Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 1, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mak Toba free press. Wijsen Ipek saturday. May 1.1920 pity Pater families on this May Day ratting. Operations of flaying1 havoc with re title. Issued j tragic shortage of houses tendency or owing to sell 38, Ather than rent Otise Huntiii agonies worst on record " _ Winnipeg moves today a after to directory will foe just about have Deer . Hundreds of families varied houses rather than runt them by some this fact is held responsible Tor the seriousness of the present housing be that As it May several Alf appear to. Have teen. m the Shute Loving vans but in 1920 the festival of the Floral bedecked Queen of Galetyi we we a veritable mockery to the poor tired Haggard Over. Citrino accessory cd ability this turned foot sore by hundreds of families who now ensconced in Homes can contentedly watch t heir More unfortunate neighbors. With leases expiring on May 1. Who have Beer caught in the Whirlpool. I Aday moving Mian Reig tis gentleman is in of position to. Inform you whether or Stob you whether he. Via permit move from the r you Piave Cal Levi Hurrie i to that residence i upon which you Havo paid a Deposit a. Few if Ujj optimistic you jape Sircum stances. Forced to vacate to Day. Whether Tho Early hours of sunday morning will find them under the. Roofs of their now Homos or sit Tine amid their Gools and chattels upon some convenient vacant be determined toy the moving Man. Overworked Van Man. This much overworked person is faced with More orders than lie Onn Hope to fill and weeks past has refrained from milking further pro Mises. He has of Colne what lip to insurmountable prob lems in Hie past and the prayers of thousands of up today that his within renting t. Osif the unprecedented muddle which faces him this May Day. And a or. Ellow also. i want ads valid succumbed. Real could t come in. The big to Vince Day movement really properly organized How a Puld Lye. B it i is there is of houses Ana a of moving vans everyone has to move at the sir he time. Hence by working from Early until Midnight Iha moving Man will have bundled the. To. It Over. Sol Justion Winnipeg this stay is . There is pc. Short offs. Of dwell Ings Fla the City Exevar is narrowing feeling nov Liere Only a few have been offered p Roba tily to no occupation has there Buffen devoted so much time since 1 As to far from pleasurable task at the Best of at a time like the preset the most wearisome and disappoint in real estate men raced off to Weir feet by the demands of their clients to for goodness get me a i House have had Little time to inspect the hundreds placed on their lists by owners. The usus j pectin Home seer to upon being i reeled to one of the Best Little real Homes in the has Oft times found it Only necessary to give the a casual glance and then to pass on to the next. Upon locating a listed Hoviss sometimes ii std As a_nsh-1 smack in a Gale the House Hunter was Ock ii faced by an irate tenants who under notice to vacate May per Chance have condescended to open the Tolooi so that in a. Brief but de Harangue it Mir he be Demon isl Nuudi occupier is not an the Sale in occupier Hart All prob Ujj just to i and weary from a House Muiling expedition of his own fruitless of course or the door would have been thrown open wide mid the desirability of the residence extolled. I the Early hour Rush. Ii but the Lut of the Man who has been so foolish As to think for one. A moment that he would be successful. Bouse within ten the City Hall has Ijen a sorry j vendors of the morning editions in for some in discoverable. Reason practically All on. May 1. Added to this the fact of the local press Nave undoubtedly Iii i salted As p. Result of the Rush which accompanied each Dawn Home so Kors getting up ahead of the alarm that any House advertised Large percentage of the houses vented clock so have seen placed on the for Sale i might be sought before the other list that a Large number of those follow got there. And probably there were others in the City who who Are tenants Are not in a position one Man to thei f own Homes and i hundreds of Twyl Lii the owners who wish to sell were doing Trio same for " t a her have Thuv houses Emp Liscome weeks awaiting for the first to come the press. Each , going to work he would look Over such houses As were listed in tieto lbt columns and which appeared to be within Range of his Virse. His experiences were 11 remarkable and Liis persistence in his efforts was indicative of the serious j Ness of Tho problem which hoi alike hundreds of others had been forced to face. Arriving at one House at 7.45 . He was met at the door by new a lease and Tho of situation a not hard to further add to the congestion pome those tenants of limited Means whose rents Haver been raised to Sincu a. Figure that further is impose inc. General move to suburbs. .therefore., while few have been Able to rent a House even with out the Protection of a lease a very Tho Large or moving a to suburbs Liere smaller houses live been Sale at prices perhaps but a moderate payment and balance like i. During the past such Hoti ses have been Sellins Lilje Ripe As one real estate Man put it the demand for Vomes i its exceeded the Supply. As indicated by that the he advertising eol firms of th0 free Lias be sri aggravated weeks. Liu Ndrec in pfc the Sci their houses live been offered How stomachs can be restored to a vigorous healthy condition. Trouble is by mrs. Vej Morrison a Arispy ?pnt., indebted to a Friend who advised me i to use or. Williams Pink pills. I had for upwards of Twilya years with stomach trouble Kohl cd resulted in a general weakness of the whole system my. Always caused me Streat discomfort and., at times i would to hungry rather than the suffering1 meals. I was constantly taking tji be limited in diet but to eat 1 something of other recommended for be r Fie the Deatri of the Trou ble. But finding a whates t p one can costly Promise to restore any stomach to this Happy condition because All repple cannot eat the same things to Atli equally satisfactory results. It literally True that is one Man s of oct is another Man s rut it is possible to Toner up i the. Dis restive. Organs that. Pleas info diet Ray be selected Froni articles of food Attiat cause no discomfort. _ Voien the stomach lacks tone there possible and or. Williams Fink pills offer the a jury Best Way to tip awl. Enrich the blood for this Rea cure and often Tho trouble me bed when i should have been ragout doing my. My Friend who had had a similar attack came to see me and urged Rne to try or Williams Pink pills which had cured find a. Supply my. And soon the used sight boxes f was afe Aln enjoying the Best of heat tji and Good appetite and a stomach restored to nor Mal. Jerlad i known of this Medicine saved Nie years Arifl-1 who Meiy be in a similar condition to try these pills at you car. Get or. Is Pink Medicine Are especially Good Iri i Puls any stealer in for Isiach attended by thin or by mail 50 if attacks of boxes from the or. . Proof of Thev value. Ondr Williams co., tie most baby i sly Gal Cairo of St. Liitt Uthit s Selody of Alu Huma l All that i a not is Yon illicitly. Toirac keen a brother to when gone you Llulu on35 roof i a Munch Auto Nihiko ant 1 Hoil Oln parties. Starr Bush Onolina. A youngster just going to work. House is for tenant. Replied tie youngster but when my brother went to work at o clock this morning he found i note under the door saving thru i a Man had been Here before anyone i was up and wanted to rent the House. he would a be a c k again at s p tins same in his quest could have found to cover his family if he had been willing or in. A position to pay six months rent in adva Ueo j or Liao bought several Hundred Dol Lars. Worth of furniture which was standing in the building. One Case is reported of a landlord living the. Ghana o of disposing of Liis House provided the intending 11 purchaser could secure offered., the occupier to vacate. This offer wan accepted and the wont As a Cash pay Mem 1 on another Tomc. I to illustrate the manner in which j the situation has been considerably aggravated the information Givon to1 the free press by one unfortunate i Home seeker Tinay be cited. This Titi zen Whit Uperta House Hunting sex Peczli Tiomi in one of the suburbs in Liemiul a Row of cottages them of Cupi cd. And j bearing the for Sale cards of one real estate firm. Upon enquiries of these agents lit Watts ii formed Tunit occupation be secured on May 1, As. All of the tenants Hud been Given notice to vacate that Day. If these houses have Mot found a purchaser the tenants will be allowed Tore mar until such a timers they arc sold. In the mean time Cho occupants have hanging Over their Heads the dread of Sud Denly being forced to join the already Largo army of h ouse Hunters. This is the unenviable lot of. in of Cit Izoria today a lot even then Little worse than that., of j the Man who has been fortunate enough to secure a House and cannot get his worldly goods moved because Tho is overworked. The most envied indeed. Is the., Man. Wuo is comfortably settled in j his own Home. To him May 1 Hansi no fears acid realization of the lot Liei in borne by his less fortunate neighbor must compensate him. Ini measure for the disturbing influence which the first glance Ati i his tax Bills is annually wont to i to the thousands of citizens Ever who been forced to face and. Are facing the bitter Side of the housing situation in Winnipeg today. May has become a Day to be dreaded. Nuff nation shortly George Mills and col. Cornwall named As Likely candidates. Edmonton a. April n of Iua Tion for tie vacant seat in the Athabasca Riding caused by the death of Hon. A. G. Will be it is expected very shortly the local organization of the Liberal party having the matter in a. A Premier Stewart said today he expected that a by election would he held during the. Late summer or Early autumn. George Mills of Atha Basca and col. J. A Cornwall Are mentioned As Likely candidates. Anonymous. Gift of million dollars As an Anonymous gift to the world movement today brought the total of the fund above i , it was announced at Campaign Headquarters Here. Parker 4 son 239 Portage Avenue opposite the Post office "com1 on out and play a Hole in m pants you get a two pants suit like next time i get a suit i 11-have two pairs o pants you saturday specials with Bloomer pants of ids and ends and discontinued saturday. Toys Odd bloomers Well lined gov p Gornor Faste Noru. Saturday Al values to department we carry a full Range of boys combination rain and Spring overcoats sizes 2b to 30. Men s department Man s mixed Tweed and worsted o o is suits men s Spring underwear in Wool silk ind Wool and Cotton. Men s half Hose in fancy and Plain Cashmere Plain and fancy silk Threa d ind Cotton from 50c up. Men s shirts neckwear. Hats and Caps Etc if it we have it. Stoke opens at 9 am. Closes at 6 . Saturday -1 . Robinsons store opens at 9 . Closes at s . Saturday 1 . Our great annual May shirt Sale starts monday morning May 3rd, 9 o clock we hardly expected to hold a May shirt Sale this year owing to the great shortage of shirts hut we have succeeded in securing some wonderful shirt values that we will pass along this month besides Many other lines for men to make tip for the great shortage of shirts this year. Shirts go on Sale monday at this ridiculous Price see main St. Window All Day today sure two for two for s3.25 positively no phone or c. O d. Orders tilled. This is simply a shirt sensation coming when every merchant is shouting for shirts at any Price. If the Quantity was ten times greater we could sell every one in a few Days All Good materials Good patterns. All Liberal sized bodies. Soft double cuffs. Sizes to 17 Only on Sale monday 9 o clock watch daily papers. There Are Many surprises in store for you from the Busy men s Corner this month. Women s plaid and fancy skirts half Price tailored of finest Quality All Wool materials and worsted plaids checks and stripes in the Gayer As Well As the More subdued shades. Some pleated models. Fancy pockets Loose belts and Button trimmed. Lengths 34.to 38. Waistbands 28. Value up to Only one of. Each. Mon Day Only half Price. Women s silk Hose Selling at 900 pairs women s 30k Clear monday in a Beautiful the Quality with Garter tops and have double knit feet. Colors White brown., and All sizes in the lot. Good value at Sale Price 0 1 i phone orders not filled 72 x 90 Inch Comfort baits still bed size in a soft Fleecy Cotton. Just of the right weight for quilts. Monday special Al 30-Inch striped Flannelette 29c Yard. A splendid value in a Strong Long wearing Canadian Flannelette. A Good Range of Light and dark stripes to choose from at less than today s wholesale Price. Monday special Yard. Attractive suits for the modern miss and Active woman models fashioned from gabardine and Serge. Tailored novelties that Combine Quality of. Material distinction of correctness of braid and buttons appearing on Many of. These smart models. Colors Are French Blue Sand Rookie Black and White Check Navy and Black. Sizes 16 to 42. Monday special Black silk special monday 34-Inch Black pull cute sati Fer Yard Messaline per 36-Inch taffeta silk Ier. ,tp9 to if j 40-Inoh heavy Black silk pop 40-Ineh Blaek Radiant Satin Yard 40-Inoh Black per Yard 40-Inch Black moire velour Yard 40-Inch Black charmeuse Satin 40-Inch Black charmeuse Satin sport striped gabardine for 75c gabardine at this Low Price is less than the Cost in Manchester today. Ii Yoji buy now you save from 50 to these gabardine Are All White with neat coloured stripes in Black Blue Rose Good washing colors 36 inches wide. Worth up to monday. Ladies knitted vests and drawers 49c i in you want a real these ladies knitted vests and drawers Are of special Quality knitted Cotton.03d lines and sizes. Vests shoulders or Square Neek and Short drawers a gun and closed Loose or tight knee. Is ifs 36 to 44. Mixed lots. Special c no phone or . Orders ladies Model Coats regular ?89.00 to s105.00, on Sale monday at the remainder of our Model Coats Are greatly reduced for monday s Selling most of them Are individual models and Are developed in. Crystal Cord , velour Sil Vertone Fine Serge and Tri Cotine. All Are lined throughout with Plain or Novelty silk. Smart belted styles or Loose swagger backs. Sizes 36 to 40. Reduced to o Empress boots for women where will you find better shoes than Empress make ? for Cana Dian Trade. Boots that require no breaking in. Smooth ii apples. Honest leather. Good Shob Malang Liat a what you get when. You. Buy Empress shoes. A size and style for every foot. From a to be. Come in. Monday let t you. Prices special Agency the Empress boots for women. Beautiful Spring models in. Taffeta Satin geor Gette Trivolette and crepe de Chine frocks. Featuring the Long slim Silhouette or the bouffant and Peg top effects. Short or Long sleeves round necks and smartly trim med with touches of egyptian embroidery. Beautiful clinging beaded geor Gette dresses in All the latest shades. Prices rang ing from Cedar chests 3 Only size 36 in. Long 18 in. Wide and 12 in. Deep. Special 1 j2 y 2. Only Cedar in. Long 19 in. Wide and 12 in. Deep. Special monday 3 Only 48 in. 20 in. Wide 12 in. 2 Only trimmed 48 Long -20 in. Ride 13 in. Deep. Special. "7 a Only 36 in. Long 18 in. Wide 12 in. Deep. monday a baki3ain in Cong oleum Elias. 100 Congo leu a g designs All dropped patterns. Regula . Orders. Is Houi Price no phone or Ecial monday i furnishings de pfc 3rd-Moor 55.75 Norfolk suits extra special value in boys Faney Norfolk suits is Given in monday morning s Sale comprising Good Quality tweeds of smart Patten is up to Date Cut design acid Onisk All smartly tailored. Sizes 27 to 35. These Are values up to clean up Price monday see floor get your House paint and stain at Robinson s. You la save Money purchasing lard by the pail monday special prices Are for monday Only so Don t miss the Opportunity to put aside a pail or two for future use. If you phone do so As Early As available Supply reserved for phone of Ders will probably be taken quickly. Call main 2360. .98c 35c .3-lb. Of special per pail 5-ib. Pails of lard Gross weight monday special per 10-lb. Pail of lard Gross weight monday special per pail 1-lb. Bricks of pure special per Brick for real bargains see our men s clothing department ;