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c. n. Small a handsome new home at
2So7 Thirty-fifth street.
Mrs. Margaret Herrity purchased
from David A. Baer a six-room and
bath home at 1880 Spring road
The Misses Esther and Lila X.
Thompson purchased 523S Forty-sec-
ond street.
Another of the same group was
purchased by Virginia d. Carter.
Three Of the new homes at Leland
built by NJ. and r. B. Warren were
sold to Charles j. Hayden, Howard
Guy and H. l. Philler.
J. Linwood johnson purchased from
an estate the residence property at
s71s New Hampshire aveHue.
Charles P. Knapp purchased a new
detached corner residence in Bethesda
from s. F. Robertson, the builder.
A corner house in Chevy Chase
Crest. 1864 Tennyson. built by C. T.
Wire, was sold to c. Eugene Hearst.
Mrs. Mamie S. Council sold to
Charles w. Brooks q brick home To-
Gated at 5a2S Forty-first street, Chevy
Chase.
James F. Nolan purchased s11s
Forty-hfth street, new home in
Wesley Heights, built by W. C. and
A. N. Miller.
Mrs. Laura Belt was the purchase,
OF new nome built by e. II. Small
at SIS Orleans place northeast
new home at 5242 Forty second
| street, Chevy Chase, built by c. II
Galliher. was purchased by Harry
Gentner.
A Chevy Chase, Md, new home a.
30 Williams lane, built by Nc
Lachlen and Canes. was bought BY
John T. Presgrove.
Charles II. Galliher bought 2
Quincy street northeast from Vir,
ginia D. Carter.
Charles E. Wire purchased from C
Eugene Hearst six.room bricl
house at 517 Shepherd street
+. w. Landwehr. builder, purchased
| five lots in Chevy Chase Park from
Winfield Preston.
NJ. and r. B. Warren, builders o.
Leland. purchased from William H
Walker five lots adjoining Lelant
on the west.
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Guy T. Stewart, to build three houses.
1868 A street northeast; $4,000.
Israel Diamond. to build. 34l4 Eight
eenth street northeast; $500.
Israel Diamond. to build. SOC Mime
sofa avenue northeast; $4,000.
Douglas & Phillips. to build seven
houses. 6l2-6e4 Deiafield Place $4,000.
NJ. Yacheison, to build. Good Hope
and Naylor roads: $500,
Q. p. Elders. to build. 727 Thirty first
street southeast; $4,000.
l.. Schooler, 622-24 Four-and-a half
street southwest; $1,000.
The Strohecker Construction Co,
to build at 1895 Floral street: $4,000.
Louis Miller. to build at 702 Forty
fourth $500.
Standard OIL Co, to build gas sta.
ton, 706-12 NJ street northwest; $4,000.
Grantley E. Busch. l440 s street
A. shumson. to repair. 32s3 NJ street !:
$500.
David A. Baer, to build. 3Sl4-1s Con.
necticut avenue. two apartments !;
SEQ, 900.
sI52,00O Project Listed.
Shannon g. Luchs. to build. S511-41 II
street: sl52.000.
w. d. Sterrett. 35o0-6 Rodman street,
four garages: $1,000.
w. D. Sterrett, to build. S500-6 Rod
man street. four houses: $4,000.
]. J. Betton, to build. 10 Kalorama
circle $4,000.
F.. E. Yilek, S9e4 Eighth street /;
$4,000.
Michael J. Curley. to build, SOLO
Georgia avenue; $4,000.
Mrs. Lucy S. Bahasen, to build, 3515
South Dakota avenue northeast; $1,000.
R. w. Bliss, to build, Thirty-second
and streets $4,000.
T. ]. Corwin, to build, 2207 Newton
street southeast; $4,000.
Hedges & Middleton, to build at ISIS
Thirty-fourth place; $4,000.
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RECORD 1926 WEEK
FOR D. c. PERMITS
Total Of s1,R7,soo Indi.
!. Gates Boom-$z00, 600
Store Improvement.

Building In Washington during this
week reached the record mark for
the year and for some time past with
> total Of $i.4s7.s00. On one day
&lone the once of the building in
spectors granted permits amounting 9
to the value of $i.oS0,oes.
The permits granted contain many
dwellings. several apartment houses
and extensive operations In aitera.
tons by Woodward 4 Lothrop.
The permits granted include:
H. Shapiro. to build. 1891 Gallatin
street; $1,000.
Standard Accessory Co, to build,
sels Georgia avenue: $1,000.
S1e.o0s Building 0pePation.
Samuel Rubenstein. to build. 1910.
y Twenty-third street; $4,000.
1 II. III. Kirby, to build. S50S Pat
terson street: $4,000.
C. c, Meyer, to build, 2Sl3-1s Thir-
tieth street northeast; $1,000.
1. Ssidman. to build, 7al Eighth
street southeast; 3l,l0e.
e. NJ. Talbert, to build, 32I5 Nichols
avenue southeast; $500.
4 K. NJ. Taibert, to build garage, 32l5
Nichols avenue: $1,000.
c. II, Small & Co.. to erect eight
houses, 1417-3l West Virginia ave-
nue. northeast: $4,000.
cramers. Inc, to build, 1905 r
street: $4,000.
II. q. Sanders. to build. 72 Patter-
son street northeast; $4,000.
e. Roddy. to build. l7io Webster
street northwest: $1,000.
Swartzman's, l1l5 G street. to alter;
$4,000.
Fred ]. Hughes, ice plant. to install
machinery. Twelfth and v streets;
$4,000.
Store - spe,d s2eo, ,Sss.
Woodward 4 Lothrop. $40 Tenth
street: 100000.
Roman Bishop, 21e Minnesota ave.
nue., to build: $4,000.
Stern & Tomiinson.Sto erect apart.
ment, 1907 Twelfth street; 100000.
a. p. White, to build store south
east corner of Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast;
$4,000.
%Cafritz Construction Co., to build
% houses. 3I3 Kentucky avenue to
a43. and 1880 to 1910 Kentucky ave-
niue: 100000.
1907 to 49l7 Illinois avenue: $4,000.
Cafritz Construction Co., to build
- houses, 51l to 545 Buchanan street;
li45,0O0.
FCafritz Construction Co, TO build
1919 to 1925 Eighth street; $4,000.
Morris Cafritz Co, to build, 10
houses, e14 Crittenden street and 4s
10 S6 Sherman avenue and 4615 iii.
neis avenue: $4,000.
Shannon & Luchs, to build. 1905 to
1921 Thirty-seventh street. and $685.
street and 363s r street; $4,000.
TIVE Houses Planned.
George Weitzel, to build two houses
194S-50 w street southeast; $4,000.
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Charles J. Brooks sold to Ethel M.
Rutty lots Q and 10, in square 364l,
In Brookland.
Marriet Treeby sold to M. and r..
b. Warren a lot in Norwood Heights,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Ethel M. Rutty purchased one lot
in Brookland from Mary L. Bales.
William S. Phillips sold to a local
builder IL lots in West Cleveland
Park.
John J. Stanley bought three lots
on Montello avenue northeast from
Crandall Mackay, on which he Is
building new homes. Clara Thomas
sold to +. NJ. Rutty two lots in
square 3637 in Brookland. g. w.
Saunders purchased a lot on Wyom-
ing avenue from the Wardman Con-
struction Co.
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Spanish Cotton Men Coming.

BARCELONA, Spain, February IT
Armando Pin Latour and Pedro Mar
cues have been appointed to repre-
sent the cotton merchants of Spain
at the international cotton conference
10 be held in Washington, beginning
March 8. They will sail for New York
aboard the George Washington.
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SUBURBAN HOME SOLD.
Battery Park Property Bought by
Maj. D. B. Netherwood.

Maddux. Marshall & Co., Inc, an
nounce the sale during the past week
of a large brick colonial home in
Battery Park to Maj. Douglas B..
Netherwood. The home was origi-
nally built for Col. Pierson.
The company also announces the
sale of home site in Battery Park
to Capt. George H. Rarey and other
Evening star., 1925-02-14

company. who was taken i'll several
| days ago, is now convale scing in
Emergency Hospital
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lots to Capt. C. Z. Speer and Lieut..
John B. Daniels.
Maj. H. c. Maddux, president of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
Haynes' Restoration
To Congressional
Directory Ordered

Prohibition Commissioner Roy A.
Haynes is to get his name in the
Congressional Directory after all.
No secret was made today OF the
fact that orders have been given
to include his name and title in It's
accustomed niche under the list OF
Internal Revenue Bureau officials
and also in the alphabetical index
in the back of the book when next
months edition goes to press.
Who ordered the replacement or
Mr.. Haynes name appeared today
to be as much q mystery as the
identity of the official who left
it out One official, however. ad-
mitted that both actions were taken
by the same party.
A firmly drawn penmark
through the name of Mr.. Haynes
and his title on the proof for the
current directory, which is consld-
cred an authoritative, who's Who
in Officialdom." under the initials
of the chief clerk of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, gives evidence
that the original dropping of pubic
recognition to Mr.. Haynes was not
through oversight at the Treasury
Department or carelessnes5 in the
Government Printing Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
HAMMOND NAMED
ENVOY TO SPAIN
New Jersey Man Nominated
for Post Given Up by
Alexander P. Moore.

President Coolidge today appointed
Ogden H. Hammond of New Jersey to
be Ambassador to Spain to succeed
Alexander p. Moore of Pennsylvania,
who resigned. Mr.. Hammond's NOM
ination was sent to the Senate today
Mr.. Hammond, who is a real estate
operator in New Jersey, and who lives
at Barnardsvilles was recommended to
the President by Senator Edge of that
State. He is 55 years of age and is
graduate of Yale University. He made
his initial venture into the political
field in 1914, when he became a candi-
date for the New Jersey Legislature
He was successful and served two
terms.
He was a delegate to the Republican
national convention in 1916, and is
now a member of the Republican
State committee of New Jersey and a
member Of the Board of Charities and
Corrections OF that State.
Among the other nominations sent
to the Senate by the President today
were the following to be rear ad-
mirals: Arthur L. Willard, Henry H.
Hough, H. H., Christie. Noble f. IT.
win, Thomas J. Sem. Richard H.
Leigh, George w. Laws, George c.
Day and Luke McNamee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
Radio Concerts, Heard ON Phone Line,
Long Puzzling Experts, Admitted Hoax

casions foreign stations, including Ger
many, were heard.
The mystery drew radio experts to
Brandamore from many parts of the
country. and the hoax was SO cleverly
executed that some of these authori-
ties believed a means of Transforming
radio waves into sound units without
the aid of regular receiving set was
about to be discovered. Then railroad
officials became suspicious of David
son. His movements were watched
closely. but nothing was revealed.
Finally 1t was decided to suspend him,
and this brought the mystery to a
climax
Reading officials said today their
investigation was far from complete
and that others may have been In
volved in the hoax. Upon one occa-
sion the company took a group of
radio and telephone experts to Branda-
more on a special train to investigate
the strange phenomena" They re-
mained for several days, finally leav-
ing with the mystery unsolved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
.FENNING APPROVAL
BY SENATE is SEEN
Subcommittee Ready to Report on,
Nomination-Speed Indi-
Gates o. K. Given.

The subcommittee of the Senate Dis.
trict committee named to consider the
nomination of Commissioner Fred.
ertck A. Fenning practically has com
pleted consideration of the appoint
ment.
The subcommittee will not make
known it's recommendations until II
is reported to the full District com.
mittee, but 1t was learned today that
the subcommittee has reached a deci
sion and is ready to report as soon as
the District committee meets.
The fact that the subcommittee has
completed its consideration of the
question so soon was regarded as an
indication that the nomination will be
favorably recommended to the com.
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
DRY AGENTS. LAVISH
PARTIES ARE Barred
Evidence Gained at MayfloW-
er Against Chef and Aide
Cost S963.86.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
How a prohibition agent lived at the
MayfioWer Hotel here for month, en-
tertaining women at dinner dances
and buying "Old Smuggler" whisky to
strengthen his role as "a real sport
before hotel employees while obtaining
evidence against two of them, was
told today in published testimony
given a House appropriations subcom-
mittee.
The two employees. Jules r. Venice.
former chef. and Rinardo BlaZi, his
assistant. We're acquitted yesterday in
Criminal Court.
The case recently was called to the
attention of Assistant Secretary An
drews of the Treasury, prohibition
field marshal. by Representative Gal
livan, Democrat. Massachusetts, who
complained that two agents on the
case had spent nearly 81 900 in getting
evidence.
Never Heard of Case.
Appearing before the House subcom-
mittee during executive hearings on
the Treasury appropriation bill, Mr.
Andrews said he had never heard of
the case before" adding that 1T as
tonisheS me-
Mr.. Gallivan asked the Assistant
Secretary if he knew that one of the
agents had registered under the name
of lone of the most eminent members
of Congress" and to Mr.. Andrews
question if he knew that to be fact.
replied he was shown the registra-
ton"
IAN such conduct as that is abso-
lutely taboo in our organization" Gen.
Andrews added.
James E. Jones. director of prohibi-
ton. then informed the subcommit-
tee that that agent, Edward G. Brig
field, "is so far away from Washing
ton now that do not believe you will
hear from him any more in enforce
ment work here
Yellowley Letter.
The committee record also contained
a letter signed by L. G. Yellowley, as
chief of general prohibition agents,
directing Birgfeld to stop at the hotel
and make the investigation. 1t also
requested him to hold expenses to a
minimum, but to keep lin mind. OF
course, the fact that certain eXpendi-
lures must be made in order to make
a proper appearance and gain the con
fidence of people who can give you
information.
An expense account submitted by
Birgfeld and Cola M. Early, assist
ant, amounted to s963.S6.
Birgfeld's report showed that he
lived in luxury while conducting the
inquiry, the account making frequent
reference to his patronizing the hotel
supper dance in company with women
in order to have employees keep me
in mind as a real sport
Report on Party.
He reported on June that he met
Venice and "chatted with him and
made arrangements for party to be
held on June IT. at which liquor was
to be furnished and served" and or
the next day that during the day
had drunk with Venice, Old Snug
gler' whisky"
The report for June II, the night
OF the party, said in part:
Saw Venice, and he gave me re
ceipted bill for 1929 cover expenses
of party of 13, including the item OF
s61.75 for REFRESHMENTS but which
in reality was whisky, viz, five bottles
of old Smuggler' Scotch whisky, ant
two rounds of cocktails"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
Shower Of Gold in Capital
On Christmas Is Indicated at Banks

A veritable downpour of gold, worth
close to $2,O00,00O will be showered
on Washington in Christmas gifts next
week, if withdrawal Of gold coins from
the Treasury here and from the Fed
eral Reserve Bank in Richmond. con-
tinues at it's present rate until next
Thursday closing time.
Demands of Washington banks for
the new $3.50 gold pieces being coined
by the Government have exceeded the
supply so much that officials of the
Federal Reserve Bank have notified
the local financial organizations that
they will be apportioned only about
one-sixth Of their requests. One bank
that asked for 1000 received only 800.
Orders for gold pieces already in in
dicate that about s1.720.0o0 will be
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distributed here next Friday. 1t is
said that last-minute rush probably
will push the total up to around ST.
100000. The cashiers department of
the Treasury had distributed SITS, 1000
up to noon today, and 1t was predict
ed that an additional $25,000 in gold
coins would be withdrawn every day
until Christmas.
New York's golden shower, how
ever. will be nearer a deluge, by COM
parison with Washiagton's, according
said that different firms and individ-
uals will give away $16.000.0 in gold
on Christmas day. Every banking
house in the metropolitan district is
reported to have stocked heavily t.
meet unprecedented demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
By tho Associated Press.


COATESVILLE, Pa, December 1S.
Radio concerts picked up from dis
tant stations over an ordinary tele-
phone line at Brandamore, near here.
which for two years had mystified
telephone and radio experts. have
ended, and the mystery has been
cleared up by the admission of Earl
Davidson, a Reading Railroad tele-
graph operator, that the strange re-
ception was a hoax.
Although he declined to go into de-
tails as to his methods, Davidson in
timated that he had connected a con-
cealed radio receiving set with the
telephone lines by means Of a device
Of his own invention. He lost his job
as a result of the hoax.
1t was not Nncommon for other en-
ployes to lift the telephone re-
ceiver to report a train and pick up
radio program being broadcast from
Atlanta, San Francisco and other dis
tant American stations. On some oc-
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BANDITS. isolate TOWN,
THEN LOOT BANK SAFE
Make Captives of Marshal, Tele-
phone and Telegraph Operators
and Cut Wire Connections.

By tho Associated Press.
DOWS. Iowa. December 18.-Mak-
ing captives of the town marshal, the
telephone operator and the railroad
operator and severing all wire COM
munication with other towns, half a
dozen bank robbers invaded the vii
lage early today, wrecked the safe
of the bank and escaped with cash
and bonds amounting to $4,000 or
$4,000.
The telephone manager, aroused by
the explosions and finding all tele-
phone wires cut, drove into the coun-
try and tapped ng-distance line to
enlist the aid of outside officers.
A shotgun left in the bank is the
only clue the officers had, aside from
the descriptions of the men given
-. -H"on p~i~oners who were
released before the band left the
SOW0s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
FIRST MONEY BILL
ASKS$8G7,S52,0l)D
S1O3,962,OOO Increase
Called For in Post Office
and Treasury Measure.

The first big appropriation bill of
the year-that for the Treasury and
Post Office Departments-was report
ed to the House today. calling for in
creased expenditures of $l03,962.OOo
over the total allowed these estab-
lishments in last years allotments
The amount. sS67,S52, 900. is s4,6o6,0oo
below the budget estimate.
A large part of the increase is for
the postal service to meet increased
salaries and to handle a greater
amount of mail
The Coast Guard is to get $24 ,213,-
900, an increase of S3,616,00O. the
added funds being proposed to permit
an increase of $50 enlisted men for
the force engaged in battling rum
smugglers.
$9,306, 900 for Dry Work.
The direct appropriation proposed
for prohibition enforcement is So
300, 900, or a decrease of $364,3l5 un-
der the last fiscal year. OF this sum,
the amount allotted for the procure
ment of evidence is increased from
$50 600 to $3.50 900. of which $4,000 is
made available Immediately.
The bill allots to the Post Office
Department $73S, ,236 900, an increase
over the current appropriation of
$101 e66 900, which is a decrease OF
So, ,441 900 below budget estimates.
The proposed increase in postal ex-
penditures, the committee report said,
is due almost entirely to clerk hire.
city delivery service, railway mail
service and the increased volume of
mail to be handled. The bill would
allot 100000 for new rural delivery
routes and the extension of present
routes.
A total of 81 $50 900, or an increase
of $50 900, would be given to the Air
Mail Service, the additional funds
being made necessary by the increased
frequency Of the night service be-
tween New York and Chicago.
To Get Power Boats.
The measure also would authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to ex-
change surplus Liberty motors now
owned by his department for power
boats for the Coast Guard, customs
| and prohibition services.
The Government has an advanta-
geous offer from boat manufacturer
| for such an exchange" the commit
| tee said.
Commenting briefly on the reorgan.
| ization effected in the prohibition
| service, the committee said it believed
| the present organization would lend
| itself to a closer cooperation between
the administrator and the Federal dis
| trict attorney. "a factor vitally es-
Continued on Page 5, Column ~
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La Cuardia Asks
Less Authority
For Army Courts
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The first congressional echo of
the court-martial conviction of Col.
William Mitchell of the Air Serv-
ice took the form today of a bill
by Representative La Guardia, New
York to greatly curtail the au-
thority to court-martial in pro-
nouncing sentence on those con-.
victed of violation of the ninety
sixth article of war.
Under the measure 80 days sus-
pension from the Army would be
the maximum penalty for viola
ton of that article, under which
Col. Mitchell was convicted. The
present statute leaves the punish
ment to the discretion of the
court" In the case of Col. Mitchell
the penalty was five years sus-
pension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
CHRISTMAS GOLD BOOMS.
SIG, 100000 in Coins Withdrawn
for Gifts in New York.

NEW YORK. December 1S R.-
ployers and individuals has caused a
withdrawal of gold coins from the
vaults Of the Federal Reserve Bank
by New York banks estimated yester-
day at S16,000,000.
The total is about $4,000, 900 larger
than that of last year.
The Federal Reserve reported an
ample supply of all gold pieces eX-
cept those of the $3.50 denomination,
the supply of which is limited. 1t was
said seekers of $3.50 gold pieces are
paying 25 and so cents premium on
each coin in order to procure them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
LIBERTY Of ACTION
IN COURT CERTAIN,
LENROOT DECLARES
Wisconsin Senator Opens
Debate in Senate-B0rah
AssaiIs Proposal.
BOTH SIDES MAPPING
PLAN FOR LONG FIGHT
Walsh Also to Speak in Defense OF
Tribunal as an Agency
for Peace.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The World Court controversy con
tinued again today in the Senate. Sen
ator Lenroot of Wisconsin, who has
charge of the World Court proposal
for the administration forces. was the
first speaker. He was followed by
Senator Borah Of Idaho. chairman or
the foreign relations committee, In op-
position to the World Court, and
Senator Walsh of Montana, Demo
cratic member Of the foreign rela-
tions committee, in favor of the court
proposal, will speak later.
Both sides to the controversy are
laying the groundwork for defense
and offense. Later will come the in
PRODUCTION of consideration of amend
ments and reservations.
Senator Lenroot asserted the inde-
pendence Of the World Court and de-
MED that it was a creature of the
League of Nations, as charged by the
opponents of American adhesion to
the court.
Sees Peace Maneuver.
Senator Lenroot declared that ad-
hesion by the United States to the
court would be a step in the direction
Of peace.
Part of League, Says BOrah.
Senator Lenroot was followed by
Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman Of
the foreign relations committee and
leader of the opposition to the World
Court.
Senator Borah Immediately set out
to prove that the World Court is in
fact the judicial department of the
League of Nations and a component
part of the league. He quoted from
friends Of the World Court to show
that the court had been created as a
judicial department of the league.
The opponents of American adher-
ence to the World Court are relying
particularly on convincing the Amer
lean people that the court is a crea-
ture of the league and that by join
ing the court the United States would
become involved in the league.
Senators followed with close atten-
ton the argument of the Idaho Sen
ator. the first offensive against the
World Court since the debate began
in the Senate.
"A short STEP said Senator Len
root, but 1t is in the right direction. -
The court is open to us now to the
same extent that 1t will be if we join
1t, so we gain no direct material ad-
vantage by SO doing. There Is one
indirect advantage in our having the
right to participate in the election Of
judges of the court which we do not
now have, and SO participating, 1t
will help to insure the continued high
character and ability of the men
selected as judges.
We should adhere to the court be-
cause we will thereby give the in
dorsement and encouragement of the
most powerful nation of the world to
an instrument for peace. Without the