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PART FOUR Classified Ads Hu.ilncss Chances, Help Wonted, Situations, Etc. ffcdmtond Cuuc^Pi^tmtdj -<vr. Real Estate City and State?For Sale, Rent ?r Krch?me?Weci'? Summarj PART FOUR i "OTH YEAR. RICHMOND, VA? SUNDAY, OCTOUiCH 21, l'J20. I'KICK. SEVEN CliNTS RICHMOND'S EXPANSION SEEN IN HOUSING U1 Enhancement in Realty Values Next Hprlng Antlciputcd by Dealers. OTHERS LOOK FOR DECLINE These Latter Rnso Conclusions on Relief That RuildinK Materials, in Common With Other Com modities, Will Take Drop. Many Rlchmondcrs who are mov ing are'storlng their houaehold goods :: ixi are taking furnished (lata or apartments or suits of rooms, accord ing to records of moving blanks tilled out for the police, un<lor the law requiring notice of change of real ilencc. This was revealed yesterday throuBh an averaging of the records Jor nix days. During six dayn 1C3 moving blanks were issued. Of this number seventy taree persons sent their goodfl to storage. One day eighteen persona moved. Thirteen of thern stored their furniture, tho report blanks show. ??n another day forty-five moved, and lift con made arrangements through which they would not need furniture on hand. Last Monday thirty persons moved. Tuesday tliirty-ono moved, and eleven Wednesday. .May lie I'ntlfrrnllnintf, Probably these figures are not nn ' urate Range on the situation. It is possible, and even probable, that a larger number of persons than re corded have been forced to give up th?ir homes for more crowded quar ters, "doubled up," as the real estate agents say, through the housing ??hortagc. Again, some of the total number who stored furniture prob :i!?ly have left itlchmond or decided not to continue housekeeping because <>f other reasons than Inability to get ."tillable quarters here. Hut it Is the contention of the Richmond realtors that this is not tho ? a' o. They say that many persons ar?- "doubting up" because they de : pair of getting houses suitable for their needs. They say that hundreds of persons who arc necking homos are unable to get them because there are none to ?;r t. M?ny Compelled to nay. Kintal property Is probably the s?it soURht and the scarcest. To <,t r.Un a house Into which to move many persons are compelled to buy. They. naturally, must purchase prop erly which la for sale. Practically alt property offered on the market now Is ;i t present occupied by tenants. Few persons are selling their homes. Only persons who do not live here, or who n?n several houses, purchased either .?>? an Investment or on speculation, sire now offering them for sale. Of course, ther? Is the usual minor drib ble of small sales through dissatis faction with neighborhoods, wills, be- \ eajso of mortgages which owners j an unable to meet, and there Is said to be a great lot of this class now. ,.riil other trivial reasons for Fate, lnii most property offered is that of .-on.* not actually having to sell, but who are holding it for a price. Purchase of rental property forces the tenant to vacate and either find i.'-w quarters through purchase or, t.i'.;e an apartment. A negligible amount of building work is now in progress*, compared | vith tho housing needs of the city; | she same time, the population of I:Iv'liiuond is steadily increasing. There Is some indication that real ! ? :tte will advance in price in the! ?<e>-t and northern sections of the! y. Agents are reticent about prop- : . ??? elsewhere, at least about any! ! arp advances. There lias even been I ,i I.-.- agents who declare property! v. 1 d-'-ellne In the spring. Practlcal iv all of them aro positive that build ing materials will be e'asier. the sup ji'y more plentiful and the price much ibetter. It Is this that has been one of the ?nain factors in the hesitancy of real estate men to cont'nu-* building operations. Companies whj have been planning ercct ion of entire blocks nnd sections have cancelled! v/crk for the present becnusG of the belief that ma'er'rls will be moro reasonable next spring, nig reduc tions aro predicted by some realtors and a number of important firms are raid to have suspended opera tions for tho present waiting- for the long-expected drop. Many business men plainly say that j j.- would be foolish at the present! time, with chances of decreased prices very good, to tie up tnon^y expensivo building materials, which, within a few months, may he quoted much lower on the market. It is claimed that a house, tho cost cf which would be $3,500 now will j l>e erected next spring for $4,500. I.abor is another factor, and it is ?>f>lieved that help as well as ma terials will be more plentiful and can be obtained at cheaper rates next spring than now. v Men who claim that realty will fjpl 1 iv.* the trend of other Investments st spring and fall off several points e'.aim that tho tight money market will continue, and that it will be ' -essary for many property owners i ? ciorifico their holdings In ordo.r to !>. ?; cash to meet obligations. This, it is said, will start a general de ,:.re, which will -tear down prices an.I will add realty to other arti i Us which aro said to bo due to talco ;? t irnblo. MAKES RECORD LAND DEAL .s: retell of flench on Cnlf of Mexico In Sold for 97r?o,ooo. fBv Assoclato<L-Press.l ST. PETERSBURG, FI,A., Oct. 23.? What is said to have been the largest ^ real estate deal in tho history of the * .city was domplAted here today when iMiluth. Minn., parties purchased from \V. IX 'McAdoo, of St. Petersburg, a stretch of beach on tho Gulf of Mex ico for a price sold to be $750,000. It is planned to make tho place a year round resort.. Farmer Carries Grain 480 Miles to Omaha Market lUjr Associated I'reas.) OMAHA, NKI1., Oct. ri.? l/?na hie to nit tain rnrii In nlilck to ship *?beat und Ondlnx local r|rvn> ? or* tilled to capacity, I?. C. lllb burd, u Potter, .?h., fnnnrr, car ried 110 bushels of wheat on lila two-ton truck to Omaha, 4X0 en 11 en. The trip requlrrd three daya. The total expense wna fliT-'.ott, ?r about 21 rent* a bushel. The wheat aold on the Omaha market ?or n busliel, which lllbbnrd said, Inaured him n better profit ?liun he would have received by "'IIIiib at borne. BELIEVE WORKING MEN WILL SUPPORT SAVINGS SYSTEM Hankers* Association Urged to Adopt I'lun to Itetaln Part of Km ploycs" Weekly Pay. flly Associated Press.J WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.?The work ing man will support a savings sys tem which Includes retention of a part of his weekly wages from his pay envelope If the system Is under stood thoroughly by him, John R Tinsley, manager ot a loom works al j Wurcester, .Mass.. today told the I American Bankers' Association. He I Urged adoption of such a plan , throughout the country. I .Mr Tinsiey's recommendation was based on the successful operation of such a saving system among hun dreds of employes In the Worcester which has become known as the Worcester Industrial Savings plan. In brief, the plan consists of having the workers sign card*, authorizing tho weekly deduction from their i wages and designating the hank in ! which thoy wish the money deposited, ; and of organizing shop committees to , < n? ouragc thrift. Weekly deductions I may be Increased or decreased by notifying the shop foreman, and each week a statement Is placed in the pay envelope showing the weekly ami grosfi deposits. "Of the upwards of 5,000 subscribers ' !," ,u orccstcr." paid Mr. Tinsley, j ' or 3 Per cent, have dropped I 1'"our conditions were named i>v Mr j i inslc-y an necessary for the success , operation of Plan: The sys , temi itself must ho simple, llexlble and easily understandable; the manatre ! 1',.t'1 n>u?| *n?ra?:tlcally cupport the s.i\ings idea; the foremen must he thorough believers in it and the or ganiXAtion tor Introducing it must bo ings'Ideiu B ln favor of tho sav Ti^,"1P^1(nc,c at Worcester. Mr. ,1V. declared, was thai the fo elgn-born employes "as a general I rtsupport the plan better than ? do tho Knglieh speaking.'! ?URGES STATE BANKS JOIN FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM i MH^.-W>nb.Vr?'..of *????? District, Declares Public Opinion Should Demand Co-Operation. 1 MA?L"\v^ih OA" Pcl' 2;t?Governor ! - . " , n. of the Federal Ue 1 molt1 , J"nk of Atlanta, in a state ment today urged the advisability of nonmemiiur banks joining tito Fed'er-il reserve syst-rn and mobilizing their reserve deposits with those of r,?m ber banks to meet the present un ' tills' district <lnanclal conditions in ! irSr531"1?" snsssssrssu I upon the State banks the n" o"sUv "f becoming members of the Ke,irr-ii wn'" lS Xi'iTla F&i," &i" iSfjagH GOVERNMENT WILL AID IN HOUSING INVESTIGATION Department of Justice Promises Co operation In .\ew Vork Situation. fBy Associated Press.] nfrSrGT?^ 0cL 23?Aasifitance Of the Department of Justice it, the ?f hwua,nE conditions ... ' Was Pr?miscd today by Attorney-General Palmer, in a letter to Ksamuel Untermyer. counsel of the Joint legislative committee on hous- j Ing. 1 STOLEN BONDS FOUND IN RUBBISH ARE RETURNED ""'"'O? I'lnced In Trnsh l?y Thieves Owner Identifies by Serial Number. rmrPnnV%\eni?} Service.] CHICAGO, Oct. 2.T.?John Pfaolski 'on iITViV :So\when h'- found *4l\ y bonds In trash he was clc arinj, away, he reported it to his hy P ther'^eH-,<i bontl? were identified J>y the serial numbers. They had ?'?cn stolen front George Hopor of Kockford, 111. The thieves had hid t/e" , bonds in a tin can which wh\?,!s^ wi!lH nbout to throw away when he discovered them. MIDLOTHIAN COAL MINES! TO BE REOPENED AT ONGE iluqiliy Conl Corporation, of Rich mond, Hcrurcs Charter to De velop Chcstcrlleld Area. SHAFTS LONG ABANDONED ! Workmen Aro Reported Already I Busy I'umpi'iK Out Iion^-DLsused Pita?i!,OOU Acrrs of Land Ac quired by New Company. Charter was uranted by the State Corporation Commission yesterday to the Murphy Coal- Corporation, of Richmond. to conduct a mining busi ness and to deal In coal, with a mini mum capital of $1.000 and a maxi mum of $300,000. The company ha? recently purchased 2,000 acres In Chesterfield County, including: a por tion of the old Midlothian mines. I'etcr T. Murphy is president of the company, and John T. Serey is named as secretary. Daniel Crinnan and William II. Sands are also named as members of the firm In the cor poration papers. It la declared that mining operations will be under way within a period of two weeks. The mines were formerly owned by the James Itlver Coal Corporation, and was abandoned some years ago be cause It was declared that a reason able profit on the investment could not be made. The mines are virtually the oldest ones In the United States. At AVork ol Mine*. A larc; force of workmen already ! is engaged in work at the mines. The . tunnels, long disused, have filled with ! water and this Is being pumped. This j phase of the operations probably will | be completed within tho next ten J days, )t wan stated tills afternoon. A i standard gauge railroad one and a half miles in length already has been , laid' from the mines to connections I with the main lines running Into I Richmond. I It Ih said that SG3.010 was involved ' In the purchase of the lands and that ? an almost unlimited amount will be spent on the development of the prop i erty. These are virtually the oldest ! mines in the t'nited States. That there j is coal In immense quantities in this i section, and that It can be mined profitably is the belief of men who have liad wldts experience in Much matters. Kngineers have made many Inspections and reports of the prop erty, all of which have been of a character to justify the belief that the enterprise can be made to pay anil I to pay handsomely. One evidence of | the faith In the project is the willing ! ness of tho Southern Hallway Com 1 pany to build whatever tracks may' be necessary to reach the mines and bring the product to this city, ami Incidentally it will give to tho road a plentiful supply of coal suited to the purposes of operating the trains, j Sporadic attempts have been made ; in the past to operate the property, ! and these have not proved profitable, I but the men behind the project at this ; time are believed to have succeeded | in developing a scheme that will I make it possible to put the mines in operation. The accumulation of wa | ter in tho pits, which are very deep. , has been one of the barriers in the j past, and a method is understood to have been devised for removing this J at a minimum cost. j The promoters of the project will be I here Wednesday for tho purpose of I further perfecting the plans for the j beginning of operations. GREAT DROP IN RESERVES ?vt York Hanks Hold $."0,000,000 Lean Tliaa l.esnl Require ment*. NEW YORK, October 23.?The act ual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies /or tho week shows a deficit In reserve of )23. Ii7 7,ls0, due to a decrease from last week of $50,233,200 below legal re quirements. It. <& O. to (MNue ItefundinK llondn. WASHINGTON', Oct. 23.?The .Bal timore and Ohio Railroad today ap plied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue 6 per cent refunding and general mortgage bonds to the amount of $2,744,000. Shipping Apple* to I<otidon. HALIFAX, N'. S., Oct. 23.?Heavy I shipments of apples are being made overseas this fall. One liner which left for Ivondon last week carried 14,000 barrels. Nova Scotia's crop Is 900,000 barrels. Canndlan Crop Production. CA1/1AKY, ALRRKTA, Oct. IS ? Tho Calgary Herald estimates that Alberta products this year will be worth at least JCOO,000,000. x TV^rri?lJuT?i,n?,,,'pronnlnr?' .economical. waterproof and fireproof, wntor -1icht^jobf sides nn<l r00'- No bolta used In roof, givinu wrIt^orhplho?no,>Cm Btock nnd can 1,0 crccto?l anywhere In the city. Call, EARNEST BROS. 815 East Franklin Sf-eoL KMdoliih 812. Let Us Save Your Garage Rent BY ERECTING OUT. "QUIXET" (Ail Steel) GARAGE SINGLE. DOUBLE Oil Mtn.TTm.Tnv WILL ELIMINATE EVILS OF SOFT-COAL TRADE I'rint-lpnl Operators Aurrt to Mnd Alleged Gruft and Kitarllon rrictlcM. fliy Associated Preas.) NEW YOllK, Oct. 23.?Co-operation in eliminating graft. extortion and other ovIIb that are alleged to exist lr. the shipment ot bituminous coal has been pledged by eight of the principal operators making shiprncnt/j , to the Atlantic coast, as a result of a conference here with Col. IJ. 11. AVentz, president of the National Coal Association. Tho confcrence was called at the re<ruest of Assistant Attorney-General William McMurtric Speer, who wiu? present for the De partment of Justice. A simitar conference haa teen call ed by Xlr. Wentz to meet next Tues day, in. Cleveland. Coal operators ; generally are ejcpectcd to ""attend. 1 The whole bituminous coal situation ; will be discussed and detailed pro j posals from Attorney-Genera) Palmer I will be presented, Mr. Wentz said. ; AMERICAN DONATIONS TO |GERMANY CAUSES TROUBLE ! Nrivapaprra Aroturd by Hermes' Op position to llerelvlng t". S. ICiiivx and Klour. [By Associated I'ress ] BBBMN, Oct. 23.?Food Comptrol ler Hermes' opposition to the admls j sion Into Oermany of tho 0.000 cow a I donaUd by American farmers and | against the Importation of Hour from I America said to have been offered by New York bakers, has aroused I the wrath of some of the Uiberal 1 newspapers of Berlin. ! They charge the food comptroller ! witli interposing objections which have complicated the negotiations I with the American company, which Is asseinblying tho cows donated bv I American farmers and declarc that | tho ministerial pedantry which j threatened for a time to deprive 1 Germany of the American gift of 1 cows will be mnde the object of in ! terpellation in the Itcichstag. The food comptroller demurred to accepting the cows on the ground that their transportation across the Atlantic was not feasible and that there was a shortage of fodder for them here. ; His critics say that it the Ameri cans could send across the ocean 1.500.000 soldiers with fighting equlp | inent and food, they ought to be able to move 5,000 cows across. They add : that the cow* will only take the ; place of those delivered to Franco | and Belgium, which would have been fed in Germany. CONTRACT SIGNED UP New York Company in Iluild New Short Knllnnjr in Hyde County, North Carolina. WE.VOX A. N. C.. Oct. 23?The New , Holland, lllgginsville and Mount Yer , lion iiaiiroad Co. has been chartered i to build and operate tho railway from I.N'i'w Holland to this place. The capital stock of the company is 51,000.000, and it Is.stated here that j tho contract for building the twenty ]r:x miles of track to connect !v?-o ! with ti c Norfolk Southern Railwav. hm been let to the Foundation Cj.n l>.?ny of New York, and that no t.me will be lost In commencing operations. The tvotk will be comnii-ico.l .'rom j this end. 11920 CEREAL CROP WILL I FEED U. S. AND EUROPE I Supply of Wheat anil Ityo to Meet All Requirements at Pres ent Demand. CON.SUMPTION* NOT N O R M A L 1 hark of Financial Recourses anil Adverse Exchange Rates Limit Imports by Former Central Pow ers?Vegetable Diet Still Used. (I5y Universal Service.1 Washington*. Oct. 23?The sup ply of wheat and rye provided by the 1920 crops will he ample to meet all the. requirements of teurope, as well j as the United States, unless the pur- j chasing power of tho former central | powers becomes much stronger than i it is now. according to'an analysis of i the world situation made public by J the Department of Agriculture here > today. The demand for other cereals I will be met on a pre-war basis. The j world wheat and rye production gain- | ed slightly for the years 191S and | 1919. as compared with the pre-war j period, 1903-1013. All other cereals j I decreased. The ligures show that the con- j ' sumption of wheat and rye for twelve Europea'n countries for 1313 was 43. : 900.000 tons, or 26 per cent below the I pre-war average of 5S,800,000 tons. The pre-war average production of these countries was 43,800,000 tons j and the import amounted to ir>,000,000 tons. . For 1919, the production fell to 30,400,000 tons and the Imports dropped to 13,000,000 tons. Tho de crease In production amounted to 31 per cent and the decrease in imports. ! 13.S per cent. ! For the present year, thirteen foun i tries have produced 40,000.000 ton?. The total world cereal production i I for 1918-1919 wan 251.000.000 tons, a i | decrease of 1.4 per cent as compared 1 with production before the war. : | Twelve Kuropean countries show a ; decrease for that period of 20,193.- j ' 000 tons. North America, however, i yielded an increase of 12.711.000 tons,! and South America of 2.417,000 tons. Western Europe, it is stated in the ! report, absorbs practically 115.000.000 j j tons of cereals, ll now requires ap proximately 14,000,000 tons by im-' I ports. The decrease in wheat and rye sup ! plies in Europe has been met in part, | tho report states, by increasing the milling extraction, by substituting other cereals, and by increasing the j ! vegetable diet. No doubt Europe ' ? would return to pre-war bread con- ' ! sumption were it not that her flnan- ; j cial resources and adverse exchange j ; rates limit her imports. Nations on J that continent, it is stated, must de pend largely on increased production I to restore normal consumption. The Opinion of the Visiting Realtors As expressed on every hand, was to the effect that the Country Club Section and its approach was ex ceedingly beautifuL ft These men from all parts of Vir ginia could see at a glance that this location was destined to be the site of Richmond's future Hand some Homes. fils located in the very heart of this neighborhood, and should command the attention of the wise investor and home-seeker of Rich mond. Good roads, city conveniences and all its natural beauty combine to make this subdivision worthy of serious consideration on the part of persons of discriminating taste. ft Go look at Stonewall Courts! Call us on the phone or come to see us, and we will tell you more about this delightful suburb. Stomewall Counrts ?S.isa Ino. PI/KIR Mf?i? I1K1MS KAU "u REAL ESTATE FMUBLE LONDON NEWS BOOSTS SEVERAL STOCKS: it ti.i.. r>....r ? ? i>..?......... 11-11. l'osslbli; Conference Between Brit ish Cnhhiet anil Coal Miners 1 Stops Short Mel lint;. S T E II h I X C. IS WITHDRAWN Ijur^est Advunccs Made In Special ties?Steadiness of List Slums I.ittle Disposition of Owners to1 Dispose of Stot^t. MY DltOADA.V WAI.I.. NEW YORK. C)ct. 20?Stocks re sponded today with gains to this more t favorable news from l.ondon con cerning the coal strike situation. The ; | extension of an invitation tij the ex- ? I ecutlvns of the l*Yd>ralion of Coal i Minora to confer with the Uritish | Cabinet to consult a peace plan was accepted in tiie financial district ad a compromise offer. Professionals who had been selling I Iho market short because of the un favorable news from l?nndon tho Inst I week, immediately ln",'an covering i I and th-'ir urgent purchase icsulted, I in the distribution of Kains through-! out the list, business was on a light , I scale, however, with the public coss I splcuous for its absence. Initial prices showed fractional gains, but as thu session progressed tho gains 1 were enlarged. Some profit takiriK developed towards the end of bus';- j ness. hut the close was steady. Standard rails and industrials pre- j scnted a strong front, but thu larg- ' est advances were made in special- t ties Tills being particularly true of United Fruit and the Public Util ity shares. The steadiness --f the list Indicated that there is no disposition on the part of owners of stocks to dI snose <<f thetn at this time. Demand for Sterling reflected the impruvrment in the outlook for the Jtritish situation with an advance of' 1 ccnt. Foreign exchange dealers ' reported that all ofTerinj;s of Sler- I ling were withdrawn following the receipt of the L?(>ndon cables. Copper shares were strong, with i (Continued on Seventh Page.) Open for Inspection On Confedera te A ven ne In Laburnum Park Our now development of an Ideal Home, Colonial type, with central entrance, hall spacious, living and dining rooms, kitchen and pantry, four bedrooms, two tiled baths, servants' quarters nnd packing-room, side and rear porches, built-in refrigerator, laundry, hardwood floors, shades; beautifully decorated throughout; lot 100\234 feet, graded and sewn in grass. Yon should see this before buying. Muhleman & Kayhoe Builders of High Class Homes, 103 North Ninth Street. Fhone Madison 210?Madison 211. Why Not Today? You know you want a home? You know you never had an opportunity like is now offered? You know this otter cannot last forever? You know every day you delay you lessen your opportunity? See Lakeside Terrace Today! RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT?RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE THE WAY TO YOUR FUTURE HOME?DON'T PUT IT OFF?COME OUT TODAY! Type of Home to Be Erected in LAKESIDE TERRACE 11 only lakes a few hundred dollars in cash t-> own an attractive home like, the above in Lakeside Terrace by the famous Ilolloway Company plan. Lakeside Terrace is a high, healthy location?the neighborhood is the very finest and the terms are ar ranged so that any man with the small sum of a few hundred dollars can, not only own the lots, but a modern home also?for only a few dollars a month?small payments that hardly exceed the amount you pay for rent NOW! Decide right now that you're go ing to investigate this great oppor tunity?are you going to,let it slip unheeded? It costs you absolutely nothing to investigate. Lakeside Terrace is only 15 min utes' ride from Broad Street on the Ashland car?and only 5 minutes' walk from 2 trolley lines to depend on. Act at once and you have the choice of the best locations now open, you secure the lot you want. All the week people have been buying liberally?the big drops of building material is probably re sponsible. Then, too, desired build ing lots will undoubtedly take a bound to high prices. If You Can't Come By All Means Mail This Coupon Now The Lots are $49 to $199 And Any One Can Afford These Terms. Up Cash and $ J Up Per Week Lakeside Terrace is the ideal location, cither for a homo or as an investment. It's right in the part of Richmond's growth?and Richmond's past ex pansion will boost the price of these lots "sky high." Select Your Lots Now?They're Going Fast! How to come out: Take Ashland car at Laurel :111<i Broad Streets, get otV at Lakeside Station; only 15 minutes' ride from Broad Street. Free auto will take you the few remaining steps. THE HOLLO WAY CO., LAKESIDE TERRACE, 205 CENTRAL NAT'L BANK BL1ML Cicntlemen: Please send me further information about your Building Lots at Lakeside Terrace, your Easy Payment Plan and your exclusive Home Building Proposition. Name Add rcss THE l!@LL0WAY CO., INC. 205 Contral Nat'l Bank Bldg. Telephone Madison 5003.