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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
BY RICHARD l.. CONNER.

Assistant Secretary OF the Board OF Trade
Let your thoughts turn back few
years to the troublesome days just
prior to and following the World
War. Picture TO your mind again
the chaotic conditions which developed
throughout the country, and particu
larly In the city of Washington
Almost over night. so to speak. the
city nearly doubled in size. as the
great influx of war workers-both
men and womeninvaded Wash
ington.
Housing and living conditions be
came very acute-in many cases
intolerable. The demand greatly ex
ceeding the supply. rental property
Immediately advan need to almost un.
heard-of prices. Government activities
retarded practically to a standstill
private building operations, so thae i;
was impossible to relieve the tremend
Gus congestion and high price reign
to any appreciable extent.
Living conditions in general kept
pace with the raise in rents. but the
increase in wages and salaries did not
increase proportionately Then the
own your home" idea was adva need
and thousands OF people who had
never entertained such a thought be
came enthusia stically in accord there.
with. Why not? 1t was clearly dem
onstrated to them that they could
purchase and own their own home for
practically what it had been costing
them for rent: in many instances the
expense OF purchasing was not as
great as renting.
Demand Continued Great.
Then came the armistice. and. with
hostilities over, greater attention was
then given TO providing accommoda
lions for the many thousands who
had been forced to endure inadequate
commodations. The demand for
homes, however, was 80 great. at this
time that very little thought and
consideration to the style and design
of architecture could possibly be
given new projects. 1t was case OF
building as rapidly as possible ir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
ROOF OF SEMI-DETACHED
HOUSE FINELY PLANNED

The outstanding feature Of the
semidetached model houses at Thir
teenth and Cpshur streets Is the
treatment Of the roof In these two
residences the usual fiat roof has
been eliminated and instead the sIop-
ing roof. which gives distinction and
dignity, has been used.
In these roofs there is ample space
for air chambers as we'll AS other
rooms. The roofs have been so de
designed as not TO be a waste Of space
at an additional expense.
Each house has a distinctive ap
pearance that comes from proper
architectural design and supervision
the least Of which is not the roof
planning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26

genuinely beautiful paintings which
YOU always must use. you should
choose q paper with no design at all
other than cloth or notified effect.
or one with a very subdued and small
conventional design. It's color should
be either a neutral or nearly neutral
shade or a soft tone. blending in with
everything else in the room
The twutone papers are charming
for some rooms where q subdued de-
sign on the walls is correct. Those
have a ground of delicate shade. per
haps @ beige, and their design Is very
conventional and of a. shade deeper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
Decorators Important.

\ decorator Is always ready TO as
sist in any work. from a simple
Iampshade in a small house To a
complete house. where all his knowl-
edge and resource are called into
play.
The decorator Is a. consulting spa-
cialist in the field Of interior design
and arrangement. just as the aeol1i
tect in the field of architectural de-
sign and construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26

Star model house in
Wynne.cood Park, near ST.
rer Spring. designed by
PERCH c. Adams and erected
BIZ the Stdnbdugh Con
structton Co. CelOter used
as shedthin o, repldcinOUood
lun Der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26

land Ia worthy of the attention Of all
visitors to the project.
An effort was made to save trees
and the beautiful natural landscap-
ing. The house has been SO built
and designed SO as to fit into the gen
eral surroundings with harmony.
The front AZ well as the back of
the house IL appropriate TO the gen
eral development of tire neighborhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
NATURAL LINES KEPT
IN DESIGNING OF HOUSE
Detached Home Fitted Into Sur.
roundings at Wesley Heights.
Front and Rear Attractive.

The manner In which the Georgian
detached house at Wesley Heights.
which forms part OF The Stars
Model Home Demonstration. has been
fitted to the natural contour of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26

picturesque than the New England
groupings of houses, woodshed and
barn, all connected In rambling fash
ion. Here picket fence serves to
connect the building into composite
whole.
Service Connection.
A definite service connection is pro
vided from the street to the kitchen
door. not passing through the garden
but around the garage. Likewise the
garage is set back far enough from
the lot line TO permit of tree enframe-
ment.
Especially interesting in this scheme
is the use of different levels. When
grades permit. such levels have as
great possibilities as the intermediate
levels in house. The placement OF
house on "a terrace, as IN this case
always gives added dignity and mt
ness Details of the progress on this
house will be given from time to time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26

After many years women as bicycle
racers have come back in England.
where q recent race meet brought out
a 900 epectatOf1.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
TRIVKL | If /
Loss S25, Q00
~ international News Service

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. Dam
age done BY the fire which swept
the executive mansion Of Governor
TrinkIe here yesterday tofaIed
SIS. 900 and was covered by In
surance. Two old violins. owned BY
Mrs. TrinIsIe one OF which was
valued at $10, 00O-were damaged
beyond repair
The governors personal house
hold property was not covered by
q large amount of Insurance., IL was
said. State-oWned household goods
IN the mansion, however. were
well protected.
The fire was started BY Billy,
small son Of Governor Trinkle. who
ignited aChristn1as tree while play.
Ing with q sparkler. Mrs. Trinkle
was burned severely iii rescuing
her son, but was reported resting
comfortable in Memorial Hospital
today.
Then she went to the bathroom
and followed her,
She broke q glass and while i
was picking up the pieces she rot
the bottle of IysOl / didn't think
about It being poison until she be.
gan 10 scream.
Killed Self, Her Cry
oh. Gussie, she said, i did it.
/ took poison. I've killed myself. !
Then called her doctor after
awakening her son, who slept in a
nearby room.
Her maid said that when Miss
Thaw left Atlantic city about
Thanksgiving time she had Just
returned from. sanitarium for
drug addicts.
''She seemed to be cured, the
maid added.
Miss Thaw, she said. had been
talking of a return to Florida and
seemed worried throughout her stay
in Chicago.
Her Friends Surprised
ATLANTIC CITY. N. u, Jan. S.
Friends Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw ex-
pressed surprise today over the
news that she had tried to COM
NIT suicide in Chicago.
When she left here in late Oc-
tober. at the end of the summer
season in the cabarets, she was re-
ported in good health and well-to-do
financially.
When she came TO Atlantic City
to make her home three years ago
her health was poor
Finally. she recuperated, and
went into the cabaret business,
where she displayed ability as a
singer and as an owner.
At various times she managed
several cabarets and night clubs.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
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sudden marriage, while Broadway,
which knows and asmires Berlin, 9
poor boy who came up from the
East Side TO fame. and riches,
smiled and appIauded.
The brides millionaire father had
nothing to add TO his first brief
comment that the marriage was
without my knowledge or ap.
proval."
Bride Is ~ Years Old
The bride Is. Roman Catholic
and Berlin u Jew. He is 81 and
she Is %.
The brides mother. Mrs. Joseph
A. Blake. wife of q noted surgeon.
had been reported as desiring her
daughter to follow the dictates OF
her heart in the romance, but to,
day she refused to say whether
she approved.
Friends OF Berlin denied that
any dispensation had been sought
from the Catholic authorities az
Rome for the wedding.
IT was reported last June that a
request had been made Of Pope
Plus. endorsed by Cardinal Hayea
Of New York. for sanction OF their
marriage.
Berlin Worth . Million
The couple were married yester-
day afternoon In the municipal
building by. Deputy Clerk Janlss j.
Mccormick in the presence Of q
few witnesses.
The couple, both wealthy. rode
to the municipal building in the
subway.
Miss Mackay is heiress to for
tune Of $50, 900, 900. Berlin's indi-
vidual fortune exceeds $1.000.000.
In marrying Berlin, Miss Maclzay
defied the wrath of her wealthy
father who for two years has fought
with every means at his disposal to
break up the match. Eliin yester-
day agreed over the telephone TO
marry the foremost exponent of
modern jazz Immediately.
Witnesses were summoned hastily
and they were married.
After telephoning the news TO
friends, Berlin and his bride TAXED
to his apartment to await the arIi-
val of Miss Mackay's maid with her
clothes.
After a. wait, I'm which they were
beseiged by reporters. they drove
off, refusing to disclose their destiny.
Married and Very Happy"
1--WE are married and we are
very happy. That's all we care to
say" they told reporters.
A reporter asked Miss Mackay IL
she had told her father.
No" she replied, after a mo-
ment's hesitation.
Berlin, whose name originally was
Isidore Baline, is the son of an
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
| 0NG MAJ. HUNT
OVER, BELIEF
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siduousIy sought on charge Of
the murder Of Joseph Maurer, drug
clerk. In a holdup-the same charge
that three times brought his
brother, Russell, to the edge Of the
galloWs and eventually landed him
IN Chester Asylum for the Criminal
insane ct Menard, Ill, with hang
ing a. his fate Il he ever IL found
sane.
During half Of those two years
Russell Scott, his devoted wife. his
aged father and mother yainly
method of publicity plea that
Robert surrender and give his
brother & chance to escape the rope
by taking upon himself the blame
for firing the shot that killed
young Maurer
1t was a cheap crime In the
first place--the killing OF holdup
victim who CHANGED to anger two
bandits--but the aftermath stif4ed
a continent.
Russell Scott. arrested within a
day, calmly confessed that the kill
ing was the climax OF q string of
store holdups In which he and his
brother had taken part. Al few
Years UCIOIC ISuSSEAke OH lib
youth, had been a bit OF a financial
wizard in Canada and the promoter
Of $30.000,000 project. which had
fallen through.
Eventually he came before a
Judge, pleaded guilty to murder
and threw himself upon the mercy
OF the court, expecting the usual
prison sentence in such cases, In
stead he was sentenced to hang.
A Mortified attorney threw him
self upon his knees before the bar
and. with tears streaming down his
face, pleaded that the sentence be
set aside. the plea Of guilty with.
drawn and a trial by jury granted.
He got it--and Scott again was
sentenced to death.
Still an everyday criminal case;
but the loyalty and devotion Of two
persons-the fragile little wife
whom Scott had deserted and his
crippled, grey-haired father-llad
fired a train Of emotions that were
co run a. long gamut.
In Ontario Province, Canada,
where Scott had been known only
as a man OF wealth and OF good
record. the effort to save him be-
gan and spread like wildfire to
various parts of the United States.
In Canada, benefit entertainments
were staged to raise funds to APP
peal his case. In Detroit, clubwom.
en- interested themselves in his be-
half. In other parts of the coun-
try, petitions for a communication
were circulated and descended upon
Gov. Len Small. of Illinois, in an
avalanche.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
EUelyn Thow 5 Death
Near From Poison

ments. Miss Thaw and her soT
had been alone last night, she said
There had been no company
since she came home III bad shape
about o'clock Sunday morning
the maid added
The maid told the police thai
Miss Thaw's drinking the lysol had
not been accidental and that, after
swallowing it, Miss Thaw had
knocked from her hand glass 81
milk which she sought to admin.
lister an first aid.
Her expressed suspicion that her
mistress might have returned II
the use Of drugs, although she had
been pronounced cured OF the habit
as recently as last Thanksgiving
was not horne out by either Doctor
Brand or other physicians al the
hospital.
They said there were no symp.
toms Of the recent use OF drugs.
The hospital Is run by DR.. Ar
mand Rongetti, who acquired news
paper notoriety by his connection
IN the Billy MeCHntock case.
Made Previous Attempt
This was not the first attempt
of Evelyn Nespit To end her sensa-
On October rs, 1921. in her New
York apartment over the Evelyn
Nesbit Speciality Shop, she took
poison. and, believing that death
was near, scoffed at the marshal
who was about TO cart away the
furniture OF her tea room because
Of rent long overdue.
She had tried to leave her shat
tered little world with q laugh or
scorn-but she was nursed back to
health.
About a year later, she fought
her way out OF an addiction to
drugs. although this battle almost
cost her her life.
Found BY Her Son
Miss Nesbit was found at o'clock
this morning by her son when he
and the maid were attracted by
groans from her room.
r She lay in her night clothing
moaning and unable to speak
Gussie Accooe, of Brooklyn, NJ
Y, Miss ThaW's maid for the last
four years, gave the police the fol-
lowing version of the affair.
Miss Thaw has been respondent
for several days and she has been
drinking a great deal. Sunday she
went to a party with some friends
and came back about o'clock yes
terday morning quite intoxicated
and with broken nose.
She went to bed but didn't stay
there. She kept getting up and
wandering about the place and call
ing for beer She drank eight bot
ties last night and then became
angry because there was no more.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
]. s. AID IN Gas
CASES SOUGHT
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being repaired that a Waterman
was stationed there to prevent pc.
destrians from smoking.
He also called attention to the
fact that police patrol box was
shattered Sunday from escaping gas
which had accumulated in the box
at Wisconsin and Prospect Avenues
q few minutes after a policeman
had finished using the box in max.
ing his hourly report to the station.
Precautions Should Be Taken
"AII householders should take un.
usual precautions at this time Of
the year in making sure that there
are no leaky or defective gas fix.
lures in the house." DR.. hewitt
said.
This is especially true Of gas
stoves used for cooking and gas
heaters. Oftimes a leaky or defec-
tive fixture is not regarded as seri-
GUS with the result that a gas
poisoning case sooner or later will
take place in that house."
Yesterday one person was killed
and three others overcome by eS-
Gaping gas.
Mrs. Josephine e. johnson, wife
Of Walter A. Johnson, executive
clerk of the Senate, was killed by
escaping gas in her home at 1909
Eleventh st. n. w.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
N. Y. SUalLolDs Berlin
and Rich Bride

immigrant rabbi who certified
kosher meats In an east side
butcher shop In the days when
'Izzie" peddled papers.
He became q waiter in Niger
MiKe's." q rendezvous in the old
bowery, where he used to sing.
His songs made q hit, and he
was induced by friends to write
others.
He did. and became internationally
famous.
The bride Is Clarence Mackay'a
second daughter.
She Ii 3 product Of the most ex,
elusive girls schools and weIl.known
and popular in certain society
circles.
How Fortune was Made
The story Of the Mackay fortune,
and of the rise Of the Mackay
family to wealth and social promi-
nence, begins with the story of
the 'Forty-niners and Of the gold
rush to California, in which John
w. Mackay, grandfather Of the
song writer's bride, joined.
He dug millions from the rocks
with his pick, came East and
joined forces with the late Gordon
Bennett in the laying of COM
mercial cables and in other bust
ness enterprises. The fortune
grew.
At the elder Mackay's death, his
widow was social arbiter of the
American colony in London, and,
when his son, Clarence. married
the beautiful Katherine Duer.
member OF one Of the oldest fani.
lies in New York, the social emil
hence of the Mackays, backed by
everr-increasing wealth, was firm
ly established.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
MRS. ROOSE I
At MANSION

Mrs. Edith Kermit Roosevelt.
widow OF the late President visited
the White House today.
1t was the first time she had
been inside the portals since She
left it as its mistress on March 4.
1909.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, her
stepdaughter, accompanied her.
They were received by Mrs. Cool
idge in the living quarters above
the formal rooms that occupy the
ground floor.
Mrs. Roosevelt spent some time
chatting with old employees.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
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"If she survives the day she
will live" was the cryptic com
ment from one Of the physicians
attending her.
Her Son Arrested
Meanwhile police. after taking
her 17-year.old son. Russell -besi
known to the public BY his mother's
pet name for him Of Pom Pom
into custody FOR refusing to reply
to their questions, declared that the
attempt at suicide had followed q
drinking orgy that began with a
party on New Year eve, and ended
Sunday morning wnen Miss Nesbit
returned to her apartment with q
broken nose and other evidence Of
a fight.
For several weeks. according to
her maid. Migs Thaw had been
worried. but whether over financial
difficulties or something else SHE
did not know.
the former Broadway butterfly,
for whose sake Harry X. ThaW
killed Stanford White, the architect,
GkAAM GEEAAE AOA1S NCoA y ~ tAAA pe7f 1919
as result. has been appearing as
an entertainer at the Moulin Rouge
here.
Advised to Take Rest
Once considered the most grace
full dancer on the stage. Thaw's
former wife had confined her ef.
forts at the cabaret largely to sing
ing verses of her own composition.
Since shortly before Christmas
her efforts had not met with
particular favor because. while still
retaining much OF her beauty, she
lacked energy and she had been
advised to cancel the rest of her
engagement and take q rest.
DIR. Il. Thomas Brand, her per-
sonal physician here, today said,
however, that there was nothing
about her physical or mental con-
dition that he had noticed to indi-
cate she was i'll or respondent.
After he had been called to her
apartment today he at once or
dered her to hospital where emit
les, stomach pumps and hypoder
mics were used to save her.
Police found Russell Thaw alone
In the apartment which he occu-
pied with his mother.
He admitted them but refused
to answer questions, particularly as
to reports by other tenants Of the
building that a party had been
held in the apartment last night.
He was taken to a police station
where he continued to maintain
his defiant attitude.
Miss Thaw's maid denied there
had been any party in the apart
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
PoSToFFICE RECEIPTS
BREAK ALL RECORDS

All previous records in yearly
postal receipts for the Washing
ton Postoffice were broken in 1925,
figures made public today by Post
master General New show.
Receipts OF the fifty leading post.
offices of the country were greater
as a whole by nearly $500 900.
Washington postal receipts were
$627, 061 81 in 1925, and only $751;
314.23 in 1924. This is an increase
of 1874 per cent.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05

Young, . smart dresser, I'd
mittedIy pretty and sociaI
leader, ElIin Mackay Is one Of
the worlds richest girls. And
Irving Berlin has been hope
lessly i'll love with her since
his first wife, Bertha Goetz
died after q brief hOneynOon.
Berlin's brother -in-Iaw ii Il. Ray
Goetz hubby Of Irene Bord0ui.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
MEXICAN GENERAL
EXECUTED FOR PLOT

MEXICO CITY, Jan, 5.-Gen.
Crispiana Anzaldo was executed to-
day at Las Cruises Sinalea, after
having been tried on charges OF
completely in plot to overthrow
the government.
other arrests and executions are
anticipated
The Washington times., 1926-01-05

considerably money IA the real es-
tate business.
Last summers IL was reported
that her former husband, Harry.
X. Thaw, was coming q Atlantic
City to provide for her and her
son. Russell.
ThaW,s lawyer wrote to her, and
she made arrangements to buy d
$4,000 home on the strength Of
the communication.
The story was given publication
and ThaW decided not to coma.
Just before she went toChicagO
she had planned to sing in Florida.
She changed her plans on receipt
Of a warning that the Ku K1ux
Khan would not tolerate her pres
ence in that State.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-09
MOTHER OF BISHOP
 MURRAY IS DEAD
He Was at Her Deathbad in
 Waterbury at Time

Waterbury. Aug. P)-Mrs. Mary E. Murray, mother of Rt. Rev. John c. Murray, bishop of Portland. Maine, died last night at $40 o'clock at her home at 4S South street, fol- lowing an illness. Bishop Murray was at the bedside of his mother at the time of her death.
 Mrs. Murray was a resident of Waterbury for the past sixty years and married to William Murray. well known Waterbury citizen, 50 years ago. Bishop Murray was her oldest child.
 Before Bishop Murray was conse- crated, while he was chancellor of diocese of Hartford and during his tenure as auxiliary bishop of Hart ford he visited his mother weekly Since his installation ss bishop of Portland he has come to Waterbury as frequently as possible to visit her.
 Besides Bishop Murray. Mrs. Mur- ray leaves two other sons, Attorney James D. C. Murray of Rockville Center, N. Y, and Attorney Joseph F. of Maplewood. N. J., and two daughters, Miss Jane E. and Miss May A. of Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-09
CONNECTICUT ART AND ITS REPUTE

One cannot fail to appreciate the consistent endeavor of the Lyme Art association to maintain the unique importance and good repu- tation Of that center of Connecti- cut painting.
 Here is a small hamlet tucked amid sylvan and pastoral surround ings, no Better adapted to artistic endeavor than numerous other hamlets. towns or cities in the state.
 Yet every year il is q mecca for the artists eyes. and men and women of palette and canvas visit the shrine maintained by the asso- citation at it's gallery thero.
 This year landscape and marine sketches predominate in the exhi- bition by the associations mem bers. Although sketches for the most part. il is said they are so well executed that they seem but to be miniature paintings.
 The. most interesting point about Lyme is why 1t became an art cen- ter. All Connecticut is glad it be- came one.
 The pioneers of the association,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-09
RESIDENCE LANDMARKS ...-. DISAPPEARING

Changing the appearance of downtown West Main street goes merrily on. Interested citizens this week are noting the dismantling of two additional residences which have come 10 be regarded as land marks" to the present generation. In their place sooner or later mod ern buildings Of one sort or an- other will be erected and when erected these will do their bit to alter the looks of that section of downtown New Britain.
 This story has been told so often within recent memory in New Britain that it has lost some of it's pristine charm, Yet no one can see the old buildings go without mak- ing a mental note of the mutations of the passing years.
 Many residents can remember the time when homes of distinction were spread along West Main street clear down to the Center. They. have disappeared one by one. and are still disappearing. Some of them. like valiant warriors on the first lines, have been attempting to hold their own; but the march of progress" levels them like grass be- fore the man with the scythe or, to he modern, like a moving ma chine.