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The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 40

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10 ten commerciat; Review of Des Moines Business Commerce and Real Estate News OCTOBER 18. 1912. Underpass on New Ordnance Plant Highway COAL WORKERS BUILDINGS TO BE COOLER THIS WINTER Warmer Garb for Office Workers NOT PLENTIFUL Fear Cold Spell Rush Remodeling Project to Provide Seven Apartments Later. The war and related activities i mri 4 iWiSh are responsible for a definite shortage of coal miners and haulers in Iowa and elsewhere over the na ri "jC FIRM RELAXES BAN ON SLACKS Wear Anything You New Rule. tion.

One large operator said he could give employment to 40 or 50 ad ditional miners through the winter and that many other operators 1 The government is asking owners of business buildings to participate in the fuel con could do likewise. Several factors were blamed for the situation, including selective 1 servation program this win service, enlistments, mine shut tor, and as a result thousands downs during the summer and shift of miners to war plants, and of white-collar workers will unusually high wage3 for truck drivers on some construction proj have to dress more warmly. Temperature recommended is In the 65-70 range, which ia some ects. what lower than the temperature ordinarily maintained in office Lulldings during winter. Officials of the Iowa Coal Operators association said only a small number of lowans laid In their winter supply of.

fuel during tho summer and early fall. It was a government suggestion i Underpays constructed on Second ave. north of the city for new highway leading to Des Moines ordnance plant. Tho Des Moines-Colfax Interurban goe.s over tho roadway. A two-lano highway Is being built to tho plant.

That part of the highway within the city limits, from Euclid ave. to Aurora will lio four lanes' when completed. Need for i onscrvlng fuel of all types )a been utrcKftcd because of the utiortftgo of transportation facilities, which l.n expected to be that everyone lay in as big a sup more acute when cold weather O. G. Gord Leases Hotel Como Thin four family residence at 900 Eighteenth t.

Is being remodeled Into ncven apartments by Frank Norberg, owner. Norberg, who formerly lived at 1353 E. Sheridan purchased the property In July. Four apartments will have living room, bedroom, kitchenette and bath. Three others will have living room, kitchenette, bath and wal' beds.

ply as possible because of the ability of the mines to produce at the time and the increasing need of transportation facilities for war purposes. cornea. Two-Third. Teople with oil burning equipment are being limited to two thirds of the usual amount pur CREDIT BUREAU MEETING HERE 7 t- Anthony Renda Buys Home Look for Rush. Operators anticipate a huge de Discuss War r.rtpct mand for coal the minute cold weather strikes as many people have been buying ton and half ton at Session Today.

lots during the current spell of mm Indian summer weather. RENT CONTROLS ON NEW HOMES Administrator Must Approve Rates. Rental rates placed on new homes, rooms or other types housing units being rented for the first time are subject to the ap "Des Moines will really be up chased and the government is requiring them to keep temperatures tt 65 degrees. Workers In some office building already have been told to wear betfvler clothing. One large firm ald "wear anything you tiee) to keep warm." This was interpreted to include flacks, and to the preponderance cf girls employed by this company It was a wide departure from previous rules against such apparel.

Fairness. Another building operator said a 1 againsit if we should get a Week or 10 days stretch of extremely cold weather," they said. "There won't be enough trucks to handle Wartime influences on credit will be discussed today and Monday at the annual meeting of tha Associated Credit Bureaus of Iowa in session at Hotel Kirk-wood. Speakers will include E. A.

Heath, counsel for the Federal Reserve bank, Chicago, 111., and Lieut. Col. E. A. Fitzpatrick, dis deliveries even if the coal yards are overstocked." 7TO Draft Fair.

K. G. Carney said the selective 3t fit, proval of the federal rent admin trict intelligence officer in the service law had been administered fairly as far as the coal industry istrator. LaVerne M. Barlow, Polk coun fey.

Av ty administrator, reported Satur to day that landlords must register army's seventh service command at Omaha, Neb. Today's program will consist of separate meetings of the reporting and collection managers divisions, with joint meetings planned Monday for the speaking program. Because of the war and a is concerned and that the shift of younger miners to war production has stopped. He reported that miners generally are older men and they remain in mining begause it has been their lifetime work and they such housing facilities with rent the movement to save fuel is one cf fairness to all in wartime, and that everyone is going to have to like lower temperatures whether he wants to or not. "If an employe complains and nys its too told for him to work en that he is accustomed to a 75 or 80 degree temperature at home, someone will look into that," this operator said.

Fuel oil users Becking to change O. G. Gord, 1341 Harrison has purchased the lease on Ifotel Como, Eighth and Mulberry streets, from J. J. Jensen, present operator.

Gord, who purchased the business as an investment, is refurnishing the S5-room hoteJ. Gord is an auditor, working for the state executive council. The building in which the hotel is located is owned by Grinnell college, GrinneU, Ia. control offices within 30 days after have established certain rights in the pits where they are employed. the American room at the Ameri shortage of meat and dining room help the customary banquet is being dispensed with.

Anthony T. Kenda, assistant city solicitor serving as city prosecutor, has purchased this eight-room home at 8001 S. Twelfth st. from Mary Ilollingberger, formerly of Des Moines and now living In Minneapolis, Minn. The home Is oil-heated.

the first such rental. The rent law, enacted by congress as one of the wartime controls on inflationary tendencies, applies to all housing and freezes rents at the Mar. 1, 1942 level. This Includes apartments, residences, tourist and cabin camps. TYPEWRITER SURVEY NEXT Ovitt to Manage New Audit Office The Maury- to other types of heating equipment are having difficulties.

Pco-T'lo having regular oil furnaces rannot convert to coal without tearing out the oil furnace and buying a new furnace. Minimum can Institute of Business building. iV. S. Miller of Youngstown, Ohio, advertising manager of the General Fireproofing will speak on "Your Job and Mine," before the business ogram.

Royer Buys Rolfe Wagner Home A survey of typewriters In Des Moines in connection with the trailers and sleeping or living quarters of all kinds, including Henry with head offices at New York. those at the rear of or combined expense for this change on a home government's typewriter conserva with retail businesses. N. has opened 0ffice5upplii an office at 500 Another Kule. Another new regulation regard Liberty building to bo managed by Lee S.

Ovitt. ing rents provides that landlords cannot raise apartment or room rents if the family unit is enlarged, The concern is c.ti unless a substantial increase in tion program will be made by the Des Moines chapter cf the National Office Management association. Tho government needs typewriters for its expanding, business in connection with the war effort and related administrative functions and is asking business to give up all the typewriters it can spare. Details of the campaign will be discussed at a dinner of the-local chapter at 6:30 p. m.

Monday in fx 1 1 an auditing and accounting firm, services has resulted. furnace is estimated at $300. Conversion! Tliosfl having coal furnaces which have been converted to fuel o.l burners ran have the installation converted back to coal, the cost of new grates, fire and ash doors, running a minimum of $30. Only hitch In this plan Is a word of caution put out by one dealer handling both fuel oil and coal. "Better get your coal now If you're planning to convert to coal, as you may not lie able to get coal delivered later on." K.R TIB with offices in 15 cities.

The local A 1 1 nil ifoi PUBLIC OFFICIALS Keep Iowa money in Iowa. Iowa's largest bonding company. 10 to 25 savings below usual rates. Non-assessable. Ask our local agent.

lit office plans to J- If you have a baby or triplets, or your mother-in-law moves In, the rent can't be raised unless the landlord can show his expense for electricity, gas, heat, rr other services is con serve entire state. ovitt, SI IT 13 Victory Home Open To Public Today Individual" Needs a It ki' I IOWA ENVELOPE The dlnriiminatifiK huyrr Mill find In mir Office Supply Itppt. ninny RiiKlcmtlons for more rlflelrnt bunl-tenm nld. The "Victory demonstration 4 Many apartments in Des Moines are heated by oil and the head of home," at 3S31 Fifty-seventh will be open to the public the last' COMPANY. INC.

Manufacturers and Printers of ENVELOPES 1ft ir siderably more. Arnold Moeller, 272S Forty-sixth is the chief rent examiner for the Tolk county office, 804 Liberty building, and John W. Barnes, 3927 University is the office rent inspector. Flaces being rented the first time will be inspected and the rent reduced if it is considered too time from 2 to 9 p. m.

today. It is furnished and one of 42 defense homes built by Kraetsch UPh.4 5414 '2173rd St. Des Moines one firm managing a number of apartments said he had planned to change to stokers but found the supply of stokers exhausted. He said few removals are being anticipated because of the short- Homo of Kolfe O. Wagner, president of the Capital City State bank in Des Moines, at Ankeny, which has been purchased by E.

L. Royer of near Polk City. Built in 1922,. it contains 10 rooms and bath. The Wagners will give possession after Jan.

1. Kraetsch, architects. More than 2,500 people have visited the home since last Sunday. high. Barlow said.

If it is in ace of houses and apartments in; line with the amount invested, or accommodations furnished and the better class, and even if people move they won't better themselves nir.ee everyone will be conserving fuel. compares favorably with other rents in the vicinity it will be approved. 33,000 Units. To Men Joining The flRfilED FORCES Of Our Country The Polk county office to date provements for tenants under leases which expired after Mar. 1.

Rents in these cases were not raised at the time because of existing leases but the landlords are now endeavoring to have higher rents on new tenants approved to compensate them for the additional expenditures. Moeller, who said inspections would start soon, formerly was associated with the Iowa federal ERVICE FLAGS for has registered approximately 35, 791 HOME UNITS PROVIDED HERE 000 rented units, according to Barlow and since the registration deadline passed Thursday em ployes have started filing records These are filed according to lo A total of 791 dwelling units has been provided in Des Moines cation of the property so that the eince the time the community was office will have comparative data! Clmrcfli Lodge Cluli SiIiool IlusiiHvss House HONOR VOI MEN IN THE SERVICE IN THE SIMPLE. KLOQI'ENT AM APPROPRIATE WAY ELY A SERVICE FI.AO TEI.L THE WORLD YOl'RE PROfD OK THEM. designated as a defense area, according to T. J.

Nolan, federal housing administration director for Iowa. This i the number completed through August under F.H.A. insured financing and includes new homes started under title 2 housing administration office for seven years. Trior to that he was with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and cashier of the Betten-dorf, Ia.

Savings bank. Barnes formerly was associated with the state tax commission as tax economist, developing valuation plans for reassessment of property. Prior to that he was an economist on the State University of Iowa faculty. for rents on all types of housing in all localities. To get the name of a landlord or tenant, one must turn to the street address.

Authority. Few rents in Des Moines have been advanced since last March, examiners said, and to date there are not many cases where land "MAY WE SUGGEST of the national housing act as well as under the provisions of lords seek authority to increase title 6. U. S. FLAGS The Trust Department of this Bank is fully equipped and ready to handle your financial affairs while you are absent from the city.

You can arrange for many types of service, including, among other things, the holding of your securities, collection of income, the purchase and sale of securities, the payment of life insurance premiums, real estate taxes and other similar items. You are invited to call at the Bank and O. A. Anderson Joins The bulk of the dwelling units provided under this type of financing in recent months has Some landlords have modernized bathrooms, insulated, changed Our IJeautiful 3x5-foot Gros-Grain Rayon SERVICE FLAG Finely Tnllored with 2-ln. Gold Rayon Krlnttr all around Spam fur tip ti I5 WITH (itll.lt KAV-JN Will I ON CORD AMltfK -Sk.

Taffi tn, it ton In Full Kunxr nf SO- for All Purpose. Prlrrd from $1.20 Des Moines Railroad come under the title 6 or war; heating plants and made other im TASSEIS, C.II.DKD (ROSS-BAR, fIK bousing provisions. Private investment funds, principally through the title 6 provisions, have been mobilized for the financing of vitally needed housing projects for war workers In war areas. Only those projects for which there is a definite need Rl.lE STARS ON BOTH SIDES O. A.

Anderson of Scottsbluff, has joined the Fort Dodge, Des Moines Southern railroad in Des Moines. He will be employed as a checker in the freight house at E. Seventh st. and Court ave. At Scottsbluff, Anderson was assistant principal of the high school.

SERVICE FLAGS Mdr-to-)rdpr In Six SIick. and In Taffpta. Orn-(iraln Raynn or iivt. Standard Bunting tl.50 I p. CHURCH FLAGS T'nltrd StntM, Christian and Papal Flag.

Individually and In Nrts Priced from 30c Additional Stars attaehed on both aides of flag per pair fit -i, A. X. 4 are approved for title 6 Insur Ext ran Loom Star attach by i Cm prrlng with warm Iron, pair I WW (Mall Orders. Please Add Sale Tax 1'lun 13r Postaiie and racking) ance. T' Write Us Today! DEALERS SEEK 'Rial WAR SERVICE FLAGS for the HOME USED SHELLS BURU3 to discuss your requirements with an officer in the Trust Department.

An interview obligates you in no way. ifr i i i mi mfti iw if I JOHN W. BARNES. ARNOLD MOELLER. I I 1 BEAUTIFULLY MADE OF LUSTROUS RAYON SATIN A Blue Star in White Panel on a Field of Red Complete with Gilded Wood Crou-Bar, Yellow Rayon Cord, Tassels and Bottom Fringe.

5OL0 THIS BANK WITHOUT COST TO TMt PURCHASE oa rm OOViKNMfNT The Iowa Retail Hardware as-eociatioi is sponsoring a "used shell and cartridge campaign" to collect old brass through the hardware stores to aid the war effort. The co-operation of hunters, In? iinirmm in mil AS A PATBIOTIC SERVICE No. S3 lOxlo-incli with 1-2-3-4 or 5 Stars and with No. 20, 6x9-In. 49 No.

21, 7xll-in. 59 No. 22, 9xl2-in. 75 Itayon Fringe SI sportsmen, police and sheriff's forces and game wardens is Bought. Each store is asked to provide nail kegs as collection on sides also rTr I RUST D'E A VJ (On Mall Orders.

Please Add Sales Tax Plus 10c Postage, Packing) rtHsjBBBBBBBaBBaaaBB mv ml a. CM I AD m.yk tr depots at the store and at trap shooting grounds. Thilip Jacobson, association secretary, cautioned that only the brass ends of shells are of value and asked that hunters and others having old shells remove the paper. PHONE 4-3 283 5rX TrTr I inn mi i anonpnee nuTFiTTERr gQ)(jy Hz aim mim a cim.

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