Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1923, Page 36

86 - 2 : | ANDLORD'S CLA CLASSEDASTAUNT Point to Vacant $10,000 Fpartments to Disprove Housing Shoriage. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. NEW YORK, October 25.—t is said confdently by those who #re in a post lon to know that there is no housing shortage in New York city, Deca 1se & number of apartments rent-| ing “or $10.000 a vear are still. vakant and the apartment hunting seaspn virtunally is over. Th:se same bland authorities assert that a similar condition prevails throighout the United States. There are plenty of accommodations to be had, if the people are willing to pay for them. It is the same theory that you can met 1 seat in the subway every morn- ing if you charter a grivate car at $100 a trip, while the hoi poll pay- ing a nickel to emulate the sardine —poor fish. ‘ Develops Interesting Featmres. Tha inquiry being conducted here into housing condi 5 a view of ectending the emergency Mandlord and tenant laws which grew out of war conditions is developing many inter esting features. Cotractors have ed th that despite the high price - and building materials prevail sible to build $10-a-room under call ps some persons through n they it i they men s. Perh he country can remember whe werc able to rent their fl no riore. 210 apartments now are being held 320 o $35 a room. New York, they iay, is no exception to the rule in 1his respect. The same conditions prevall in nearly every other flat dwelling. New nstruction. perha; sewh remarkable h whe1 the bricklayers were ecently 25 a day On top of devetoped by t + demand that hous P public utilit - e about throu atility controi. riends of Gov ind when the 1 vill devote Rimsel t subject in ftute for the Mulla ¢h was repealed last spring Taint of Landlords Stirs Tenants. of the of apartments t Eat These and Grow Thin Roll to 3 inch thickness, cut in widths 14 inch wide by rolling between egg white and bake BRAN STEAMED PUDDING ts. salt s 1 e.bran 1 . whole wheat 1c. of | apart- |1, Amer- | Smith ead of to any sort of iage law | landlords that | l"" from $300 a2 month up to §1, month bas not improved the state of | mind of the members of the tenants' i protactive associations, wro are likening that stetement SAHARA RAIL PLAN NEARER REALITY France to Ask Parliament Ac- tion on Black African Undertaking. to the fa- mous remark of Marie Antoinette that if the populace lacked bread, let them eat cake instead. ‘The landlords in their turn are re- sentful of the statements made by the contractors that good, high-grade §10-a-room apartments are possible today. They are setting about now t ontrad ct all such clalms and have their accountants at work on the LUUAS UL Lav L.st three years. Cost of operating apartment houses certainly has gon: up during the last few years, and there is one very important item, the landlords say, that the public overlooks. few years ago It was possible tor the owner of an apartment house in most sections of the country to carry a second mortgage on his property at 15 per cent interest. ~Sometime the rate was as low as 43 per cent. As these morcgages become due nowa- days and renewals are made, the lenders are demanding as high as 7 per cent per annum. This matter | of financing, the landlords say, makes, }a vast difference in the cost of main- 'mmng all housing facifities. The aim in building such a line is, %FARMERS BALK AT PAY |orinsioatiy: o Mok the Wronch san H sesslons of Black Africa to the Med: iterranean sea, crossing the almost endless expanse of sand ecomposing the Sahara desert. For a long time various schemes for the const-uction of the railway have been under consideration. It would start from a far southern point of northern Africa, probably from Co- lomb-Bechar or from Leghouat in Al- gerla, and would reach the River Niger. It would be 3000 kilometers (about 1,860 miles) long, and the cost of ‘its construction would be 3,0 000000 francs (at present e about $180.000.000). Would Open Up Lands. Travel by sea from France to the Sudan requires more than days, whereas by the way of the proposed transsaharien railway the 4 X Journey would take scarcely a weck eking to fill their own | Moreover, the ability to reach the »w gravel out (o the country |banks of the Niger easily and speed- in carts loadked high with great |ily by railroad would permit of the bundles of sugar, candy, cocoa, pbipe cultivation on a large scale of cot- ' tobacco, cigars, coffee, tea. candles, |ton, in the fertile valley of the great S, etc., all artleles they |river. This indust would _ afford Cities with their paper | France a new source of wealth, change them on the! The present cercal crops in French farmers. !north Africa—Algeria, Morocco and Speelal Correspondence of The Star and the Clirago Daily News. ALGIERS, Algeria, September 11.— The question of the Transsaharien rallway is one of the most {mportant topics of the colonial press in France. Recently it was announced that the government would soon lay before the parliament a project for the con- struction of this rallway. City Dwellers in Germany Obliged to Trade Articles of Value ' for Food. LEIPZIG, October 20.—The peas- ants of Germany have food on their s, but they won't sell it to the s becmuse the only medium of ex- ge offered them has been paper rks, which they resrd as worth- ss. Hemce the farms aave accumu- lated large stocks of latter, poultry, che exgs. potatoes, honey, pigs fand calves. while city people crowa the storcs with bundles of paper fmarks in tleir hands, but find noth- ling to buy. The selutlon has been a return to Dealers in food and . spot i i \ SAY “BAYER” when you buy—‘gwme Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for Colds Headache Neuritis Lumbago Pain Toothache Neuralgia Rheumatism Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets g Accept only “Baxer” Eacka,-ze which contains proper directions. . Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Momoaceticacidester.af Sadicyllcacld ave you a fatal Tendency to Grow Stout- or Lean? Here Are Tempting Foods For Folks Fearful of Their Weight GRAHAM SALAD STICKS 2 c. grabam flour 2 tb. shortening 4 ts. Davis Baking 3 to 1 c. skimmed Powder milk 94 ts. salt ‘Thoroughly mixthe Davis Baking Powder and salt with the flour, rub in the shorten- ing with finger tips, of cut in with knife, gradually add the milk, mixing lightly. 6 inches the hands, place in shallow about & minutcs in hot oveos RICH MUFFINS 2 c. flour % ts. sait 3 c. suger 1 c. milk 4 ts. Davis Baking 2 eggs, well beaten Powder 4 tb. melted fat Mix in order given and bake in greased muffin tins 20 to 25 minutes in hot oven, skimmed milk c. corn syrup flour % 2ts. Davis Baking 1 tb. 1 c.chopped apples Mix in order given, turn into buttered Powder molds, steam 1 lemon sauce. (Spices may be added to the recipe if desired.) Thick and Thin"’, telling you exactly how fo reduce or increase weight, and giving many veluable diet recipes, sewt free on request. Write R.B. Davis Co., Hobsken, N. J. — melted fa Sift Serve with a ‘and stifly beaten whi chocolate frosting Bake it BEST with tons. Tunis—amount to 4. of | There are nearly 2,000, wheat, as many of barley a ut 2.000,000 quintals of oats. Algeria has 'produced 3.000.000 tons <f the total amount, This erop Is considered very good. although it is far from reaching that of 1918, when 1early 4,000.000 tons were raised. v Owing to the fact that Alger!iy and, | general'y speaking. all of Erench north Africa are principally agricul- tural countries, the oqutput of the cereal crops has great influence on the economic life of the pgaple. ] i ' Accopding to the reports of th: cus- tom houses of Algeria, the trade be- ched, in 19232, 75000,000 francs in ports from America, against 151, 000.000 francs in the previous year and a little more than _17.(08,000 frl:l;‘:‘ in exports, against ll.(OD,OM‘l n B The decline in the imports wis due to the fact that purchases of #meri- can wheat fell far below thcse of 1921, It is to be remembered. how- ever, In considering trade between other countries and French north Africa, that, much merchandise be- fore coming here is-stocked in F'rance !for & while, and 1s regarded is be- |ing imported by that country. There is anather noteworthy about which, In spite of Its tance, the customhouse repor silent. That concerns the numher of | American tourists, whose t-avels |here increase the wealth oi the {couniry. Last season the number of } American tourists landed In Alglers ‘was estimated at 10 000 | 7010‘@6 0\ / twenty | 'POMPEIAN OLIVE OIL for Armstrong Linoleums Lansburgh & Brother ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 19%3. tween the United States and Algeria (- —t—————t POPE ASKS PRAYERS. October 25.—Pope Plus has written to the vicar genmeral, Car- dinal Pompil), on the occasion of the 1 of all saints and al] sou's, or- dering prayers mot only on thosc dm. but throughbut November. 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Her thoughts ran back to years of scrubbing and staining and painting, and her heart sank at the prospect. Then suddenly, like an inspiration, came the really worth-while thought: “Why not put down linoleum and have a floor that will never need to be refinished 2™ The next day she saw the merchant who sold linoleum. She examined samples and she gave her order. The linoleum layer came and pasted a lin- ing of builders’ deadening felt to her shabby wood floor, and in each room the particular linoleum design selected was cemented down firmly and waterproofed around the edges. Eat These and Put On Weight WHITE CAKE % . butter 3ts.DavisBaking Powder 5 whites of eggs beaten stiif 1 ts. vanilla Cream the butter and sugar and 2dd alternately with the milk. the dry ingredients together. 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