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The Washington times., 1926-03-29
By Charles A. L. Reed,
M. ID.
Former President of the American
Medical Association

VoU are interested in the adj
= vance in dental science that
has been made during the last few
years. in spite of which preventive
dentistry has made practically no
The Washington times., 1926-03-29
This Day III History

IS anniversary DEATH iii 1872 Of Nine Lebrun
great painter IN the days M
Antonette whom she did 80 pora She vas hnored
w
The Washington times., 1926-03-29
When Petrarch Was CrO,Uned

DETRARCH poet, received the day.
1340 to Rome and to Paris to be crowned
poet On April 13 he received the laurel crown at
Rome.
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DOCTORS SPEAK
At HOWARD

'sThe Proper Care OF the Eyes,
by DR.. william Frazier, and The
Prevention Of Common Colds, by
DIR. B. o. saulsberry, were the prin-
cipal subjects discussed today be.
fore the noon assembly of Howard
University in Rankin Memorial
chapel. DIR. Frazier said most PEG.
pie abuse their eyes and grossly
neglect them by not wearing glasses
when needed He denounced the
poorly equipped practitioner for
impairing the eyesight OF more pec-
pie than he aids.
What we refer to as the com
mon cold can be prevented with
proper care in SO per cent OF the
cases, 2 declared DIR. Saulsberry.
Heated bodies exposed to cold tenn
peratures cause most of the trou-
BILE.
The student council will lead the
university prayer meeting in Ii
brary hall at 6:45. Tryouts for de-
batting teams viii be held In Ran.
kin Memorial chapel at 8 o'clock.
The sophomore class will hold Its
weekly meeting tomorrow in Car
negie Hall at 7:30. The Women'a
Debating Forum viii hold exercises
In Minor Hail assembly room, and
the Kappa Sigma Debating Club
in Carnegie hall. Both meetings
will be at o'clock.
Practical Hygiene for men" viii
be discussed at noon Friday by
Israel e. Turner, before the male
students. Hygiene for women win
be discussed before the women IN
Minor hall by DR.. Dorothy Bould-
ing.
The Pennsylvania, Florida. and
Caribbean clubs will meet Saturday.
|. The Seven Last Words annual
music service will be celebrated st
vespers in Rankin Memorial Chapel
Sunday at 4:SO p. m. The recital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
BLAST PUTS OF
St rect LAMPS

several terrific explosions, fol
lowed by the crashing Of a plate
glass window, then blue flames that
seemed to spring directly from the
sidewalk startled residents in the
vicinity of Fourteenth and ] Streets
northwest and drew several thou'
sands of persons to the scene OF
the explosion.
The excitement was caused by a
short circuit in the underground
cables of the Potomac Electric
Power Company, that started in an
alley in the rear of SIS Fourteenth
Street, filling the passages with
gas that finally exploded and threw
the nnanhole covers 10 feet in the
air, breaking a plate glass from the
Equitable building.
All of the street lights from IL
Street north to Rhode Island Ave
nue. and from Fourteenth Street to
Nineteenth Street were extinguisheo
and traffic was diverted from Four
feenth Street.
Fire-fightnfg apparatus was I'M.
able to do anything until after the
current had been cut off. Then
they flooded the conduits and sue
ceeded in putting out the blaze.
Street lights only were controlled
By the damaged cables.
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'HUGG Ak n
IS \ GIRL

YORK. "a, March "a YCrlx's
Jack the Hugger ii behind the
bars st last. He vas captured b
some men who pursued him follow
ing his attack 81 young woman
ii the eastern section II the city,
where. dressed III y woman's pink
suit. with pink boomers
ana 4 boys natty cap. ne was
caught hiding III an clubhouse !
tne rear of shiloh Baptist Church.
he had used the church Itself -
lals dressing room After ~ Wis
chased TOR some time, the fellow
hurried .to the church, removed tiss
feminine apparel and donned his
own. a few moments later he VA
caught.
Ills name il Richard Wagner. M.
married. !.
Mayor III. s. ITugentugier Imposed
/ sentence of 500 fine or 20 DAYS
In jail
voing man Of the East End al
Yminisfered i sound tErashing 81
Wagner before the arrival nf me
police.
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81 I'LL 18Th Inc.
CHAN|BE RLA|N

LONDON, March "a. Austen
Chamberlain speech in the house
OF commons last night, In defense
OF his policy at Geneva, won hilf
theoretical victory. but there is
plenty Of evidence today that the
foreign minister's difficulties are
not over.
The Manchester Guardian voices
anew the demand that Sir Austen
give UP his portfolio. declaring hat
there il evidence OF his 'unfitness
for the duties Of foreign secre.
tary."
The conservative press folloWing
the lead of Premier Baldwin, has
rallied to the defense OF Sir Aus
ten, but even their defense has
the earmarks OF being perfunctOry.
The Morning Post, organ Of the
ultra-conservaties, declares today
that the really important thing
is that, owing to the League Of
Nations. Europe cannot settle her
differences which she could have
settled had silere been no such IN.
stitufion, and the only danger to
Europe today IL the League of Ma
tions.
The labor press attacks Sir Aus
ten for his complacency and self
assurance, declaring that he ap-
pears to feel that even though
there was failure at Geneva that
he secured a personal triumph.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24

Rapid progress II now being
made On rebuilding Frazier avenue,
Virginia Highlands. extending from
the washing ton Alexandria road to
Mount Vernon Avenue.
The executive committee Of the
Lyon Village Citizens Association
will meet tonight at the home ~
the president, Monroe Il. Stockett,
to select the various standing com.
mitfees.
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ARL INC On c 0 !.
Ne VS. NOTES

ARLINGTON COUNTY, March
- There having been no com
plants filed. Leon Arnold, who re-
Gently purchased the Georgetown,
Ballston, Cherrydale and Clarendon
bus line. said today that he Eas
been advised by the State Corpora
tion Commission that his request
| fo increase the fare to Il. flat Itls
cent rate, from 5 cents. mas been
granted
The increase viii not become
effective for at least six weeks.
said Mr. Arnold, As do not pros
pose to increase any fare until
modern btIsses are placed on the
Iline. which viii take at least stx
weeks. &
He said that If the people OF the
county support the line and want
double.deck buses, they shall have
them.
There will be Joint meeting of
1 the Arlington County Chapter,
/ Daughters Of the Confederacv, and
Arlington Camp. sons Of Confcd.
crate Veterans. tonight at the home
OF Mrs. Charles w. Moffett presi-
dent Of the Arlington chanrer.
The purpose Of the meeting, aG-
II
test the petition presented To Con.
Egress for the George H. Thomas
Post, No. s4, Department oE Penn
syiyania. 81. "A. RI. opposing official
recognition Of any Confederate
society.
Mrs. Fred Hillery. Az. of Pall-
ston. died last night at hsr home
Besides her husband lirs Hillcry
/ II survived by nine daughters. Mrs.
Gladys Leak and the Misses Der
1 ntl1y, Evelyn. Cora, Virginia, Ethel.
iTheln1a. Louise and Betty; and three
sons. Bernard, Albert and Fred
IJillery jr. Funeral arr angsments
will be announced later.
# Organization and election of Off
GERS Oh Arlington County Bankers
Association will be effsrteI at Il
meeting tomorrow niEnt IN the
i Clarendon Trust Company offices,
according to an announcement ny
| Harmon b. Green. cashier of the
Peoples State Bank. OF Cheri'yfIale.
Ait Il meeting Of the I4asties Aid
of the Balisfon fire department III
the firehouHe yesterday. 0aris for
the annual banquet April ia were
discussed. Mrs. Edith Rogers, gen-
erai chairman, announced TO-DAY that
there Will be special meeting III
the firehouse next Tuesday al q
i o'clock To complete arrang sments.
The Arlington County Music
Study Club will give benefit con.
cert tonight iii the Cl1errydaIe
Methodist Church for the Airing.
ton County Welfare League. The
concert viii be repeated tomorrow
night in the Clarendon Baptist
Church.
There will be q business meeting
inc Ballston Presbyterian Church
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DR.. LOIS MEEK ADDRESSES
PARENT -TEA 4 BODY

.The Influence cf Personality
IN the Home was the subject #
3 talk BIZ DR. Lois Meek to the
Central High school Parent Teacher
Association, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Jerry South VA named
chairman of committee to 3 r-
rance m raise money for the Ma
fional Congress 81 Parent eacfer
4 ssociatfons and to- finance other
matters. Mrs. Andrew stewart pre-
sided
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OF the teachers of the sunday
school and officers Of the church.
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MOVE ON TO PLANT ELMS
ALL WAY TO BALTIMORE

RIVERDALE. Md, March "a.
Stately American eln1s will beautify
the approach to the Capital from
the north IL plans afoot for the
planting Of trees on both sides of
the entire length OF the washing
ton Baltimore boulevard n1aterialize
Favorable action by the Maryland
authorities for the planting OF the
trees seems assured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24

There will be q business meeting
Inc BalIston Presbyterian Church
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will be by the school OF music,
Lula v. Childers conducting.
How Shall We Treat Other
Races and NationaIlties' will be
the subject by the university dis
cussion group at Q a. M
Plans were consumated ut Mon
day chapel services, under the gus.
pieces Of the Howard Medical Fra.
fernity, for observing health week
in early xprInr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-24
WET GROUP ENDORSES
CANDIDACY or re. WARE

The Association Against the PRO
hibition Amendment today indorsed
the candidacy Of Representative
william r.. Ware, of Philadelphia.
who ii running for the Senate
against Gov. Clifford Pinchot ana
Senator George w. Pepper.
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EngIish MissionarY coniing

LONDON, March "a rependary
Carlisle. s0syear- old founder OF the
Episcopal Church army. leaves for
the United States on May lis. where
he will conduct an eight weeks mis-
sion with the church army cru
saders
Evening star., 1926-11-06
ACACIA COMPANY
TO BEGIN BUILDING
Mutual Life Association
Structure Soon to Be
Started Here.

Work soon will begin on the first
unit of the new home office buildings
Of the Acacia Mutual Life Association
of Washington, d. c., to be at the
corner of First street and New Jersey
avenue northwest, according to an an
nouncement by officials Of the com
pany.
It is stated that the entire building
program contemplates the expenditure
Of approximately s2,500.o00. with the
first unit, 10-story structure of
granite and limestone. to be erected
at cost of s1,0O0,00O. Hoggson
Brothers Of New York will supervise
the construction work. Present plans
call for completion of the building
program within the next five years.
The development Of the Acacia Mu
tual Life Association, and particularly
during the last two decades. has many
times emphasized the need for more
adequate housing facilities for the
home office Of this national Masonic
life association.
When William Montgomery, now
president, was elected secretary In
1898, the two small rooms in build
1I1S dL 4IS EicteItLl ELICCl 1lOl tAW C0L
then used by the association were
enough for current needs. However,
in 1904 the home office was moved,
as a result of increasing business,
to the Huyler Building, at Twelfth and
F streets northwest, and in three
years these quarters were outgrown
and the association did business from
the bank building at Twelfth and G
streets northwest. Once more. In
1911, the association was forced to
take additional space, and this was
then acquired In the new Masonic
Temple.
Six years later the building at
1921 III street was purchased to take
problem, and a few years after that an
addition was built to the structure.
In 1921 the Acacia leased half Of the
second floor of the Homer Building,
and at the present time the company
occupies all of the second floor, part
Of the third, half of the fourth floor
and much Of the basement. This ag-
gregates about $4,000 feet of floor
space. and the Acacia's business is so
great that this large area Is entirely
too small for it's present purposes.
With the initiation of the broad
building program outlined, officials of
IIl0 Acacia MUludl 1AlLO ASSOCldlAOIi
believe that they have anticipated the
needs of the company for many years
to come. The plan now under way is
a flexible one, and will be adapted to
the growing needs Of the association.
Upon completion of the first unit, a
10-story fireproof structure, equipped
with every modern device and con-
venience. the five-year program will
have been marked by the erection of
an enduring monument.
The site for the group is one Of the
finest in the city for its purpose.
Funds have been appropriated by Con-
gress for the construction Of a park
way from Union Station Plaza to the
Peace Monument. The new Acacia
buildings will face this boulevard on
the east. According to those who
have made a study of the subject,
this group of insurance buildings will
be among the finest in the country.
Evening star., 1926-11-06
REALTY DEALERS TO DISCUSS
SECURING OF CITY INDUSTRIES
Association Will Plan Ways of Drawing
Factories at Miami Convention.
Many Topics on Program.

market will be a principal topic be-
fore the home builders and subdi
viders' division Of the association at
the Miami meeting. The discussion
will center on action which can be
taken to prevent loss Of public conf
dence in subdivision offerings through
the operation OF firms SO insecurely
financed or so irresponsible as not to
insure the lot purchaser the compile
ton Of improvements promised him
It will also go into the question o
possible action to prevent lowering of
public confidence through flooding the
market by poorly planned subdivision
operations and operations destined
never to be completed.
A rediscussion of Zoning to bring
out what must be done to insure the
practicability Of coming regulations
will be a second topic before the home
builders and subdividers' division.
John J. Hurst, Baltimore, Md,
chairman of the division for 1927. will
discuss the outlook for organized sub
dividers for the United States and
Canada for the coming year. The di
vision will also have on it's program
the subject Of developing a sales or
ganiZation and the question of com
pensation Of statesmen.
Evening star., 1926-11-06

crease of $685., 900 over last year,
which is by far the largest annual IN
crease recorded. The increase IN
membership this year amounts 10
1856.
William S. Quinter was reelected
prasident Of the association for the
fourth consecutive time. George r.
Emmerich. vice president; James M
Woodward, secretary, and Wllllain
Neulan, treasurer. The officers ana
the following compose the executive
committee: G.. Clinton James, Cnaries
II. Bauman, James Berry, Jullus
Maedel, James F. Shea and John Is.
Geier.
Increases Throughout Country.
The building and loan associations
of the United States also nave hao
another prosperous year. They nave
made substantial increases in mem
bership and assets and show a recoru
achievement which is unequaled by
anv other class Of financial tnstitu-
tions.
For nearly a century these assoc1a-
tions have devoted their energies In
promoting thrift and assisting per-
SONS OF small means in becoming
home owners. They have provided
a. place for the systematic savings or
their members and have furnished
credit facilities which have aided
greatly in developing and upbuilding
their respective communities by the
establishment of more and better
homes.
Building and loan associations have
become more firmly than ever estab-
lished in public favor and are now
generally recognized as forming one of
the most important systems of finance
in this country. The vast sums which
they have accumulated are almost ex-
clusively invested in mortgage loans.
The activity In the building con-
struction industry during the past few
years has undoubtedly been an i'm
portant factor in the recent prosper
ity Of the building and loan associa-
tions, because so much Of this con-
struction has been of the residential
variety. This has provided an out
let for all of the accumulated savings
of their members, which have been
flowing to these associations in in
creasing volume.
The total construction contracts
awarded in SO States in 1925, accord
ing to Department of Commerce rec
ords. was $5,822, ,240, 900. of which 81
T671 ,971 900, or 46 per cent, was for
Evening star., 1926-11-06
INSURANCE LOANS
| REPORTED GAINING
Figures Show Investment
Growth of 13O Per Cent
In Mortgages.

While the admitted assets Of life
insurance companies in the United
States have had growth of SO per
cent since 1919, their investments in
mortgage loans have grown 130 per
cent, according to tables showing
totals Of such investment given by
Lester e. Wurfel, assistant secretary
of the Prudential Life Insurance Co.,
before the annual convention of the
Mortgage Bankers Association OF
America, which has just been con-
cluded at Richmond, Va.
At the end Of the year 1925 there
was approximately $17,17S,19 900 Of
of legal reserve life insurance in force
in United States life companies, Mr..
Wurfel stated, a sum which represents
about one fifth Of our national wealth.
Indicating the trend of the invest
ment policy of these companies more
and more toward placing their funds
in real estate mortgages, Mr.. Wurfel
gave a table showing the percentage
Of mortgage loan investments Of these
companies for the past six years, as
follows:
Evening star., 1926-11-06

residential or home building, an in
crease of 80 per cent over the previ-
Gus year. A similar situation existed
in 1924. when out of a total of nearly
1000 900, 900 of contracts a little
more than $4,000, 100000 Of It was
residential.
Figured upon the basis of food space
in square feet, the percentage of resi-
dental or home building has nearly
doubled during the past six years.
Whereas in 1920 this percentage was
33 per cent Of the total Of new build
ings constructed. in 1925 1t increased
to 62 per cent. besides being upon Il
much greater total building volume.
This Is certainly a most remarkable
record and easily places the United
States at the head of the world as
a builder Of homes, and the assistance
which the building and loan associa-
tions have been able to render has
been largely responsible for this, be-
cause they We're the most important
agency through which this increased
amount of residential building con-
struction was financed. During 1925
the building and loan associations of
this country made mortgage loans to
the amount of $1.730 ,0OO. 900, which it
is estimated provided the funds for
building or buying at least 10000
homes.
The number of building and loan
associations in the United States Is
12,403, with a total membership of
nearly 100000 members. and as
sets aggregating a little more than
$500, 100000. The increase in assets
last year was $743,23S.957, or 1876 per
cent, while the growth in membership
was l.332,645. also at the rate of 15.6
per cent over the preceding year.
The growth of the building and
loan associations of the District of
Columbia is shown by the following
tabulation:
Evening star., 1926-11-06

to year, and after this price readjust-
ment Is completed there need be no
more drastic changes for some time.
OF course, this year many people
will. unfortunately, lose money in
connection with cotton. but the banks
Of the South are in good condition,
and If they carry along these people
the losses should in g. few years be
recouped. President Coolidge, Eugene
Meyer and other Government officials
are giving the situation careful atten-
ton. If the planters will take the
advice of the Department Of Agricul-
ture and the bankers on acreage next
season there should be no further
difficulty. Moreover, this foreign com
petition should develop moro eff
cient system Of raising, financing and
marketing cotton. which in the end
will benefit all concerned. Therefore,
l am more bullish on the South to-
day than ever before. Jolts never
hurt any one II lessons are learned
therefrom. have had many myself,
and every one Of them has been a
kick upstairs.
fCopvriOht Y0SA1
Evening star., 1926-11-06
DECLINE REPORTED
IN LUMBER ORDERS
Softwood Survey Shows Slight
Drop-Hard Timber De-
mand Unchanged.

Allowing for the discrepancy in the
number of softwood mills reporting
for last week and the week before
says the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association, there was prob
ably a slight seasonal decline in lum-
ber orders last week. On the other
hand. production and shipments seem
to have held up. AS compared with
the same period last year the indus
try is evidently more active In all
three factors, inasmuch as 81 fewer
mills reporting for the week ended
October 80 gave almost the same pro-
duction. shipments and orders as 362
mills did year ago.
The hardwood industry seems to
be about on q par with tho softwood
Allowing for fewer mills reporting
this week, 1t seems that production,
shipments and orders are about the
same as they We're last week.
The untitled orders Of 229 Southern
Pine and West Coast mills at the end
of last week amounted to 5S8,762,724
feet, as against 26,608,175 feet for
232 mills the previous week. The 123
Identical Southern Pine mills in the
group showed untitled orders OF 230,-
539, $40 feet last week, as against $780,
$40 feet for the week before. For
the 108 West Coast mills the untitled
orders were 358, ,222 1874 feet, as against
396, 6,068,335 feet for 100 mills O. week
earlier.
Altogether the BAL comparably re
porting softwood mills had ship
ments 90 per cent, and orders SO per
cent of actual production. For the
Southern Pine mills these percentages
were, respectively, SO and 9S, and for
the West Coast mills SO and 80.
OF the reporting mills the 3lS with
an established normal production for
the week Of 15,S73,359 feet gave ac-
tual production 103 per cent, ship
ments SO per cent and orders 81 per
cent thereof.