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HOUSING AHO HEALTH ATTEMPTS TO HANDLE tm i m i ail n - Model Homes Plannedlfor ItfaUon al Capital-Experience Foreign Cities Proves Sanitary Homes Reduce Sick Rate. (Special to Tho Intelligencer. ) washington, April 22.-Plans have Just been completed for the erection of a series of model homes in the city of Washington for the purpose of demonstrating to the nnticm the i chit lon.?hip between good housing and good health. These ore to be known as tho Ellon WUBOO homes, and are not in the nature of an ex periment, but are intended as a de monstration to the entire United States. Tho vi:timi;'.c connection between bad housing and bad health and gool housing ami good health is clearly recognized in Washington, where the alley dwellings have long been a matter of concern both to the health authorities and to public spirited cit izens who wish the capitol city to be an example to the nation. The alley have teenpaved, sewers and water mains have been laid in them, they are lighted and cleaned as are''the streets. Yet they keep their old lead over the streets when it comes io totaling tlje figures for disease and death. In this, Washington's experience has been Uko Uiat. of Liverpool and other European 'cities which tried un successfully to mako badly situated dwellings wholesome by cleaning and fumigating. After thirty-three years of unavailing effort to improve that which was fundamentally bad. Liver pool finally decided that the only hope lay in wiping out its Insanitary areas. It deniojhiho:l the nhl houses by tho acre and in place of them built-new houses. Whero dWelllugs have been .crowded so close together that there was scarcely passage room for*-a 'stout man to squeeze his way to ono of the old rear houses, it ?built; new. dwellings opening upon wide spaces, which provided .light and air.' Immediately sickness and death de cre?'.???-?rd with thom vice and; ?rimp... What ?;sd' seemed, a hopeiespT struggle for more than a gen o rp lion was won. Cttier cities. In Eurone have -done the same and with the same results, hutf what- makes Liverpool's figures of' 'Unusual, value ls that the new boueCa- dre occupied by tho same people who occupied the old ones. In, sonic -Cases- tho population on a given' area"hi the new dwellings ls O?r'per 'cont- the ' same as that which ltved 'ohV tho area In the old build ingar ^Bohere the effect of housing ls not complicated by questions of different: occupants, ot bettor food, ? or .clothing or a-generally higher standard of' living. Tho housing on ly hat' been changed and the results are striking. Washington is attempting much the same work, though in a less dra malic'' Tfauner. Congress hos cn . acte.1 a; law which goes into effect on Jdly. 1. .1018, according to which all ' tho alley d well In gs in the Dis trict of Columbia must cease to be usod 'for dwelling purposes. Mean while," in order that there may be accommodation for those who will be forced to seek new homes In street houi-'dB, there has been organized a limited di vident company which ls to ? biitld' houses that- will he - not only sanitary, that will provkto^not ' only abundance of light and air, but hous ? es attractive' architecturally, home like tn 'their arrangements and con taining bath rooms and provisions ' for hot water in placo of the old out door closets and hydrants. . ' . Such houses; as these cannot., of course, ^yleld the return'; upon tho investment that the old houses did.. In: fact congress In ifs act ? incorpor ating the Ellen Wilson Hones, limit ed Its dividends to five per 'cent not. But they will yPsld to their stock holders a' dividend in the form- of satisfaction because of a needed ' work well done. To their tenants they will give relief from preventa ble sickness and', death and ah in crease in the Joy of living.. "UKULELE/' PUTO ^TAR AND THE OLD-FASHIONED K BANJO OUT OF BUSINESS Atlanta, April 22.-the ukulele, . the' famouo HawalUn guitar, hos put the 'old fashioned banjo .and the regular American guitar complet3?v out of business in Atlanta. M na lc houses* display stacks and chords o? thocunning .little instruments 4n their windows, with hooks ot instruc tion telling how play thom. Oleo club? ^jf -hoys' and girls' colleges have installed the ukulele almost ex clusively* In piaf? ot the fcanjb and guitar, arid ? local ad. men's, club in Atlanta - featured Its "Ukulolo Club" O? as otto of the -'star ? acta ot'Ita recent minstrel show. ' . . ' Conwftlee }?M'-M??i?^?M A meeting of the committee of ladles which 'has charge ot the entertata ment for tho Clemson cadets, metyeih tordoy afternoon tn tho rooms of the chamber of qom mc ree for the purpose .of entarlw mtwelnto detail nf the work>.to--he Soo? in connection, with the open air eh??rtt?nment on Tues 1 "' '???>'? day overing. , A number of them wilt H-\. meei ?v;the grounds, at 9:30 Tuesday, morning to begin to get everything in t ebano. It may be Btatcd authoritatively that : if the-Ameicanl troops ^ drawn tmih^ to stay'dead serr??l daya at* least. 1 WE'LL PAY $1000 FOR IT! 1. You are to walk, ride or crawl, just so you get there, over this Avenue trom Anderson College to Greenville Street., Then fill out this coupon and mail it in a sealed envelope to Mr^ P. E. Clinkscales, cashier of the Bank of Anderson -by or before 6 o'clock p. m. Thursday, April 27, the flay before the sale. ??| 2. Each contestant shall submit but one suggestion for a name. 3. It name accepted shall have been suggested by more than one person, the one whose envelope shows the earliest postmark shall be entitled to the prize. - If there is more than one envelope containing the accepted name and bearing the same hour of postmark, the prize of Sift .flt! ?h?!! be divided MAIL THIS COUPON ag ? 4. The name acccptca ror uie Avenue win ne announced and the prize* awarded during the auction ?ale of these building lots at College Height? Friday, April 28,1916. We want you * there, but your p r?gence is a .'condition of this contest. MR. P. E. CUINKSCALES, | ' Bank of Anderson, ? Anderson, S. C. . I hereby certify that I have gone over College Heights unnamed avenue and I suggest: '. ? :v'.r- :% ?/ -, < t& -y ; ; * :y?- i ^ .. ..-;. .;. (Jysfiir.. r..^i:.. .,..-..".?)?-.. <?"'.. ?,?..'??-. -? ?'. A ,v. -.A" <.??.:.:. '*J?A>'i'SM:,r^;^-v-i:;-'...'?' . ?C?> '. 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