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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
RESIGNATION DENIED.
Salvadoran Minister Retains Fost
Here. Legation Announces.

Contrary to published rumors. IT was
announced yesterday by the SaiVa'
loran legation that DIR. Francisco A.
Lima, Salvadoran Minister in WASH
ington, has not resigned.
The announcements was made by l)f
Carlos Leiva and r. Alfredo Meua'
first and second secretaries, respec-
lively. of the legation.
DIR. Lima has not resigned and does
not contemplate resigning or return
ing 10 Salvador in the near future.
contrary TO published rumors to that
the secretaries said. Reports
Of the appointment of new Minister
to rerrasent Salvador in Washington
are ESQ without foundation"
Evening star., 1927-11-19

prescribed therein that rents are to
be paid to the agent.
Rents should be collected promptly
and accounts should be remitted
promptly to the owners. Proper check
on the supply department should bf
made as well as on the repair depart
ment. Repairs. the speaker said. were
a problem in themselves. as the own
ers usually desire a minimum amount
Of expense In this regard while the
tenant desires a maximum amount
Of improvements.
The income tax law must be prop.
erly studied In order to properly com.
pare data in regard to financial stand
ing Of properties with the cost of
maintenance. Proper monthly itemi.
zation of costs should be rendered in
order to give the owner exact return
on the building.
The next class will be held Monday
at 1870 PM. when William N. Payne.
.jr., will speak on insurance.
Evening star., 1927-11-19

business and in teaching an under
standing of loans and mortgages anG
other features of realty business.
In controlling the producing income
of millions Of dollars worth Of prop
erty for owners. the rental agent has
great responsibility. and the posi-
ton of rental manager Is difficult
Job because he owes a duty not only
to the landlord and owner but also to
look after the interest and retain the
good will of the tenant, Mr.. Bowie de-
clared.
The general rules for obtaining de-
sirable tenants and lessees are as fol-
lows. he said:
Investigate applicants and get in
touch with the last landlord. who usu.
ally has the best knowledge, The
financial standing of business prop
erty tenants should also be invest.
gated.
Evening star., 1927-11-19
BUILDERS AFFECT
CAPITALS BEAUTY
Have More Influence Than
Federal Government Medary
Tells Association.

Developers of private property
within the District of Columbia will
have a greater influence on the physi-
cal character of the National Capital
than will the Federal Government
with all its tremendous building pro-
grams and park plans.
This was the challenge laid before
the members of the Operative Build
ers. Association yesterday noon at a
luncheon meeting at the Carlton Hotel
by Milton Is. Medary, member of the
National Park and Planning Commits
sion. and president Of the American
Institute of Architects.
Because Of the mammoth private
building operations in Washington,
which last year amounted to the sur
prising total of more than S63,000.000.
Mr. Medary pointed out. the develop.
ers of private property here are part
ners' with the Federal Government
in its plans for making the Capital
truly the most magnificent city of the
world
Safeguard Capitals Beauty.
"The permanent character of Wash
fngton." he concluded. lis in your
hands-more SO. perhaps. than in any
body'S else
hers of the private developers of
Washington and it's suburbs are at
work on projects in keeping with the
greatness of the National Capital and
are producing beautiful and worth
while developments. A number of
suburban residential communities,
especially. he said, are of such char
acter that add tremendously" to the
beauty of the Capital.
Appealing to all individual builders
of Washington to cooperate with the
city planners so far as possible within
bounds of economic factors. Mr. Me.
darv pointed out that regulatory laws.
while essential to comprehensive
city plan, were arbitrary things On
the other hand, however. he added,
Zoning laws and other controlling
measures serve for the protection of
the value of property as whole and
should be looked upon by private prop.
erty owners as protection rather than
as restrictive legislation interfering
with their business.
Low.priced Homes Urged
During a round table discussion
that followed the talk, Herbert T.
Shannon pointed to the need of pro.
viding low-priced homes within the
Means of the greatly underpaid'
Government employe class here, as
well as high-priced homes for the
smaller number of wealthy families.
In deciding upon building projects the
size of the Washington pocketbook"
must be considered. he said. because,
in the final analysis, the type of house
which the builder can sell is, perhaps.
the deciding factor. Ownership of
small. low-priced homes, he added,
often is stepping stone to owner.
ship of more costly houses.
Here, Mr.. Medary stated, that while
row house could be built that would
be the worst and most stupid thing
possible" yet with proper treatment
a row house might be as beautiful as
detached home. With right ham
ding, he said, rows of five. six or more
houses could be made both economical
and beautiful.
The meeting was presided over by
Rufus S. Lusk. president Of the Oper-
ative Builders Association
Evening star., 1927-11-19
DEMAND FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS
MET IN CAPITAL. REALTOR SAYS
Development of Last 10 Years Likely To
Continue, ]. F. NJ. Bowie Tells
Y. NJ. C.. A. Glass.

The tremendous development of new
office buildings in the past 10 years
in Washington, which he believes is
likely to continue. has fairly well met
the demand for such building units
created by the growth of the National
Capital. ]. L, NJ. Bowie of the II. L.
Rust Co. stated during the course OF
n lecture on the rental and leasing of
business properties Monday evening
before the real estate class of the
Y. M, C.. A. school. which is conducted
under the auspices of the Real Estate
Board.
Offices here of the better grades,
he said, are renting from 81 to So
per square foot, including elevator
service. cleaning of the quarters, re-
frigerated water and other services.
The marketing of this type of rental
space, the speaker pointed out. is one
of the more difficult problems and
should be begun approximately six
months before completion of the build
ing in order to insure success of the
project. This conservative business
practice is being followed in Washing
ton today. he said citing one instance
recently of new building that was
virtually completely rented within so
days following it's completion.
Large Apartments Neglected.
While Washington has many apart
ment houses, some of which are Eek
ceedingly splendid" the development
Of the larger and more expensive
types has been more or less neg
lected, the speaker said. He referred
to apartment units ranging from five
rooms and two baths to 20 rooms and
10 baths, renting from $4,000 to S15,-
900 a year. designed for the wealthy
class of renters.
Describing intricacies of rental and
leasing of business proertieS and of
property management for the benefit
of the real estate students, Mr.. Bowie
stated that the marketing of business
properties space. such as stores, is
rather profitable where rentals are
usually higher than for other types
of buildings and practically always on
lone.term leases. For this type of
realty service, he said, the broker gets
2h per cent of the gross rentals
This service usually is profitable to
the real estate man due to the fact
that there is no service to render after
the lease is made, he pointed out. He
urged that every large office should
have a business property specialist.
There have been practically no
houses erected for rental purposes in
the District of Columbia during and
since the war. the speaker said. and
as a result this phase Of rental work
Evening star., 1927-11-19

has about disappeared from the local
market.
Mr.. Bowie said that apartment rent
ing and leasing of the average real
estate office was not considered one
of the more important phases of their
business due to the comparatively
small commission and to the great
amount of detail work involved, being
profitable only where large number
of apartments were represented by
one office. However, he added, such
work Is a starting point for begin
ners In real estate operations and is
important as means of bringing
about proper contacts leading to other
Evening star., 1927-11-19
STAR MODEL HOME
At LELAND SOLD
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Coleman
of Takoma Park Purchase
Demonstration House.

The Star model home at Leland and
Elm streets, Leland Chevy Chase,
Nd, erected this y ear as part of the
better homes demonstration sponsored
by The Star and the Home Owners
Institute, has been purchased from NJ.
G. r. b. Warren, the builders, by Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Colema-.. it was an
nounced today.
The consideration involved in the
exclusive of the cost Of
the hangings and furnishings in the
house, which were installed for the
exhibition period of a month. which
Evening star., 1927-11-19

HOW TO GET THERE
Drive out Connecticut Avenue
to Bradley Lane. West to Wis
consin Avenue, south to Nor
tvood Drive: or motor out Wis
consin Avenue to NorWood
Drive, about IS minutes from
shs heart of the city.
Evening star., 1927-11-19
666 Boards in Association.

The National Association of Real
Estate Boards, of which the Washing
ton Real Estate Board is a member,
now has a total membership of 666
real estate organizations throughout
the United States and Canada.
Evening star., 1927-11-19
BUILDERS LUNCHEON.
Function Announced to Aid Or
ganization's Membership Drive.

A luncheon meeting will be held by
members Of the Washington Build
ers' Exchange at the Raleigh Hotel on
Monday, as part of the organiza.
tons membership drive.
The principal speaker will be Earl
Stokes, secretary of the National AS.
sociation of Builders Exchanges.
Short addresses also will be made by
w. z. Mooney. George Wyne. Fred
Drew and others.
Evening star., 1927-11-19
Deposits Held Necessary.

In consummating rental transac-
tions. deposit should be required and a
deposit contract should set forth all
the terms Of the lease. Many leases
are made between the agent and ten
ant. and the leases for longer than
year should be made between the own.
er and the tenant and it should b'
Evening star., 1927-11-19
designations Accepted.

The resignation of Warrant Officer
Harry E. Hampton, at Fort McPher-
son, Ga, and that of Warrant Officer
Ferdinand Schultz. at Fort Totten,
y. Y, have been accepted by the War
DEPARTMENT
Evening star., 1927-11-19

reside at us Dahlia street, Takoma
Park, are expected shortly to move
into their new place.
Evening star., 1927-11-19

closes tomorrow, was reported at
$l6.500
The owners of the house. who now
Evening star., 1927-11-08
LAND PATENT UPHELD
IN COURTS DECISION
Work and Spry Lose Suit to Avoid
Issuance of Permit for
Florida Lands.

Hubert Work, Secretary Of the Tn.
terror. and William Spry, commits.
sioner Of the General Land Office yes
tefdav lost in the District of Columbia
Court Of Appeals their second attempt
10 avoid the issuance of n land parcel
Tor 100 acres of land near Gainesville
Fla. to Henry T. Read OF Pennington
county, $. Oak. In June. 1920. Read
ny his attorneyin-fact, j. Harrison
Edwards of King County, Wash. laid
forest lieu selection script, valued
at $1,000. on the Florida property.
wnich now is said to be worth "in the
miiilons. The department officials
had decided in favor of n claim of
William II. Gleason. a resident of Flor.
ida. and were about to issue the nat.
ent to him when the Injunction suit
was filed by Read.
In an opinion by Justice Josiah A
Van Orsdel, the appellate tribunal dc.
ciafes that the discretion Of Sccretarv
Work has been exhausted and thern is
nothing for him to do but to issue ,ha
patent.
Read owned forest land In the Wost
winch lie relinquished and accented a
lorest lieu script, which under the Ia W
may he laid on any public land of tho
united states. Gleason had claimed
title 10 the land as An accretion to his
adjoining homestead, but LITIGATION re.
| suited in finding by the courts
against his contention and Read than
| laid his claim on the property. Under
the decision Of the court, as far as the
United States is concerned. Read is
entitled to have the million dollar ira ct
| in place Of his 81 900 script. Other
claimants may contest his title in the
courts OF Florida, 1t is stated
Evening star., 1927-11-08
CLERIC VAINLY TRIES TO SAVE
COUPLE MAROONED BY FLOOD
Minister Swims Through Raging Torrent
Only to Find Rescue Rope Is Too
Short-Two Swept Away.

freezing weather, are stalking through
the land. The Red Cross, churches
and other relief organiZa tions are do
ing wonderful work in relieving the
suffering With the excitement Of tho
flood over, the victims now face the
rea lizatiOn of their terrible property V
loss and the immediate problem of
nbt7ininS food. shelter and heat.
In Hampden County. where GO
square miles are under water. at least
10. 900 people arc homeless
CuriosIty-seeking motorists drove
many thousands of cars into the
Sti icken area despite all police. Ma
tional Guard and military police could
do. Warnings issued to stay away over
Saturday and Sunday were to ne avail
The result was that hichw1vss were
ia mined with streams of cars travelling
three. four and five abrea st at the rate
Of a few hundred feet per hour. Police
worked "a and &c hour stretches try
ing to untangle a Jam never before
experienced. Many of the auxiliary
highways were blocked by food waters
closing all but a few roads for the
emergency.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
ARLINGTON BRIDGE
WORK BRINGS 5 BIDS
Four Firms Ask 730 Days to Com.
plete Superstructure of
Memorial Span.

Five construction firms Yesterday bid
for the job of erecting the super.
structure on the Arlington Memoria,
Bridge. the piers and UNDERMINING
OF which are now nearing completion.
The bidders and the amounts they
asked for erecting the stone arch
work are the Hardaw way Construction
Co OF Columbus. Ga. 81, ,29O. 900: Hun.
KIN Conkey Construction Co. OF Cleye.
land, Ohio. sl,576.sS6 Whiting Ttn.
ner Construction Co of Baltimore
Md, Sl,694,S 800: II. p. Converse & Go.
or Boston. now engaged on construc.
ton of the piers. s2,246 900. and p. ]
Cariin Construction Co. of New York
City. S2,067 900.
Mos5 OF the firms asked the limit OF
730 days In which to complete the
work. hut the Carlin Co. asked for
only 800 days.
1t is expected that the contract
Will he awarded within the next 20
days and the actual construction will
begin in the early Spring. the Winter
months being used by the construc.
ton company for assembling of lis
plant and personnel.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
DISTRICT REPORTS
AUTO TAGS ON HAND
Advance Supply for 1923
Ready for Distribution
December !.

With the advance supply Of the Dis
tags arriving from the workhouse at
Occoquan. Va, preliminary plans for
their distribution were started today
ut the District Building. Distribution
will begin December !. in order To give
motorists a month to procure the new
tags
Thus far all of the commercial tags,
numbering about %. 600. have been de
liverrd to Wade II. COombs. superin-
tendent of licenses. and tomorrow the
first shipment of pleasure car tags is
due to arrive from Occoquan. BY the
end Of the month, the entire quota
is expected to be at the District Build
ing.
i new system Of tag distribution
will be put into force this year in
accordance with the recent recon-
mendations of the Federal Bureau of
Efficiency. Applications for the tags
also will be distributed among the
police precinct stations, automobile
organizations and other agencies
where motorists will be urged to pro-
cure them in order to facilitate the
tag distribution at the District
Building.
The new tags. Mr. Coombs said,
are far superior in Qu1llty and work.
manShip than the 1921 tags. which
were supplied by private contract. The
enamel in them also is of higher
grade. he declared, and there is little
likelihood that it will crack, one of
the principal faults of the tags for
the current year.
The tags are being manufactured
by prison labor under the direction of
Capt. NJ. NJ. Bernard, superintendent
of penal institutions of the District.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
PRESIDENT Is INVITED
TO FETE IN ALEXANDRIA

President Coolidge yesterday was in
vited by committee representing the
Washington Birthday Association Of
Alexandria, Va. to attend the cele-
bration to be held in Alexandria Feb
ruary % to observe the birthday ami
versary of the first President. The
committee was composed of Charles
G.. Carlin, former Representative;
Mayor w. A. Smoot. +. G. GoodnOw
John May, NJ. Il. Greene. III. ID. Kirk
and n. l.. Snyder. Senator Swanson
of Virginia accompanied the commit
ice 10 the White House.
The President expressed interest in
the invitation and said he would give
his decision later.
Former Senator Frelinghuysen of
New Jersey headed q committee which
called on the President today to invite
him to attend the ceremonies incident
to the celebration of the Booth ami.
versary of the founding Of the Dutch
Reformed Church in New York City,
to be held in that city next June.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
CITY CLUB TO WAGE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Organization Soon to Open Cam.
paign to Increase Rolls
by 5000.

The City Club will soon begin a
campaign under the direction of Mer.
ritt c. Chance. chairman of the mem
hership committee. for 1900 members.
1t was announced by Rudolph Jose
the president. CITY clubs in other
cities have realized the importa nee of
attracting more young men into their
organizations Mr.. Jose said. citing tho
Boston City Club. which built up to
5000 members.
The City Club of Washington should
in his opinion. he equally as strong
1t was with this purpose in mind the
membership decided in general
meeting recently to establish an an.
nunl rate OF $50 for dues and wave
entrance fees.
The City Club" Mr.. Jose recalls,
'is the outgrowth of the old Com
mercial Club and is approaching its
eighteenth year. 1t has q distinct
civic aim and purpose and is vitality
interested in matters appertaining to
the welfare of our city.
Last year" he continued, "the
club arranged national representation
day. 1t secured nationally prominent
speakers and, by means of the Radio
Npi pun ttldlH Sjd(lOflS. WAS dDis
to get the plea Of our dsfra nchized
citizens into the homes of practically
every city in the United States.
Thousands of people learned for
the first time we of the Capital City
had no voice in either national OF
local government. For the employees
Of Washington business men a bust
ness and sales congress was conduct.
ed. Only a few days ago the club
concluded the observance Of manage
ment week, which was the first time
the event was celebrated in Wash
inCton. though other cities have been
observing it for seven years"
Mr.. Jose pointed out the club has
fostered civic music and encouraged
many artists to take part in them and
by its prestige and through the in.
strumentality of the radio has
brought to the fore many local artists.
Only recently it has been fighting for
the maintenance of WMAL's wave
length. These are but a few of the
many civic activities which the club
engages in. During the Winter it is
beehive of social, civic and athletic
activities
The building up of stronger
club" President Jose added. "by the
addition of a large number of young
men is another link being forged in
the clubs long list of notable achieve
ments."
The club membership consists of
business, professional and Government
men interested in Washington and it's
future. The club facilities include a
27-hole golf course. The club also
permits the wives and daughters of
members to use portions of the club
house as we'll as attend it's frequent
concerts. musicales. vaudeville, etc.
without extra cost.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
WEST VIRGINIAN DIES
UNDER WHEELS OF TRAIN
Note Found on Body Identifies Vic
tim-Case Is 1nves-
tigated.

William A. cracraft. 1905 Lee street
Charleston, W. Va, was killed short
~ after 9 O'Clock this morning when
struck by northbound train on the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks a short dis
tance south Of Lamond Station. near
Takoma Park. Papers and letters
found in his pockets served to identify
the body. and police reported that on
one note was scrubbed "despondent." :"
4 pedestrian discovered the body
which Was badly mangled after the
train had passed over it. and police
were notified. The body was then
taken to the norgue.
Besides the letters and notes which
were examined by Capt. G. p. NJ. Lord
of the thirteenth precinct. $50 in ash
was found on the body. Inspector
Henry g. Pratt. chief Of detectives, or.
dered an investigation of the case, and
message was wired 20 the Lee street
address in Charleston, telling of Cra-
crafts death.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
RITES FOR FLOOD VICTIM.
Lieut.. Gov. Jackson Buried in Yer
mont Yesterday.

BARRE. VT, November LP).-
Lieut.. Gov. s. ii. Jackson. who was
drowned in the food last Thursday,
was buried privately yesterday.
Among members of the immediate
family, the only one 10 attend was the
State officials brother, II. Nelson
Jackson Of Burlington. who rode 50
miles over Smugglers Notch to Water
bury and walked the remaining Is
miles. A son. Nelson, 16, student
Of Culver Military Academy. lost a
race to arrive in time for the funeral
He reached Burlington after jour.
ney that had taken him through Can.
ada. only TO learn that the funeral had
taken place.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
RESCUER BEATEN BACK
Canoeist Fails i'm Attempt TO Save
Score Trappcd in Hnuse.

WATERBl Try, VT, November 3
N). ).--Th" story of n battle for life
Fought over the graves of tho dead
WAS toid by relief workers here today
When the flood struck this village
IT'S greatest force was in the region of
tn cemetery, beside which are sew.
eral houses.
In those houses, n score of people
were trapped and an attempt Mt
rescue was made by vilager in the
collapsiblp canvas canoe that was
the only boat in town. Directly over
the graveyard. where headstones
were being wrenched loose by the
score, the canocist padded toward the
screaming inmates of the houses.
The water was IS feet deep and the
white caps were a foot high. The
ranoeist fought bravely. but wind and
waves wore too much for him and he
was unable to reach the trapped vic
Tins of the food.
Later the names Of some of those
persons appeared on the lists of dead
or missing but the majority were
saved by the strength of the houses in
which they were caught
When the children of this village
are taken oht--as they are going to
the Red Cross will have a lot of
little pigs on it's hands
During the flood score of suck.
ling pigs were washed up here and
children salvaged them as pets. The
proud owners announced today that
If they were to be taken away, the
pigs would have to go with them.
The iron bridge that used to connect
this village with the tiny twin COM
munlties of Duxhury and North Dux.
bury was carried away by another
steel bridge that the flood had borne
25 miles.
The travelling bridge" which sank
after cutting off the 200 inhabitants
of the twin villages from Waterbury,
their only source Of relief was iden-
tilted by relief workers today as one
that used to span the Winooski
River. - miles higher up.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
DANES $4,000 BOND
forfeited BY COURT
Fight Promoter Fails to Appear
for Commitment-Warrant
Issued.

Because Frank Dane, president of
the National Capital Sporting Club,
failed to appear in Criminal Division z
today for commitment. Justice Siddons
forfeited bond of $1,000 under which
the fight promoter was on bail await
ing a decision Of the United States
Supreme Court.
Dane is said to be in Porto Rico and
a bench warrant was issued for his
apprehension. The United states
Supreme Court recently refused to
review action of the District Court of
Appeals which had sustained a SEN
tence OF years in the peniten-tiary.
imposed on Dane by Justice Stafford
OF the District Supreme Court.
The fight for which Dane was SEN
fenced was one Of series of bouts
staged at the old Arcade, January II,
1926,