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The Washington herald., 1920-07-18

tion and sunshine. The morning
sun, gives natural warmth and
cheer to the early morning hours
in the bedroom, bath and kitchen.
The south porch overlooking the
garden makes the living room
cheerful.
missed. The buffers pantry is not
there to suggest an unnecessary
weekly cleaning and the dining
room Is far from regretted in the
dispatch of serving and clearing
away.
The refrigerator is at hand just
outside the. kitcaen door. Behind
the kitchen door Is the cleaning
closet for brooHs, dust cloths, etc.
On the other side of the door ad-
jaccnt TO the dining alcove is a
place for the table china, linens
and silver aEd over the seat backs
in the alcoS, are narrow shelves
for cups and ssucers and ornamental
dishes.
The snail hall connects up the
rooms Of tne house and the cr-
trance vesti6ule keeps out wind and
dust. The vestibuie seat is handy
for oversaocs. etc.
This house has been planned for
lot 75xioo feet. but it is feasible
on a 5o-toot front.
Measureme nts:
Kitchen. 8 feet inches by II feet;
porch, 8 feet by II feet: living
room, Is feet by Is feet; bedroom.
IL feet by Is feet.
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Realtors Aid Home Buyers.

One of the principal factors which
cause people to hesitate in the pur-
chase of a horIe is the lack of
knowledge that the financing may
be easily arranged to meet their
financial status. Builders and real
estate operators can often interest,"
their clients in home buying by
pointing out to them satisfactory
methods of handling their financial
problems. avoiding the necessity OF
reducing first and second mortgages
concurrently and the payment of ex-
cessive bonuses for getting them
placed and replaced re-
port at Concrete Home Construction
Conference. 5
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Noted Woman architect Plans Perfect Readers
Zoning Law Lengthens
Life of Big Buildings

Women sometimes complain that
the changes Of fashion are expen-
sfve because they make clothes OBJ
solete before they are worn out,
and buildings are much more ex-
pensiye than clothes. In New York
city, before the coming law went
into effect, the average life Of build
fngs for the purpose for which they
were built was about thirty years,
although their materials and con-
struction would warrant eighty
years. Sometimes they could not
perform the functions for which
they were intended more than ten
years because change in the
character of the neighborhood
would either cause them to be torn
down or altered for some other use.
Zoning prevents these sudden
chanses.-Edward N. Bassett. New
York.
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HOME DEMANDS
CONVENIENCES
Apartment Houses Have
Set Standards for Pri-
yate Dwellings.
ALL SPACE EcONOMIZED
Compactness and Modern
Inventions Improve Pres
ent Day Houses.
ny MARCIA MEAD.
Expert ON Town Flaming and
HOugfng.

One contribution to home develop
ment has been made by the apart
ment house which is manifest IN the
spirit OF the homeseeker as he leaves
his congested dwelling to go back
to the soil and own his own home.
He demands all the conyeniences of
the apartment house; modern
plumbing, steam heat and such a
simplicity of arrangement as will
eliminate the servant problem alto
gether.
The housewife who wishes to have
time to keep in touch with the af-
fairs of the community now de-
mands an efficient housekeeping
plant and the simplest comforts.
Essentials for Living.
In the accompanying plan we
show the essentials for right liv-
ing for the smallest family unit,
providing for the recreational func-
tioning of life; eating. sleeping.
resting-that Is. the three room
house with its kitchen and cosy
alcove; the bedroom. with room for
double beds or turn beds and other
essential pieces of furniture and
amrio closet room, and the COM
Portable living room with couch,
piano and easy chairs.
The rooms all have cross venti1a-
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street northwest. This is one of
the row Of four houses which Mr..
Dunigan has just completed on
Third street. 1t contains eight
large rooms and bath. -
. Charles NJ. Ellison purchased SIS
webtser street northwest as an in
vestment. This is a detached hous.
and contains six large rooms.
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.M'LEAN BUYS
Vt. AVE. HOUSE
Weaver Brothers Sell Iii
Vermont Avenue for s
Della Smallwood.

Weaver Brothers. realtors, repus<
the sale of 1116 Vermont avenue
northwest. to Wilton J. Lambert
and Edward B. Mclean for Della q.
SmalIwood. The consideration 10
said to have been slightly less than
$4,000.
This property, just south of the
Burlington apartment, has a front-
age of % feet and a depth Of 1sf
feet. 1t is thought that it was
bought for investment purposes.
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of about 20 per cent over May, 1919.
whereas the April, 1920, figures
showed an increase of lis per cen,
over April, 1919. The shrinkage for
May was the more aoticeable In the
larger cities. The reason attributed
for the loss was the breakdown in
transportation.
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Longfellow street. while Mrs. Laura
Stafford was the purchaser of 1882
Longfellow street. Both of these
houses contain eight large rooms
and bath. Among the attractive
features of these homes are four
large bedrooms. large breakfast
and sleeping porches.
In Petworth Mr.. Robert H. Hay
purchased house No. 4115 Third
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Marcia Mead. who has drawn the
plans for three, four. five and six
room houses. is the first woman to
be graduated from the School of
Architecture Of Columbia Univer-
sity. She received her degree in
1914, and since then has been spe-
cializing in town planning and hous-
ing.
She was one Of the consultants in
framing standards OF housing used
by the government housing service
during the war. One of her success
full Developments is the so-called
Connecticut Development at Bridge
port, Conn.
She is one of the most successful
women architects in New York
and is a member of the firm of
Schenck & Mead.
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Store Building Sold.

The store building at .S22 Ninth
street was sold recently by David
Rosenthal to Rafael Francione and
Raphael Guglelmo, through the real
estate Office of Mahorney e. Sulli-
van. The store was formerly an old
residence site. the house dating
back many years.
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Building Figures Show Gain.

Building permits, issued in 1sz
cities during May, as compiled by
the Americ IN Contractor, totaled in
value $12S,370,237, as compared with
total valuation of S1s9,155,s21 for
200 cities in April. There is q gain
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D. ]. DUNCAN FIRM
SELLS FOUR HOUSES

D.aJ. DUNCAN reports the sale of
the follr.~ipg property during the
Dak week. f- ~,
In Fourteenth street. Highlands.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

the District Attorney. II don't know
and / don't care. She has no right "a
be running disorderly house," Gun
son said he replied.
Both Dan Costigan and Smith him.
self provided ready explanations fo,
the prosecutors presence in the Jordan
woman's home. 1t was on the woman's
Information, they said, that Costiean
and Smith raided the gambling house
OF Thomas L. Reynolds in West Sixty
eighth Street and later succeeded in
obtaining conviction and prison
sentence against him.
Smith went to the fiat the day fol-
lowing the raid on >Revnolds's place
in order to discuss with the Jordan
woman tie possibility of having her
testify against the gambler. 1t was
to get the District Attorneys advice
on the subject that he made thestele-
overheard by Gunson.
Smith says he went to the fiat with
Detectives McQuade and Valentine,
taking the former in with him and
leaving the latter at the front door.
These detectives, who were then men,
bers of Costigan's vice squad, will be
witnesses to-day before the extraordi-
nary grand jury.
Gunson also told of visit which he
and Patrolman John w. Dunn, former
y detective on the staff of Inspector
Inch and of finding Smith there. Tho
prosecutor explained his call on Mrs.
Inch by saying he wanted to talk to
her about certain case but found
that she could not give him the de-
sired information.
Gunson said he had been detailed by
Inspector Henry to aid Mr.. Smith in
raids in the 4th Inspection District.
He said he did so very much against
his will, since he did not think
Smiths methods were legal and he
did not want to become involved in
any damage suits. One Of these raids
was on a Chinese restaurant in Broad
way, where they found two young
men seated at a table. Smith, accord
ing to Gunson, called them imprint
able names and had them locked up ON
a charge of disorderly conduct. At
the police station, it was found they
were navy officers, and q, making this
discovery the prosecutor dropped the
case.
Gunson said that on one occasion he
was walking through Forty-eighth
Street with Smith and Inspector Henry
and on passing restaurant known as
the Little Green Tea Room" kept by
Mrs. Josephine Boyle, the inspector
asked Smith why he didn't stop in and
see his friend. To this the prosecutor
replied, according to Gunson: "Why
don't you go in yourself? It's your
district" This led to a quarrel be-
tween the two men, according to the
detective.
Gunson also described a scene in the
West Forty seventh Street police sta
ton when Inspector Henry, Smith and
frederick Within, secretary of the
Committee of Fourteen, were there. On
this occasion Henry flared up and cried $:
Il want to tell you something, Jim
Smith. and I don't go behind the door
in saying it to you. You came up here
to clean my district, and you are as
sociating with man with whom l or
any decent man would not be seen
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
SmithandPO
Total Strunaers

With stud, draw, deuces wild,
readers, jackpots, table stakes
and other terms familiar to the
seasoned card player filing the
air in the Criminal Courts Build
ing, it developed yesterday that
Assistant District Attorney
James E. Smith, the arch-hunter
of grafters in the present inquiry
into alleged corruption in the
Police Department, can't tell a
flush from measly two-pair.
Mr.. Smith admitted he had
never played game of poker,
and wouldn't know decent hand
if he got one.
"lt's only necessary for me to
know that poker is gambling" he
added.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Aldermen to
Refuse Probe

William F. Quinn, Republican,
introduced a resolution at yester-
days meeting Of the Board OF
Aldermen providing that the
board heartily indorse the action
Of Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvil-
lier and pledge it's undivided sup
port and aid in searching inves-
tigation of the present incompe-
tent and tottering Hylan admin
istration."
On motion of Alderman Will
liam T. Collins, Democratic
majority leader, the resolution
was quickly laid on the table.
Alderman Bruce M. Falconer,
Republican, introduced a resolu-
ton, which met similar fate,
calling upon Mayor Hylan to re-
move David Hirshfield, Commits
sioner of Accounts, and "appoint
in his place a man of proved
character, high reputation and
unbiased mind, in whom the citi-
zens of this city would have con-
fidence."
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
EXC officers of
Civitas Club Deny
Gambling Charge
Organization Formed to.
Boom Whitman; Not a
Card Turned, Say Smiths
Fellow Charter Members

Former officers and members of the
Civitas Club, alleged by Police Inspec-
tor Dominick Henry and Harry A. Gold
water TO nave been gambling house
with which Assistant District Attorney
James E. Smith was associated. denied
yesterday that there was ANYTHING ir-
regular about the organization or that
IL was formed for any other than pure
ly political purposes.
According to the records in. the
county Clerks office the club was char
tered in June, 1914, ITO provide social
intercourse among it's members. en-
courage the study of economies and
develop a spirit among its members of
fraternnl feeling and civic pridef' Gold !.
water, who, according to Commissioned
OF Accounts Hishfield, is alleged to
nave been one of the organizers and
testified in an investigation into the
management of the club that it was or
ganized for gambling purposes. does
not appear in the list of organizers.
List of Organizers
This list, as it appears in the char
ter, includes ~ Lawrence Enrich, 574
West End Avenue; William E. Dordan.
man D. Nessler, West Eighty-ffth
Street; James E. Smith, 1922 West 10Sd
Street. and Henry ]. Goldsmith, 272
West Ninetieth Street. IS. \
Enrich. was at the time a. salesman
for liquor firm but is now associated
with the Garford Truck. Company.
Nessler is a director of the New Jersey
Life Insurance Company and is presi-
dent of the New York State College
of Agriculture. He was foreman Of
the last July grand jury -s.f',
Dordan isNsald to be associated with
a contracting firm. Goldsmith is an
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

on q the same side Of the street. mean
the man you are With"
The Inspector, Gunson said. pointed
at WhiSin, and told Smith how the
latter hAd approached him In BrooVivn
IN 1914 and asked him to s'stand for;;
black ana tao joint" in Long Island
Alter the raid on the Jordan worn-
ans house Gunson said he was called
to Smiths Office and upbraided far
iatIg inataIving arrested man named Bohan,
DIDN'T you know he was an uncle of
assistant District Attorney Bohan I"
Gunson declares Smith asked him. To
tnls the detective said he replied that
he did not and didn't see what differ.
ence it made whether he was or not If
nc we're caught in disordcrly house.
smith then questioned ME in the
presence Of stenographer," Gunson
said, and tried to make me say that
l had beaten Bohan up for the purpose
OF making him sign a paper stating
that he. had seen Smith and Judge
Swami frequenting the house. told
him it was lie and that had never
struck Bohan, although he had crimi-
nal record and a reputation for making
trouble for policemen"
Assistant District Attorney Bohan
denied emphatically that the Bohan
mentioned In Gunson's testimony was
an uncle.
Mr.. Smith, while he would saw moth
ing concerning his testimony before
the Jury, is believed to have given it
as his opinion that his private tele-
phone. wire at his home had been tapped
for. the last two years, and that he
had reason to believe that during
that time he had been shadowed con-
tinuously by Inspector Henry's men.
His reason for not calling the Jordan
woman as witness against Reynolds Is
SAID to be that he feared she would be
killed If she appeared against the
gambler.
Nothing developed in yesterdays tes-
s.,1mony, it was said, that would show
that any members Of the Police Depart
ment had committed perjury at anv
previous appearance before the extraor-
dinary body.
While Captain Costigan was reticent
concerning his experience in the Jury
room, it is said that he informed the
1nvestigators that he had known Jim
Smith tor eight years and believed him
scrupulously honest, although he un-
doubtedly had had many opportunities
TO accept large sums of money if he had
been willing to allow certain gambling
places to do business.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

who would not permit tho use Of his
name, explained that Goldsmith, Ness
Ter and Enrich erred in certain par
ticulars. The club, he said, had no
regular meeting rooms from the day Of
its origin up to April, 1915, gathering
in hotels and other places on occasions.
At the latter time the Legislature
passed the reapportionment act divid-
ing the district between Ninety eighth
and 10th streets into two districts.
1t happened that there was po-
litical club at Ninety-seventh Street
and another at 10th Street, but none
in the district between 106th Street
and 10th Street, and so the Civitas
Club was placed at 205 West 105th
street. In July, however, the reappor-
tionment, on appeal, was declared un-
constitutional, and the old order re-
stored. This, he said, rendered the new
club useless, and it went out Of ex-
istence,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

attorney at Al Park Row. Allsof them
were members Of the West. Side Bus
mess Mems Association and were
prominent in political movements in
that section Of the city.
Enrich, Nessler and Goldsmith say
they never heard of Goldwater They
asserted that the club was an ont
growth of the West Side Business
Mems Association and was formed to
boom Whitman for the Governorship in
the fall of 1914. Enrich was the first
president, but says he never attended
any OF the meetings .and never knew
whether the club got rooms Of it's own,
re safd ne joined at the request of
friends to help Whitman along.
Goldsmith, the first vice-president.
declares that he and Smith thought it
would be good idea to get away from
the National Democratic Club and join
some local organization in the 18th
Assembly District. The matter was
suggested to some friends and the
Civitas Club was formed.
No Gambling, He Says
g, AS far as am concerned" he added,
kind of gambling all the time I was
there, and the statement Of Inspector
nenry Is nothing more than rotten mud
singing. .Goldwater? / never, heard of
him, and | don't believe any of the
others in the club did. The place, as
RENE mber. used to be in. the 30O's in
t.~105th Street
"lf there was any gambling ut the
place you can bet your bottom dollar
Jim Smith didn't know it. 1 don't be-
lieve he even knows how to play poker.
AS it was, Smith and I and the remain
ing three charter members dropped out
after the first two or three months, the
organization having fulfilled its pur-
pose. Besides, things got slow. We
couldn't even scare up pinochle game.
From time to time, before we went out,
we had SINE rallies and addresses by
some Of the biggest political lights in
the country. understand that the club
later reached a membership of two or
three hundred"
Mr.. Nessler said that he had too
much at stake to associate his name
with. anything that was not absolutely
above suspicion. "As remembers" he
said, "it was the time Of the Whitman
BOOM and some members of our bust
ness association suggested that .we get
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Worms Plague in California

Ell CENTRIC, Calf. March 3d.
Millions of army worms, reported
travelling toward the green fields Of
Imperial Valley from the desert west
of Dixieland, in this county, will be
met and fought by ranchers, who were
preparing to-day to place poison on
to prevent the entry Of the worms.
Where the worms came from is not
known. The desert is reported covered
with them over an area of several
square miles. They are moving Ia what
those who have seen them declare
seems a never ending migration to the
growing crops of the valley.
Where the worms have crossed
paved highways automobiles skid as
on q greasy pavement.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

up a club to boost him. When the
campaign was over we dropped out.
What has happened since I don't know.
! do know that the first members paid
Sc year dues and bought some fur
niturc with the money 1t is possible
that some of the later members may
lave done some card playing. For this
am sure we originals are not to blame.
The suggestion by Inspector Henry
that Mr.. Smith started the club as
gambling organization is, of course, all
tommyrot and only worthy of foul
mouth"
Another former member Of the club.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Bank Loot Laid to Cashier
Accused of $40, ,42OTheft From
Institution That Failed

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. March 3d.
Frank Il. Bartlette, cashier of the Colo
nial State Bank, which closed its doors
last month, was indicted to-day by
state court grand jury on the charge of
the theft of $190.420 from the institu-
tion. 4.
The jury said in its report that while
there was not sufficient evidence to
warrant the indictment Of other officers
and directors, certain of those Of
ficals deserved severe criticism for
gross negligence in the management of
the bank.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
to the pubic administrator for Suffolk

to the public administrator for Suffolk
County.
The amount is the residue Of damages
Of more than $4,000 awarded in 1858
by the King Of the Belgians, who
acted as arbitrator between the Urited
States and Chile regarding the cargo
owners claims. Three Of the claimants,
Thomas Furber. Of this city, and Paqua
and Moqua, of Canton, China, coul1
not be located, and when diligent search
failed to reveal any descendants the
cburt was appealed to in 1916 for in
structions as to the distribution Of
their share
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Ends SO Years Of Litigation
No Heirs Found for Residue of
Claim Against Chile

BOSTON, March 3o.-Litigation grow
ing out. of the seizure by Chilean SOL
diers ir revolution ninety mine years
ago Of $4,000. representing the pro-
cecds of the sale Of the cargo Of the
Boston brig Macedonian. came to an
end to-day with decision by Federal
Judge Anderson turning 1851 over
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-28
IEy Associated rrsss.l

WASHINGTON. April o7.-Charac-
tcriZing rs 'mopstrous" r-Admiral
Sims charge thut delay by the Navy
Department prolonged the war four
months and cost 100000 lives, Rear
Admiral J. S. Mexican told the Senate
Investigating committee today that
had II been made by any foreign Of
fetal. allied or enemy. il would have
aroused the Indignation OF the whole
American people.
'3lad II been invented by the In
famed, exaggerated. diseased ego of n
patient in st. Elizabeth's. the gov
eminent hospital for tho insane, no
one would have been surprised" the
admiral said; THAT it was made un-
der oath by \ rear-admirnl of the navy
on the active list, president OF tho
Naval War College. in Il hearing be-
fore committee OF the United States
Senate. is in my opinion, an insult TO
or who served in the navy during the
world war
Il do not believe that any one short
of the good God Himself has suf-
lcient knowledge OF the various ele-
mcnts and factors entering into the
war and the causes Of it's conclusion
TO justify him for one moment in
charging that the navy or any OF
it's officers were responsible for the
loss Of any part OF tho 2.5o0.0o0 tons
Of allied shipping claimed to have
been unnecessarily lost, nor lenst OF
all do ] believe that there Is any hui
lnnn being with sufficient information
and sufficient knowledge TO Justify
him in charging the unnecessary loss
OF life Of ono of the 51o.0 00 allied SOL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-28
SWANSON DEMANDS ACTION
AGAINST SUGAR PROFITEERS
senator Reports Receipt or Numerous
Complaints From Virginia
AgnInNt SpecMIntOra.

WASHINGTON. April 2..--Demands
that the government take immediate
action to relieve the sugar shortage
and prosecute profiteers were made
today in the Senate.
Senator Owen. Democrat, okln-
sale merchant had written him that
outside SPECTATORS are deliberately
buying up and boarding sugar.
Senator SWANSON, Democrat. Nir-
Einin. said the situation was SERIOUS"
and that either Congress or some
governmental department should take
some strenuous action and see that
the situation is improved
Tho senator said he had received
large numbers OF complaints from
Virginia relative to the sugar short
age. and he "undrrstood that renners
had Informed various dealers in Vir-
Binia that their sugar output already
had been taken and they were unable
10 supply dealers.
Asks Srnntc to Act.
IF the shortage continues" he IA i'd
many persons this year would be I'M
able to take advantage of the canning
season He snid Congress or the
other government departments should
that the Senate Finance COMMITTEES
investigate the situation with view
OF recommending some way to yet
rid OF this difficulty"
Conferences between sugar reflncrs
and the Department Of Justice orri-
ended suddenly today after a brief
session. No statemcn; was made as
10 what happened. hu; II was under
stood the department might call the
fcincrs representatives. together
again in few days.