Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1924, Page 27

NEW BUILDING NEEDS SHOW NO ABATEMENT Tepants, However, Altering Meth- od of Living Rather Than Sub- mit to Landlords’ Terms. REALTORS TAKING NOTICE Owners’ “Take-It-or-Leave-It” Pol- icy Discussed. RY.J. C. ROYLF. € recia] Dispated to The Star. NEW YORK, June 4 bu; till are in demand t the country, but the “take 1+ ar leave it" poliey of lundlords, Pailders and real estate meu has suf- fered a decided change. Too many tenants have been “leaving it and Eoing to other localitics or altering their method of living rather than accept conditions of which they did rot approve As a consequence, real estate men, L the convention of he National Assoctation of Real Es- & Boards, in Washington, are con- idering methods which would attract S Points of Views of Chain Stores Proprietor. ar any other not take mine there plenty of kids in the jnore the bet- resident npany of 1lue of n was th. Discusses Farm Valuations. valuation,” he continued, at least two bases— income of workshop and the commu basis, or rome value. The question of character and domestic Tn case of a loan farm by a banker the latter ether the borrower r. whether he g to stay at whether he has chil b family is a able to help ftems, as well ‘as 4 the farmer's skill, depends t hood of loans being repaid promptl Othe buildings and apart- oon wére put on the down- an_undesirable class_of ho owner of an office €. Martien of Balti- - interssted in " decline ce would be detrimental ¢ others in the bufld- Trend of Bullding Declines. The trend of building throughout the larger cities ining in gen: 2 though th are a_mumbe A phons. In spite of this tead- oncy, howsver, the movemert of wagés in the skilled building trades is Sipward rather tnan downward, ancording to telegraphic dispatches Foceived today. ‘There have been Taveral recent revisions upward 1u Jarious sections of the country, and it is unquestioned that additional de- mrands will be made on employers be- fore the end of the midyear period Almost exactly the opposite trend exists he bituminous coal indus- try. jally !l the independent a o companies jn the great Y s - e <. Th bring down to pre-war levels. Coal e expect the W. J. Rainey and “Frick Coke compauies will in a higher lcvel than the producers, but even they are = oiher . o Thake some reductions expected HOPES TO REORGANIZE. No Agreement Beached on Receiv- ership for Wilson & Co., Packers. CHICAGO, June 4—There has been mo agreement for a voluntary re- csivership of Wilton & Co., the $121.- 000,000 Chicago packing corporation. and hope is entertained for a reor- canization without such action, Wetmore, president of the Bank ¢ creditors committee, 5.000,000 of the ndebtedness of been_renewed, he 1 of $1.500.000 of the 1id, and ren $5,000,000 has been prom- remaining ised There is some difficulty with part of the balance of the outstanding notes, he added, but he entertains ‘e hope that a reorganization will be effectad without a receivership. The auditors’ report will be com- pleted within ten davs he said. and chairman | THE and Cansda y h per _Alliance. Al rights reserved. Copsright in England. S Abmed. “Good-bye” He took ft, heeitated a moment, and then lifted it to his 1ips “I am sorry,” he sald. is greater even Coprright. 1924, in Tnited States by North American Newspal CHAPTER XXXVI The Last Resource. E had failed. Ahmed and Felice would g0 on with their duel. She heid out her hand to “It is my than He walked out. Tt was not until she wag in bed that she hit upon the last desperate ex- pedient. Suppose she knew when and where the duel was to take place, and she went there, just before it started. and, facing the contestants, forced to become friends. e ran through the list of her fricods and remembered the Count Mordac. The following day she saw him ‘It is.” he said, two gentlemen to duel my- well-being of thos almost makes me de self.” ‘*There is no jest in it. monsieur shall never forgive myself. You 1l do your best to help me” Iy, and think I am honored d, 4 1 shall out their That night he saw Lolette. Lolette was a shadow of her former elf. Disappointment and .envy were leaving their ma on her. She was a queen of her kingdom. Tn at- tempting to crush Elise, Lolette had indeed crshed “What is t a duel?” she when Mor- 1 the luck the papers ie dead.” Mordac. “She cople. ished will be in dac Her pi whan on “That dorsn't want it Lolette looked surprised and then snacred. “So =he is not changed, eh?" She spoka softly, as though to her- self. “All this ik m bolleve, Oh o at one, but not Tell me"—leaning s she, do you think, very hnd happy? Tor once Mordac could mot follow the trend of Lolette's thoughts. He answered frankly. “1 do not. She is Lolette nooded. * They looked into each other’s eves, each_wondering of what the other youcanbuy unhappy.” So1” semi-softs inthenew COLLAR PACKET GUARANTEED .times when o largest in W& 25 50 $£1.00 2.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 S others over a whole year. enables you to accumulate the expenses of vour vaca- tion in the same painless manner. was thinking. Mordac was telling himself that Elise behaved as she did because she sought safety in num- bers, safety from himself and Brunel. But Lolette was romembering Keo- drick. If only Kendrick could come back! Lolette, very dimly at this momont. of its inception. began to seo a tortuous path by which she might yet attain her goal, might yet de- stroy La Phalene. 1f only something would bring Kendrick back to Paris. dsten. mon camarade. Would you still ba willing to do a little thing for Loletie?” “What is it.” “When you have discovered the time and place of this duel, bafore you Inform that woman. come to me and tell me. That ix all “I will doit.” Mordac fclt forced to concede the point, for thers wera Loletta troubled him. When he read a latent threat in her every word and look. He considered her.” “T am wondering what vou in tend to do." “You will know that in good time.” CHAPTER XXXVIL A Stormy Interview. Ahmed went to the Hotel Crillon/ *elioe. Folice received him rable politeness and a jest gt and unorthodox. my friend.” “Hardly." med, a5 usval, was he arrangements with you are unu: * he said. “is both unexpected | and could bardly be committed to the carg of a third party.” Felice invited bim to be seated. He was wondering if the incredible bad happened, and Ahmed wished to withdraw. Ahmed said: “Tt is about our little aff; 1 was sent for by La Phalene.” he s as interested as all that?” Not in me alone, but in both of us. She asked me not to meet you.” “And you?' The little note of mockery which Felice managed to in- fuse into the words brought a deeper tint to Ahmed's swarthy cheeks. “I have called on you—that is the result of it.” Felice's eves dulled. *“There shall b4 no withdrawal. Understand? 1f vou have come to beg off. if you have to crawl with apology—then you have wasted vour time.’ Ahmed heard it in silence. When Felice had finished he said: “T am gratified to find my first impression of you was correct. Recently 1 have been wondering If 1 was mistaken, and that, after all, you might bo a gentleman. As it is. my pleasure at the prospect of killing you is en- banced.” elice glared at him, vibrant with rage. All the materials for another autburst of violence were there, and it. nesded but a spark 1o eet them flaming. What is this?’ Felice asked at ast. smeaking with an obvious effort. ‘What is this call for, then?" “To arrange our meeting so that the minimum of hurt can be inflicted on the lady vou profess to love.” “How can that be? 1f she is fool- ish enough to find dishonor in our honorablo encounter—then the onus ia on her, mot us." The Tt sounds o fine that it is untrue.” He became seri- ¢ friend. 1 shall fight »s may be what vou 1 fight you, and 1 A duel b swered Ahmed, “is a very public a Announcement The long anticipated event which Popular All-Water marks an epoch in the history of the EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. is the placing in commission the first of two new ships. S. S. “BOSTON” will make her initial trip on the Boston and New York Linevia Caps Cod Canal leaving New York Wednesday, June 4 S P. M. (daylight saving time) and daily thereafter. The S.S. “BOSTON”’ comprises in construc- tion, equipment and furnishings the latest ideas in marine architecture, and is the em- bodiment of safety and comfort. Travel be- tween Boston and New York all-the-way by water hasalways been a pleasure, in the future it will be a positive delight. We recommend reserving accommodations in advance. EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. N.E.Cor. 9 St. THE MT. VERNON VACATION CLUB The Savings Bank With the Largest Christmas Club StartstheLargestVacationClub You have heard about the Christmas Club plan of getting money together for the gift season. Possibly you may be a member of our Christmas Club—the shington. The Christmas Club spreads the cost of gifts to Now our Vacation Club Decide now how much will be needed for a really enjoyable vacation next year. A small figure, isn’t it? amount in our Vacation Club each week, you’ll have all the expenses covered and start off on a vacation free from care. Divide that by fifty. Yet if you deposit that And in addition theré will be 3% interest added if payments are made regularly. How Much Will You Need Next S\ummer Deposit each week and you will have in 40 weeks. In 50 weeks. $12.50 25.00 50.00 100.00 250.00 500.00 1,000.00 MT. VERNON EVENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. fair. One or other of, the contestants may be considered gwilty of murder.” “Are you afraid of that” “I am. Bocause the name of our lady would be involved immediately.” “I see,” snapped Fellce. “You fear to meet me with the weapons I have named, the accepted weapons of duelling, becauso you coptemplate yourself dead and find the contem- plation Is that it Tomorrow: The Gods of Chance. HARD ROAD BONDS SOLD. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. June 4.—Nine million dollars’ worth of $60.000,000 Minois hard road bond issuc was sold at auction yesterday to the First National Bank of New York on a bid of 38,687,200, to yield 4.29 per ocent interest. oxceedingly unpleasant. - Fertilizer and poultry food are be- ing made from locusts by a South African compai C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 192%, BIGGER TOBACCO MARKET IN EUROPE IS FORESEEN Oliver J. Sands, Manager of South- ern Co-Operative Association, Be- ports Increasing Demands. RALEIGH, N. C., Jure 4—New and enlarged markets for the tobacco of the members of the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative Association is sure to come, Oliver J. Sands, general gan- ager of the association, who has just returned from Europe with the com- mission sent there by the association. told the board of the association in session here. 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"Soull of the Millions spenl and Millions made in Prosperous TAMPA FLORIDA Tampa today perity. For half a century the solid foundation upon which a golden superstructuse is risa With the passage of a $3,000,000 munici; spend more for public improvements in the entire South. 1924-25 than any other dty of Here are some of the items included in the kust bond fssue: . Thmmbrflgswthflflsbnm(hfiuhhmhn-dfiaam roximately Extension of the famous 25,000. Bayshore Drive, with seaxwall and asphalt driveway, ing shore lice of Old to a point seven miles southwest of Tampa along the carving Tampa Bay. A total of $215,000 for additions to hospital extension work. stands at the threshold of unprecedented development and pros mfin{dmzydnffithhldwpbsbufl! rising. pal bond issue April 22, Tampa will the municipally .owned hospital and for Construction of a railroad visduct in the near downtown sectivn to-cost $111,000. Extension and repair of sewerage system repiesenting an expenditure of $750,000 ant $100.000 for extension of wester mains. s190,ooq for improvement and additions to-the city-fire aystem,-alvesdy eoc of the finest in the South Construction of a public suditorium to cost $250,000. Purchase and development of additional public parks—$T25000. In addition to these things, Tampa is now completing work on more than $600,000. the South. This work contemplate the expenditure of over $2,000,000 within Tampa’s weekly payroll sveraged $665,135 seasons in business. Approximately 250,000 tourists are illions of during the season of 1924-25. ing to dollars Come to Tampa, trading and distributing center of Florida’s richest produciog area, where actual improvements are bringing uniimited wealth to investors and POPULATION . 1920—52,000 1924—124,000 1930—250,000 For additional information regarding Tamps, its. epportunities, s weeds end fature, commaunicate with the Tampc Bureas, TAMPA REALTORS BOARD developers. National Realters Comvention ) i £h”