed on all sales and gifts of lands did not do these things. And theo, | h H g L tdandg P RE-WAR PRICES | it & it i S| iz S35 oo o the floor, opening one beady and |DYJama coat the detective gently erty from those holding Somewhat Guien eye reulsed (hati 1S, snother dert and. dropped i Foyal grants “owned" the > hinEs ook Y i ren: | “Not far off getting you that time. land, but actual passes- ” ect rinceton t o e LI S hleh ks Slnaa :| captain,” he cried, cheerfully. “Now sion was conditioned on . . like & rabbit which has almost been yl:0e g0t the whole blamed outfit.” trodden on, he dodged botween the To Close An Estate annual payment of some A fsiiic DIStHIEE Lt petty fed. In Georgia, the oining District Line, : near Brookland, D. C. fee was a handful of rice. a81g-ncre tract. Wonde ful view; 10-room house, ouse and “And It Cannot Warp” Made from rock, encased in a heavy protective covering, Sheetrock takes any decorative treat- ment. It can be papered, painted or paneled. legs of the men in the room, and 38 s vanished through the open door. Tak- ers Under Construction ||| i s 2misemas | o vas e comte ae cuy who boari- moved: then, - stmultancously, they |ed the boat express at the Gare du 2 Nord the next day; it was Carl Peter- dashed Into the passage It Was| "\ stepped off the boat express JOHN W. THOMPSON & CO. property is sold out- muttering, he withdrew, banging the | Wave sz 000 L. Th door, and Hugh, glancing up, saw the | ™2Rhis | a pleasant surprise he i sirability is futurized. y ess an American detective advancing toward | pemarked, affably. “Have you been — W i aleratiol i Their value is not fixed Sheetrock—for ne construction, o and repairs—is actually less than that of frail, - h the corridor. Paris, t00?" but evolving. JOHN W. Other Builders e nats the trouble: ca “Fora; Th J. Fish ! at's . captain?* he| For a moment Drummond looked at omas J. risher THOMPSON > H lacked as he joined the group. him narrowly. Was it @ stupid bluff. hzf;":": cgm:;nig }“‘:Y‘!"‘Pf_ ! unsatisfactory wallboards. We suggest that I Ask For i A friend of the management elected | or was the man so sure of his power to spend the night on the top of my |Of disguise that he assumed with cer- cupboard, | Mr. Green, answered | tainty he had not becn recogmized? Dmmond, “and got cramp half-way | And it suddenly struck Hugh that, Practically the Same House through.” Pait Seich:in W11 prabunility. Paters ien - o] C * h—1 Inspect Today age insiience, “Fhen o looked t | s o havs roenemrscn s | SIS empty, save for one scandalized old barn, chicken = right. There are no ‘“res- o P 4 {genticman in a nightcap, who was | o, PRRIOETG, AR L RS OB DR ey oo of the Tare = ervations.” There are no , And Sheetrock is fireproof. It cannot warp, peering odt of a room opposite|yinced the American that the two G A Clay Good- E=| petty after-considerations. s ildi rlce’ ;!-:my ‘d’gmmdlng the cause of me“:,;‘,‘“.nc,.,,.,1 Sere tha Garia Than Cenceal Grecw Clay, Goo E B ectalty o asTagtve shrink or buckle. lthprotects thekbulldhmg‘; ‘1Adn ideous din. e was leaning over the side of th ' i troc 2 Had he seen a native—a black man? | boa, reading a telegram, when he first . E home property. All our msulator‘of hest k e the b He had seen no native, and if other ;’x\: }i!fu;h hlenhmllr;ulns a(’xle-;'nm boat rlce = home i‘lilvest’;_nents are site- ing cool in summer, warm in winter, and cuts le only drank t they | had left the harbor; an he had ecured. ey 2 Dt Ceither. Tn fact, "the whole|hoped for 'a different result to the b o :mmted in :’h,' t:er:d u; fuel bills. [} - affair was scandalous, and he should | incident of the night before no sign 4 | the City’s soclal expanston write to the papers about it. Stll, G, .47 cheerful greeting to Drum- $30 000 i Northwest that their de- You will also be glad to know that the cost of = U you call on us today and sec for yourself what a wonderful material this standard wall and ceiling unit really is. and Company, Inc. 738 15th Street N.W. Main 6830 Our selections are varied in size and pretentious- ness, but equal in quality and desirability. Com- mand our counsel in buy- Hughand what he saw on that| “Yes” he answered, lightly. *I ‘ ing your home. C P s worthy's face apparently decided him |came over to ses how you behaved Cellars and .kg "ll ars to rlncelon tre to maintain that policy. In faet, it{yoursel it . T Steest h I? t et md walk | was not till the night porter and his| ‘“What a pity I dldn't know,” said Basements Jolm w' Thompson & CO. east one-half square or phone us for auto. attendant minions had at last, and|Peterson, with a good - humored chuckle.. He meemed in excellent jvery dublously, withdrawn, that he|Son8E o 1P Terully tore the. telo- ghde i Tncorporated. ECTIO] n opend his mouth. i T 1 'ermanently MAKE EARLY SEL N AND HAVE Fooks ke a hoctic might;* he mur. | ETam 1ats dny ploces and dropped| PSSR Real Estate Brokers HOUSE FINISHED TO SUIT YOU mured. “What happened? Briefly | 110 ST CROCT it B e hats | Porslind cement mortar anly used. risered|| 891 Fifteenth St. N. W, High told him what had occurred|over some supper. Where did you |on inside of wals. and the detective whistled softly. stay?™ “Blowpipe and polsoned darts,” he|" “At the Rits. And you? Morene Products Co.’s Petmflmd cald shortly, returning the tube to| “I always stop at the Bristol” an- Waterproofing incorporated in mortar. meend. Narrow eocape—damned | swered Potorson. “Quister than the | Fxterior walle—rucen. brick and stone. in-| B L - , I think.” cluding mortar joints, mas ® perm. n«u!y rain- ‘ * 9] were four pointed splinters similar | RIEht.” murmure ugh. “A pal of MORENE KEMISOL i 5 — Ce igibl tha bird 1314 F STREET NORTHWEST {o the one he held in bis hand; by the | VG dhtre’—he moinied o Ted-Jer: Toauirs e e e . | RGSSLYN STEEL & CEMENT co. ‘An engaging little bird, hel “insisted on dressing up as a waiter.” 216 Woodward Blds, The FIREPROOF WALLBOARD Rosslyn Steel & Cement Co. . 216 Woodward Bldg. Main 929 Main 930