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Evening star., 1926-06-05
STAR MODEL HOUSE
NEARS COMPLETION
Stone Wall Nearly Finished
and Interior Being
Fitted Out.

The passing of another week shows
marked progress towards completion
in The Stars demonstration house
heinS erected at the corner of Alaska
avenue and FIemlock street by l.. +.
Breunin4er & Sons.
The final grading of the lot will
Immediately follow the completion of
the surrounding stone wall now near
ly finished: and then the garden treat
ment will he started. perhaps next
week. The builders are showing the
utmost zeal in pushing the work
along with a view tn presenting a
completely finished and furnished
home and grounds by June 27, and
apparently their aim promises to be
realized. More painting and finishing
work has been done during the week,
both inside and outside. the Slatinc
completed on minor roofs and sub
roofs at the second story level. and
the main porch woodwork painted,
including cornice. columns and
railing.
Attic COmmodiOus.
The entire attic. which is oXcep
tionally commodiouS. with generous
height at the ridge, has been com
pletely lined with a well known brand
of insulating board. which will not
only greaty add to the comfort of the
house, but also will afford a finish of
most agreeable texture and color,
divided into panels by wooden strips
covering the joints. Aside from the
storage, this spacious attic may well
serve as an emergency clothes-dryinS
space in bad weather. or d splendid
indoor play space for the children
under similar conditions. Two Win
dows afford ample light and ventila-
tion.
The architect of the house, Victor
Mindeleff, expresses the opinion that
comparatively slight increase in
size of this house plan. with some
additional light in the shape of roof
dormers. would accommodate two
more bedrooms and accessories in this
top story. In connection with the
treatment of the grounds and APP
breaches. now that the stone wall is
being built around the lot l.. T..
Rreuninger 4 Sons are considering
The use of stone in the terrace steps
and flag stone walk to the entrance,
at some additional expense as conf
pared with the brick originally speci-
fed. Such treatments would tie in
well with the outer wall and unity
the effect of approach and grounds.
A great number of samples of wall
paper have been gore over in the
past few days. WITH view 70 secur-
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TREATMENT OF WALLS.

In a good many of the small houses
the bedrooms have rather low ceilings.
The ceiling would appear higher if
painted in blue or green: or if the cell
ing be too high it can be painted in
yellow, or even light red or brown. A
fairly cozy atmosphere can be pro
duced should the ceiling be too high,
by trimming the walls up to about
two or three feet of the ceiling, and
by painting this space either with the
same Brightness of color as the ceiling
or with a color intermediate between
that of the walls and ceiling.
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ing just the right effect. particularly
for the stair hall, living room and din
ins room and in the next few days
selection will be made of lighting fix
lures. specially adapted to the motive
OF the design for this house.
All of which attention to final
touches indicates that the job is now
on the home stretch toward compile
ton, and that the present is most
favorable time to look it over before it
s finally dressed up.
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convenience of the occupants Of
these houses. giving the added
breakfast nook found only in much
larger houses.
Outside the front porches are be-
ing rapidly framed up and the rough
grading done. 1t remains only for
the power company to run in the
power and light cables before the
brick retaining wall is built and the
rich earth put in to receive the land
scaping. The main cornice and slate
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ROTPRO0F STEPS.
Concrete Big Improvement Over
Old Wooden Variety.

The first place in the house to wear
out and decay is the fight of outside
wooden steps.
Concrete steps will last almost for
ever. Every house can find some de
sign of concrete steps that is adapted
to the particular style Of architecture.
They are kept clean easily. are rot
proof and never become slippery.
Details of form construction of
simple concrete steps for the aver
age home can be told in a few words.
Steps of this kind. resting on well
compacted earth, require no rein
forcement. Forms consist of planks
held firmly in place by means Of 1x4
crosspieces against the side walls,
which are built first.
To these planks 1x4s are nailed. The
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roof have already been put In place
and the back porches. etc, are
practically finished. An examina-
ton will show that every effort
has been made to make these really
model homes
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length of these pieces, usually of one
inch material and eight inches wide,
are nailed to these to make the rise
forms. 4 IA concrete mixture Is
recOmme nded
Evening star., 1926-06-05

Efforts to revive interest in Limoges
enamel have not been successful, and
the once popular ware Is sold mostly
to tourists visiting Limoges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
CONGRESS TO WEIGH
SURPLUS PROBLEM
Both Houses Likely to Take
Matter as Jardine and
Editors Confer.

BY the Associated Press
While Secretary .Iardine is consult
ing with the editors Of farm papers
next week on crop surplus legislation,
both the Senate and House agriculture
committees will be approaching the
same subject in their own way.
The House committee Will hold It's
first meeting OF this session on Ian
uary II. and the new Senate commit
tee viii assemble for the first time on
January II. These are the dates on
which Secretary Jardine has invited
farm editors 10 meet him, and some of
the visitors may be asked TO appear
also before one or both Of the commit
tees at the Capitol.
Vigorous efforts viii be made to
bring the views Of the Coolidge admin
istration and those Of the Western
members Of Congress into agreement.
The farm bloCs 81 both Senate and
House are prepa ring. however. To eX-
anime the whole situs ion for them
selves before they decide whether TO
accept the form of farm relief worked
out by the Agriculture Depa
and the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
NEGRO BUSINESS MAN
DIES AT AGE OF 104
Robert Holmes Well Known About
City Because of Various
Enterprises.

Robert Holmes COlored. for he past
65 years a familiar figure in the bust
ness life Of the city and We'll known
through his various enterprises To p II
of the older residents of GeOrG etown.
died Al Freedmar's Hospital At the
age Of 104 years after Today Illness.
The hest available records show that
Mr.. Holmes. or Uncle Robert" as he
was familiarly known. was born in
F'armville Va. about 1921. His papers
showing the date of his birth We're
stolen during the Civil Mar, hut his
sister. two years his senior. died here
81 years ago, and. according TO her
papers she was S. years old at the
time He lived to see FIVE generations
of his ia mily.
He was the thirteenth child of Rob
ert Haskins, a slave, and of Ahhie
Holmes. free At the outbreak of the
war he was drafted into the Confed-
crate Army. but took the first avail
able opportunity to join the Union
forces.
lie came to Washington before the
end of the war and worked on the
river boats. later going into business
for himself in the wholesale oyster
business. serving many of the hotels
and prominent families in the city.
He maintained an oyster shop At
Thrtieth and q streets Tor elSht
years.
Giving this up he went into the oil
and gas business AT 27o3 Dumbart on
avenue. He rugged up tanks on his
old wagon and drove through all sec
tons of the city serving his Gus
toners. He stayed in this business
for % years when he retired and
went to live with his niece at HalS
q street.
Without any education whatsoever.
he was successful in all his under
takinGs and managed to acquire con
siderah property in the city. He
was a charter member of Widows
Sons Lodge of Colored Masons and
grand treasurer of the Order of
Samaritans.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day at ! O'Clock at the Mount Zio7
NJ F.. Church. Interment will be in
the Mount Zion Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02

Continued from FIRST PaeeJ
aSter Corps. August Is. 1917. He
was made ma ior general upon his
appointment as Quarterma ster Gen
eral
During his long service in the Army
Gen. Hart had been stationed in ma ny
parts Of the world. including the
Philippines. Hawaii. Cuba and Fra nee
He was among the officers eligible
for general staff duty.
He was member Of the America n
Remount Associs ton. the Army and
Navy Club. the National Press Club
and the New York Athletic Club
Since he was taken Ill, his senior
assistant. Brig. Gen. John r. Bel
Iinger has been acting auartermaSter
general. The other two assista nts are
Brig Gems. Albert G. Dalton and
Moses G.. Zalinski.
The QuarternlaSter Corps has been
beset by factional differences ever
since the World War and it would
cause little surprise if Secretary Davis
of the War Depa rtment. in line with
his announced purpose to compel
teamwork in every branch Of the
Army. recommended appointment as
quartermaster general of some officer
outside the Corps itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
.BABY'S CRY SAVES
FAMILY FROM GAS
Sound Arouses Father, Who
Finds House Filled With
Coal Fumes.

\ baEy'S cry early yesterday awoke
his aiher. William f.. Marvel. Of l249
street southeast, just in time TO find
the house filed with coal gas and
threatening asphyxiation Of the fam.
lily.
The baby, William r.. Marvel. ir..
awoke Al o'clock. and when he cried
out Mr.. Marvel became aware of the
puneent aroma OF coal gas.
He threw open windows. gave the
child plenty OF air and aroused Mrs.
Ethel Marvel. mother of the baby. and
Catherine Marvel. the child's aunt.
Marvel then telephoned for a Ia Xica b
and was nearing a state of cola pse q =
he stepped into il for trip with the
baby to CaSua lty Hospital. At the hos
pital he was revived. and returned
with 2 physician who gave trea tment
to the other members of the family
aimed At wardins off i'll effects of the
gas.
The escape of gas WAS caused by the
ba nked furnace. which had its dra II 9
so ARA nGed that not sufficient leeway
was allowed for the fumes to go up
the chimney. They backed up and
came out through the furnace into the
cellar, seepinG upward into the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
NEW YEAR RADIO
TUNES BRIDGE SEA
London Program Caught in
36 straightforward
and Bori Clearly Heard.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. January THE adj
vent Of 1926 found civilization more
closely linked than ever before in his
tory as powerful radio stations in Lon
don and the United States broadcast
New Year greetings. news dispatches
and music. The world listened and
heard much of the time.
The program was described the
most ambitious and most successful
ever undertaken in international radio
broa dcaSting
With early reports showing that
music originating IN New York and
London was heard in Argentina. Mex
leo. Cuba. Canada. France the Pacific
Coast and even as far as lonely
freiehter off Peru. officials of the
Radio Corporation of America TODAY
compiled messages from distant list
ening points to learn the full measure
of their success.
Crosses Atlantic Twice.
Station 2IO. London. heard its own
program rehroadcast over the Allan
tic Ocean from WGY, at Schenec-
tadv. y. Y.
Atmospheric conditions were bad.
pa cularly in South America. while
many countries abroad had few sets
powerful enough 10 pick up America.
The chimes Of the carlton bells OF
the Park Avenue Baptist Church. in
New York; radio news by the Assoc
ciated Press. and the voices OF JnAr
Mccormack and Lucrezia Rori were
features Of the program.
At pm. Eastern time. engineers
at WIZ. focal point OF the hroadca ST
ing. established connection with the
London station, hut static began and
London faded.
"a Of ~
tries then sent New Year MESA ges
70 their own people and to the world
at large.
London Dance Music.
II was not until 40. after Pig
Ben" had gone off the air. that 2LO
was heard. A British voice called
America" and dance music from the
Club Giro. London. was caught and re-
layed through the United States by the
nine American stations linked in the
experiment.
Resuming the American prosra m.
Kent Cooper. general manager Of the
\ associated Press. read news dispa tche 9
gathered by radio. prefacing them by
brief address
Besides being Informative. " he said.
news thus internationally ira nsmit-
ted performs the simple but impor-
tant function OF aCquainting our
people with the fact that they really
are concerned with the activities and
spira lions of other peoples. Mr..
Cooper also read New Year MESA ces
I from nota hleS in various countries.
/ The London music was heard in at
/ least SO States in this country. mes
sages from dozens Of cities clear 70
! the Pacific Coast indicating excellent
results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
REMEMBERS CLUB
SERVANTS IN WILL
Rev. Dr. George w Smith Leaves
Funds to Hobart College
and Orphan.

The maids and heIlhops OF the
Cosmos Club are to divide 81 900 for
their services TO Rev. George vii
hanson Smith. 4 club member. who
died December -. This provision is
contained in his will. filed today for
probate.
DR.. Smith left s. 900 70 the Bell
Home as a memorial 70 his wife, Su-
sauna y. Smith. the income To he for
the maintena nee Of an orphan girl
as long as she remains in the insti-
tuition. a like sum is given Hoha ri
College Al Geneva. y. Y. as me-
mortal 10 Rev DR.. John V. Van
InGen a former friend of the dea 4
clergyman. This is in the form of .
scholarship for deserving students.
The domestic and foreign missions of
the Protestant Episcopal Church are
given 81 600 and The Episcopal Eye
Ear and Throat Hospital $500. The
Episcopal Society for the Promotion
Of Religion Of New York is also to
have $500
Among other cash requests are the
following. stephen NJ. Smith, a
brother. 81 900: Mrs. Allen Wood Of
Bismarck III. So 900: Arthur u. Smit h
Of Portland. Ore. $500: Frederick w.
Smith. 5000: :. s Scott OF Los
Angeles. 81 900: Archie Smith of
W aShlnCtOn. lnd.. ~ 900. kat1e smith
Of Chicago. $4,000: Mrs. Florence
Thompson nf Chicago. $1,000 Helen
Smith and Mary 8. Smith of Chicago.
$1,000. If any nieces or nephews have
not been included in above list. the
will directs that he or she he given
$500
Others remem bered include Ed =
ward 7 Dunlap Of this city, $1,000
Edith Y Dunlap. 500: Mrs. Edith
7. Dunlap. $500: William and Eliz-
abeth Bowie. 81 900 for educa ton of
their son. Clacett; Lieut.. Col. Will
liam s. Cogswell of Jamaica. y. Y.
$1,000: DR.. Frank Hyatt. sr.. 1000:
Edward Bowie and his wife Florence.
$1,000 for educa ton Of their daugh-
ter, Susanna: DR.. Sterling Ruffin,
$500: DR.. H. A. Fowler. $500: Dr.
Van Rensselaer,. $500: Jennie Smith
and Emily Smith. each $1,000.
The remaining estate is TO he hold
by Maj William Bowie. the execu-
tor. and the proceeds divided be
tween Hobart College and Grace p.
E. Church at Jamaica. \. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02

battle the baptism Of blood which
transforms the ideals of men into a
religion of the people.
Ancient people called Rome the
king of nations. modern people call
the United States of America a nation
of Justice because its history, al
though brief. is a continuous effort to
establish justice, fighting one day
against absolutism. another against
slavery and later against barbarity
which relea sed on Europe the fury Of
a devastating war.
Peru, on submitting to the arbitra-
ton of the American President it's
old dispute with Chile, has faith that
the historic traditions of the great
nation will triumph once more to re-
pair the violence produced by pre-
conceived. cruel war: above all TO
demonstrate to the universe that the
American democracy. accused by some
of incapa city 10 comprehend the high
err ideals Of life. is worthy of serving
them with greater efficiency than
those bureaucratic congresses, where.
If conquest well masks the counte
nance, it continues to exist with all
its horror"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
WlTHDRAWS $4,000 SUIT
AGAINST THREE MEN
Henry Simmons Action Charging
Rough Handling on Boosters
Trip Is Dropped.

John =. simmons today vii hdrew a
suit for S25. 900 damages. which he
filed some months ago. against George
White, florist: John :. Blick, Goa mer-
cha nj. md Henry Hanford. Simmons
claimed that he was roughly ha ndled
by the three men and had 81. 200 Of his
winnings taken away from him or the
boosters trip of the Mercha nts and
Manufacturers Association June 81.
In their answers. the three men de
clared that simmons had not been
invited on the trip and came aboa rd
the steamer in the capacity of potato
peeler. 1t was charged by them thai
loa ded dice We're used to win the
money which WAS taken from Sim
mons The men decla red they acted as
committee for the losers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
SCORES CONSCRIPT PLAN,
Representative Huddleston Opposes
Draft in War Time

Pending legisla ton to empower the
Federal Government TO conscript Dri
vate industry as well as the man
power OF the Nation in time Of war
was assailed in an address last night
bv Representative Huddleston of Ala
bana. at a meeting Of the Young peo-
pies service at Obey Sholom Syns-
gogue.
The Ala hama representative decls red
that if the United States would follow
the policy Of letting those fight who
want to fight and letting the rest pur-
sue their peaceful occupations. there
would be no war He also criticized
the ''imperia listic" practices of the
United States and the unequal dis
tribIItion OF wealth in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
Former High-Diving Girl, Now Blind,
And Cartoonist Wed in BROOKLYN

stage from the rafters 1872 feet above
The impact of the water on her face
caused immediate blindness of one
eve and the second soon failed.
Callahan and she had been child
hood sweethearts.
Her misfortune only increased his
affection. but fearing to he handi-
cap TO him. she steadfastly refused to
marry him unless she recovered her
sight. Galatians opportunities, how.
ever, finally prevailed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
Marine Corps Orders.

Capt. o. A. Dow has been detailed
as quartermaster. 1st Separate Bat
TALON, at the naval station, Guanta-
namo Bay, Cuba. relieving Capt. T.
w. Dwight, who has been ordered to
the marine barracks, Quantico. Va.
Capt. L. l.. LeeCh has been trans
ferred from the Haitian Gendarmerie
to the marine barracks. this city, and
Second Lieut. w j. Stuart. from the
navy yard. New York, to the marine
station. Quantico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
Lessons Given in Ocean Traffic.

BOSTON. January ? tPl.-A course
in ocean traffic mana cement Is one of
the unusual features of the curricu-
lum Of the state university extension
for the new year II will be given by
Alfred J. KELLEY under cooperation
OF the Boston Chamber of Commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. January 2.-Helen Carr.
former Hippodrome diving girl who
lost her sight in high dive seven years
ago. and Jack Callahan. comic strip art
lat. spent New Year day honeymoonins.
They were married in BROOKLYN last
Wednesday. and friends did not learn
of the fact until yesterday.
Mrs. Callahan lost her sight when
she dived to q tank on the Hippodrome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
OPPOSES REVIEW
OF LANGLEY CASE
Solicitor General Tells Su-
preme Court Trial Was Fair.
Upholds indictment.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Representative John ". Langley of
Kentucky. recently convicted in that
State OF violating the prohibition law.
had fair trial and was properly
convicted" Solicitor General Mitchell
advised the Supreme Court today In
asking that il refuse To review the
ca St
In brief filed on behalf of the Fed
eral Government. the Solicitor General
took the position that the Kentucky
Representative had been deprived of
no constitutional rights and that his
case presented nothing that would
take ii out of the class of ordinary
criminal conspiracy cases.
Defends Indictment.
AnalyZinc the grounds advanced by
Represe sentative Langley for asking
the Supreme Court to pass upon his
case Solicitor General Mitchell assert
ed that the Kentucky Representative
was in error in claiming that the
decision OF the Circuit Court of APP
peals AT Cincinnati in his case WAS
III conflict with decisions in other cir
cults where questions similar to those
ne raised had been passed upon.
Reviewing former decisions cited by
Mr.. Langley the Solicitor General de-
Clared that the decision in the Langley
case was warranted by them and that
II did not conflict with them.
Discussing the attack made by
Representative Langley upon the in
dictment under which he was con-
victed. the solicitor general asserted
that the Indictment was not mislead-
ing and insisted that il was Suff
Gent and coulo not he sci aside :
defective. Instead Of being faulty
because II was TOO general in its
charges. the Indictment. the solicitor
general. stated was specific and set
forth the means by which the con-
spiracy was I" he accomplished.
Denies Langley Injured"
The contention OF Representative
! Langley that the mean by which the
conspiracy was TO be carried into ef.
feet had not been proved was not cor.
rect. Solicitor General Mitchell de
clared insisting that there hed been
ample evidence produced Al the trial
to warra mt the jury in decla ring that
the mea ms alleged had been proved
Under instructions from The tria
Judge. the jury had found. he stated.
, that whisky had been taken from a
distillery and ira nsported for bever-
age purposes in the manner charged
in the indictment. The Government
insisted that whatever variance there
may have been between the offense
charged in the indictment and that
proved at the trial this difference was
not sufficient 20 warra mt Representa-
! tive Langley in claiming that he had
been injured That was the true test
Solicitor General Mitchell concluded.
declaring that there should be no fur.
ther court proceedings in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
GEN. HART EXPIRES
AT WALTER REED.
SOON AFTER ROGERS

Continued from FIRST PaeeJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-02
BlANTON ATTACKS
CITY HEADS VETO
OF FiVE-CENT FARE
Continued from First Page

District committee. and request Chair
man Iihlman 10 return il 10 YOU. and
mus give me an opportunity TO place
my knowledge of the facts and my
opinion of the law concerning this
issue before YOU. and | feel sure that
| can convince Al least a ma ioritN
of Your board that this bill should
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-03-25

ger at this place.
Misses Pearl Friend, Fife F.
Irene and Olive Bailey, Goldie SWEET
ger and Gladys Sweitzer were calling
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Friend on Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Oss, of Keyser, W. Va,
was here on business Monday last.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Florence Beckman is able to be out
again after being i'll for some time
with the influenza.
Mrs. L. H. Friend spent the week
end with relatives in Westernport.
Mrs. Earl Symons and children, of
Cumberland, spent the weekend here