.; W'fi‘h H is. my, JUNE 12,395.» , 77/ l V ,7’ ’71/ I ,1/ , I} //,,// , w}? r” WWW/JV WW6) . \§\\ \\;\\\\\ .x‘? :\\ .\‘~ \\"l X \ o «~3\\ i ,r i‘ I} I ,; i/Washabl‘e Walls! THINK what that means—not only in hotels, ofiees and all kinds of public builllingS, but in every room 0‘ your house. Walls that are always clean and sanitary. Walls that remain fresh and new. Wills i'uui can be washed instead of redecorated. Patton’s Velmnina, an oil flat wall paint, gin-s walls that 510331886, velvety finish so much in demand today. And yet, blem- Mics of all kinds are quickly and easily removed with soap and water. Dirt and grime can't penetrate thispore-proof paint. We have Velumina in white and sixteen soft, beautiful colors. Also paints, var- nishcs and enamels for every purpose. We » ill gladly advise with you as to your needs. ABE COHEN PAINTEP and DECORATOB South Not-walk. gens . Washm qtc n Strait ‘ New , Lls being held up 'in Newest and. Léfsst on WaterR‘mords nts'i'aumran Nuthin' But ..,. . ..... Pox Trot Rosalie Poa'l‘rot Zenda ................ Walt! Nobles oftthystio Shrine .......e..... 700A!- Dearest ........ GeorgiePrice Maninthenoon .. Olivsxline swarm... slim slim ame'iniani 118.81“ t7wni A. J. COLLINS CO; 70-72 North Halli Street. IF YOU DO NOT PROFIT BY _ e O 0 Tbs June Sale of Lingerie You will have reason tomrteygret the missed opportu- ' an en’s Princess Slips, Night Gowns, Chemise, .B‘O’mers, Step-ins, Drawers, Corset Covers, Pa- ;amas and Skirts. _ . Children’s Night Gowns, Princess Shps, Pa- .‘amas. Combinations and Bloomers—all these gar. bent: are judged to be the best in material, work- manship. style and value. ‘ . Anticipate your needs and benefit by the special ' ' E‘Flces this week. . V " . I r ‘ r ' he“ 0' lead. Bot-Genus snubs." ' 3 V ' ' ‘ “°'-"°' .. w “W FERTILIZER? rm __ m . m a ‘f.'.l: 7.. . t Report eavy Construction Work WASHINGTON. D. 0.. June 12.— :he bugditng boom which promised muc or the general prosperi of the country during the preset: m is threatened with a collapse. WIN to a nation-wide pf the situation. almost every sec- tion and the ilve-billion-dollar build- ing program that was projected for to, years bids fair to fall far short of for New York Boston reports cities returned figures that are pro- portionately disquieting. New York a conference held under the auspices of the American Construction Council that included representatives of banking. realty. construction. building materials 'and labor went so far as to agree unanim- ously that there should be a general suspension until early fall under way and of an emercncy character. This conference adapted the following recommendations: "That banking interests curtail the financing of speculative building until after the close of summer. . ' "That wide publicity be glven to the increasing trend of construction costs. both in labor and materials. "That governmental. municipal. state. county and town construction [departments be urged to delay their work as much its-,posslble until Sep- tember or October. “That the co-operation of news- papers and trade publications sought to keep the public informed of the monthly increases in con- structi coals. am‘. that they be re- quested-lo exercise their influence in lcurbing the demand for construction until the early months of fall." The American Construction Council later issued a statement pointing out that the building program as project- ed for the year was larger than could be properly and succeufully take'n care of with our present resources in manufacturing. transportation and labor. and continuing: "With those resources all overtaxed the inevitable outcome is a bidding or auction process that mcans~a very City is 350,000,000. wide llll'i exorbitant spread of prices betwcln the manufacturer and the dealer and consumer. with consequent rising costs to the manufacturer. to the dealer and to the contractor. each of whom protects himself against ‘futures.‘ the result being inflation. "Similarly. there is competitive bidding for labor. resulting not only in rising wage scales. which is the least part injurious to the public but in bonuses. "This accumulative program of con- struction has resulted in making the coat of construction at the present time too, high. An authoritative statement of conditions given to the public will help to be a better under- standing. and with a better under- standing the peak of construction should ellmihate themselves. Partic- ularly for the small investor it is un- wise to do construction during peak times. such as exist today. and which give fair promise of being worse to- . morrow. It is to the small investors - hat authoritative information should is given in the daily press of the trend r costs of contsruction and of the send of future demands of labor and ..nterial in construction. so that they nay judge of the present situation for hemselves." Figures complied by the Depart- ment of Commerce as to the increase of building costs since 1914 show that :he increase‘was 5 per cent for 1915; 41 per cent for 1916: 108 per cent for ,1917; 118'per cent. for 1918: 124 per lcent. for 1919: 15'! per cent. for 1020; I it? per cent. for 1921; 90 per cent. for 1922: and for the prosent year 115 per cent. The figures for the current year show a big jump toward the peak that followed immediately upon the close of the war. There is absolute agreement that the threatened collapse of the building boom is due entirely to high building costs. but when it comes to determin- ing who or what is to blame for these high costs a vertiable babel of ac- cusations and denials is aroused. The old law of supply and demand that has had to shoulder the responsi- bility for so many disagreeable things is blamed by some. and as the law is inarticulats it has nothing to say in self-defense. But when it is charged that outrageously high costs are due to the greed of speculative bull rs. the greed of the dealers in ya ous building materials. the high profits demanded by contractors. or the band- it tatics of organized labor whoever makes the charge is likely to discover he has started something he cannot finish without a fight. Each of these groups points out an accusatory fingu assailed they make common cause against their critics. From this the general public may draw the conclu- sion. that they are all to blame in degrees. or that the situation is one that just came along without any speciilc cause. Y menasl 3'.- Colleran. President of 'the Building Trades Council. out that no less than 68 cents of every contractor pays go to the building material manufacturers. while only 87 cents go to labor. "It was the profiteering price of use. "which was the chief cause of the prohibitive cost of building 1910 and 1920. dropped in 1321 and 1922. the build— ing been: immediately began. Now that material costs are rising agatn. the cost of building is being rapidly in ‘ 'lncreased and the continuance of the A building been threatened. The prof- " pandas IN muons G300! . , .. _ - :7 ‘ ’ V ’ ' w .9 f 4“ ‘ ." - :3. ' . . E .: 3 .5 ‘ ‘ . , 4 . _‘ _‘._ '1 ‘- ‘ l! . _ « ,_ _:.. "Ln“ m, -Couu. “may, Jane ‘12. :32: l “;". .i =- *- orkrAnd survey - New construction ‘ . 0n. ' In'chlcago 876,009,000 of new con? -' struction has been halted. the estimate / ' $10,000,000, and other? ' be‘ __ ‘lls which the cont-actors makes are at the others. but when they are all- points. dollar of construction. cost which the is alwa read to take advan e of material. not hish wages." he conun- “- y' .. Ky , , 7 .u‘ When material costs - ibhen established in the >East.‘ The ‘ Club in 1‘13.th m l ‘2'qu tbuabanieonrsefl M wasn- mu be I . f for cool days ily plaided wool coatings alike on both sides needing no linings while the other garments are lined throughout .;with rich silk crepes. -The model; are of the very latest mode and while you willlhave many an occasion to enjoy them we'prefer to move them- quickly from our racks—that is why the prices are much less than formerly—in fact the sa ' to you if you act quickly will not alone be profitable but gvery satisfactory. Most of our better coats in two lots at ~ $29.50 and $39.50 Sixes 16 misses to slendcrizing models, size 511/2. Vacation time in - dress-making school Yes, it will Soon be time to close the school for a few weeks while Miss Kelleher, the instructress, gets a much needed rest—but for the next few weeks there is a chance to get in if you enroll quickly. Just a few more summer dresses that you have wanted to make—why not make them yourself—take the course'of 6 lessons for $4 and make as you learn. A fine big airy room with plenty of daylight—an in- structress who takes as much interest in the making of your dress as if making it for herself are some of the rea- sons why so many who have been members of our school are looking forward to the Fall term expectantly. In the meantime enroll now and make those summer frocks. Third door. front What clouds of dust are saved. By using a Bissel carpet sweeper. They are strong- ly made, too—give good service and a lot of it—only the best of materials go into the making and still thev are reasonably priced, $4.50 to $7. ' u Fourth door. rear also large but generally unknown factor in the price which the public pays for construction.’.’ 0n the other band. an suthority'tfi- the interests thatlsborcriticiaes point out that the union wage rate for the building trades touched I. peak of 101 per cent, above 1018 181820. dropped to 37 per cent. above 1,918, in 1922 and thus far this year has returned to the 1920 level or above; Overtime pay and bonuses paid by grammars con- stitutea a large but unastiniated super- burden. it is claimed!!! this authority. Strangely enough to some people strikes for higher wages in the build- ing trades being called or threatened just at the time «shell the building boom is said to bein a state of col— lapse. This is W expiainable. however. for despite all the talk of a "busted" boom and tho halting of a that has ben heretofore the problem of the minor league managers. concede it is one of the semi-pro experience. pulled apart with the ilngers. the surface of the water; and act along the professional method of play and will do much of the work The experiment will be watched with kcen‘interest by scouts and maj- or and minor league managers. who important moves in the development of crude ‘ baseball__tnlcnt that has yet been at- lcmpted. A graduate from the base~ ball college will know more baseball than he could learn merely through Opals are so soft when first taken from the ground that they may be; India has a small nah. the gourami. which gives an audible croak when on new construction there is still more building actually under way than over before and the am for labor~is as yet undimnished.’ Labor always makes it demands (011’ higher wages and better working odnditions when there is more work than there are men to do it. Hence the present strikes. JOY OF HEALTH part of the trouble over exorbitant wuss lathe building trades may be charged 10"!) the cont-actors them- selves. instead of‘standing together and abiding by the fixed wage scales. when they have ammu- con- tracts in,hand these bulldexu are quick to begin hiding against each other for labor. And it goes without saying that labor is not blind to the fact and Form BaseballCollege A toTeach‘f‘Inside 81113” A baseball college. patterned after the school at Burbank. Cal” has finally American Baseball College with head- quarters at No. 887 Mush Avenue just opened 'for business under the direction of Tommy Grimm and Zach Wheat of_tlie Robins. and Walter Maranviile of the Pirates. With George Spires. a former junior, and . minor league player. in active charge. According to Director who was hims‘slf amount p dot prod; uc’tlanlw'as captain or the Hartford devoted cosmonauts-ailing”- and four weeks to outdoor work. - WBMAWS RIGHT It is undoubtedly true that no small h am PM f" F“ . Summer coats and wraps and mum . Mark Twain was not so humorous as realistic in his description of New England weather. The sizzling heat of morning is. often replaced by the chilly. winds of eve- ning. It may be so more or less all Summer and at all events you’ll have lots of times snugly folds of one of these coats . Wondrous fabrics of velve'fi and navy. Fancy weaves of s' in which to 'enjoy the or wraps. and wool crepes—daint- The Boston bag not a fancy It is a convenience — but you can’t blame every wom- an for wanting one the are so fine looking made 0 rich shiny patent leather and bound edges, a nice neat nickel plated catch and a lining of colored striped saline—they hold all you need for overnight of a com- fy week end—two sizes, $3 and $2.25. Third door. rear richness in brown, black gas When picking ‘ kitchen ware Remember the Unimsaf Aluminum line furnishes s llghtn' cos of weig‘ lit—quick? nose in heating—saving at. the eye. We are showmg' _ a very ' lets asset-uncut of men utensils of Univcr-' sal Aluminum that will do- light the‘ J1me bride or the bride of several J unes ago as well. A few pieces or an entire outfit makes a fine gift. in a delight to Thisiskhaki pants time They are so .strong and staunch they stand the test of the tough, grim work about your car. e£hey’re just the color to wear to work inthe garden. And to knock about the country and shore on vacation— they’re ideal for they wont show the dirt and dust. Khaki trousers from the light khaki color to darker olive shade —-— comfortable and cool, too—cut full and well made, sizes 28 to 50 wagt‘ measure, $1.50, $1.75 to . Iain floor. "I! Delightful dresses for the little tots Sweet little creations of sheer organdies—daintily figured lawns and wiles—delicately dotted dimities and Swisses. The fabrics were and the dresses were is only 2 to 6 years. see them. Some are priced at.only panties are $2.95. just made for these dresses just made for your little girl if she You’ll agree we are sure when you $1.95 and others with the Second ne‘er. rear THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS co. 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