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Evening star., 1927-12-01
RECTOR TO BE HONORED.
Reception Planned December 8 for
Rev. Michael Fitzpatrick.

An informal reception, which will be
followed by d benefit bridge and five
nunhred marty. will be held in honor
pf Rev Michael Fitzpatrick, recently
named rector of st. Aloysius Church
and president of Gonzaga College, on
the evening of December in the audi
torium of the Notre Dame Academy,
North Capitol and X streets, at $50
o'clock The proceeds of the party,
which is to be given under the aus
pices of the Junior Sodality of the
PARISH, will be donated to st. Aloysius
Church.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments is composed of Miss Mary
Hourihane. cards and tallies; Miss
Margaret Brew, tables; Miss Margaret
Herlhy, prizes; Miss Kathryn A.
Creveling. publicity. and Miss Mary
Mattingly. refreshments.
Evening star., 1927-12-01
Heavy Quake Reported.

A heavy earthquake was recorded
on Georgetown University seismo.
graph last night, beginning at 11.56
and lasting for three hours. The
maximum disturbance was at 07 m
Director Tondorf placed the location
at 10.500 miles from Washington, or
close to the Antipodes.
Evening star., 1927-12-01
Gets 10 Years, Flees Jail.

CHARLES CITY. Iowa. December
/ R.-Roy Harmon. alleged member
of an Oklahoma bandit gang who yes
terday was sentenced to 10 years in
the State prison at Fort Madison for
attempted robbery. escaped from the
Floyd County Jail last night. Sheriff
Saddler said today.
Evening star., 1927-12-01
CONVICTED OF KILLING.
fense Fails Before Justice.
Colored Woman's Plea of Self-I

Guilty of manslaughter was tn,
verdict rendered late yesterday aft
ernoon by jury in Criminal Division
before Justice Siddons against Clara
Rollins. colored. who was being triet
Tor murder in the first degree in con
nection with the death of Tracy
Smallwood colored last August The
woman claimed self-defense. declaring
that the man beat her and had cor
nered her when she grabbed the pis
tol and fired. She was represented
by Attorney John H. Wilson. As
sistant United States Attorney Fihelly
conducted the prosecution The wom
an was remanded for sentence.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Star Model Home at Leland to Enter
Fourth Week of Public Exhibition

another prominent piece is Cogswell
chair. modern adaptation of an old
English chair, also covered i'm tapes
try. There is a little butterfly table
in mahogany with quaint turnings,
which is set at the end of the sofa
The living room lamps are of hand
wrought iron with parchment shades
with typical old subjects worked into
their decorations. On the floor is a
Turkish rug. with background of blue
and with predominating colors of rose.
I tan and soft green in the main design.
The dining room suite is of modern
English design. the base of which is
of the William and Mary period, hav-
ing soft antique walnut finish. The
floor covering is a Persian rug having
blue background and serrated leaf
design.
The master bedroom on the second
floor is furnished with a mahogany
twin bed suite of eighteenth century
colonial design of simple lines and
having soft colonial red finish. A
second bedroom has been treated in
the old New England style with
quaint single bed IN cherry and
maple, typical early American chest
of drawers, also in cherry and maple,
and an old Dutch rocker covered in
old-fashioned green and rose chintz.
The guest room Is furnished in
mahogany and maple. The suite is
of American empire design. With
this suite has been used a sleepy hol.
low chair of type unusually com.
Portable,
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Owning and Building Page for Washington
REALTY MARKET CONDITIONS
SHOWN TO BE HEALTHY HERE
Average of 50 Transactions Recorded
Daily in Washington-Sch Pre-
diets Even Stronger Tone.

noted early in September. Present
transactions. he said, are nearly equal
to the totals set during the Spring
months, when real estate business
usually is at its peak for a year.
The board secretary found added
encouragement in the amount of loans
on real property which has been
placed in Washington during the past
six months. During this period he re-
ports. a total Of S6S.000. 900 has been
loaned on property in the District Of
Columbia and for development pro-
jects here. of which 5000, zoo was
loaned by the larger life insurance
compani MES of the country. This he in.
terprets as an indication of the faith
which the life insurance concerns.
which each year place millions of dol
lars investments on real estate, have
in the stability of the real estate
business of Washington. This conf.
dence in Washington on the part Of
these national concerns, he points out.
is particularly assuring in as much as
they reguard stable market essential
to the investment of their funds.
Mr.. Schick points to the fact that
there has been more money in the
savings, banks in the past six months
than at any other time in the history
of local institutions as an indication Of
the fact that the buying public is
plentifully supplied with investment
funds.
The metropolitan district of the Ma.
tional Capital, with it's population of
approximately 100000 thus affords an
excellent opportunity for business, he
declares
Evening star., 1927-11-12

With an average of so real estate
transactions being made here daily, as
shown by court records, real estate
market conditions in Washington are
in healthy state and q stronger tone
is in the offing. in the opinion of
James r. Schick, executive secretary
of the Real Estate Board.
In an address before the personnel
of the firm of Hedges & Middleton
this week, Mr.. Schick made public
the results of a study Of records in
the Office of the District recorder of
deeds, which he believes to constitute
an indication of the present stability
of the real estate business here and
the basis of real optimism as to the
future.
During the past six months, Mr..
Schick states, more than $500 deeds
have been filed with the recorder of
deedS-representing an average of
about 1,500 real estate transactions a
month or about so per day.
Moreover, states the realtors sec.
retary, the most encouraging feature
Of the situation is the fact that there
is definite indications that the number
of deeds recorded during the month of
November will be greater than the
average for the past six months, judg.
ing from the present trend of trans
actions as revealed in his study of
court records. Figures obtained from
official reports of deeds recorded, he
says, together with charts prepared
on the basis of these records, indicate
remarkable upward trend since the
low point in transactions which was
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Good Taste in Furnishing.

Good taste in furnishings--new
ideas-the latest things need not have
any relation to the size of ones home
Evening star., 1927-11-12
SURVEY SHOWS HOMES
OFTEN KEPT TOO WARM
Health Workers Recommend That
Thermometers Be Used in
Every Room.

Many home owners dislike the
Winter because it brings with it the
problem of keeping the house COM
Portable. The problem of heating and
yentilating Is usually handled in a
haphazard manner which is wasteful
of fuel and even more disastrous to
health. In order to meet the needs of
the most severe weather. the heat
ing plant is installed with capacity
to heat the house to a temperature of
Is degrees Fahrenheit when the out
side temperature is as cold as it is
likely to become in the particular
region. This means that the house
is overheated much of the time, often
going as high as so and IS degrees
Fahrenheit.
The health workers. psychologists
and hygienists have discovered after
long experimentation that a tempera.
ture above 63 degrees Fahrenheit is
detrimental to health.
They recommend that thermome-
ter be placed in every room to be
ventilated, and urge that this be read
frequently to see that the tempera-
ture does not exceed this upper limit
of safety.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
BY COL. JOHN REED KILPATRICE

Vice President the New York Building Con-
gress,
Arc you going to- wait until next
Spring to build your home? Probably
you are, and doubtless your neighbor.
too, is going to wait until the tradi-
tional nesting time before he under
takes the construction of the nest
which is to house his human brood.
Following the blind lead of custom,
home builders as well as builders en-
gagged on larger enterprises wait for
the warm Spring sunshine before they
put their steam shovels into the
ground.
Custom, not climate, Is mainly re-
sponsiole for seasonal idleness in the
construction industries" reports the
committee which Secretary Hoover.
ardent crusader for year-round con-
struction, appointed to investigate
the situation.
So. according to the best authority,
tradition rather than reason is respon-
sible for that seasonal inactivity
| which affects the II ,000,000 persons
of this country who depend on the
building industry for their living.
Not only carpenters, plumbers, labor
ers and electricians are affected, but
| Winter processes of telling lumber,
tile and plaster and the transportation
and distribution of these and hun
dred other commodities are affected by
this seasonal hazard.
Very little reason, in fact, exists for
the current popular belief that Winter
building is uneconomic. A check-up
on one company's operation over the
Winter months has disclosed that an
average of but fourteen days idleness
year is due to impossible weather
conditions.
The possibilities for Winter con-
structien developed by engineering ex.
perts are applicable to small house
construction. AS an instance a con.
crete block foundation can be laid
when the temperature is as low as %
degrees above zero. If the foundation
is to be concrete it can be poured
when the thermometer is below freez-
ing provided the ingredients are heat
ed before use and further providing
that small amount of one of the sew
eral anti-freeZe compounds is mixed
with the cement. After the concrete
has been poured it is we'll to cover the
wall or footing. as the case may be,
with hay. straw, tarpaulin or tar pa.
per to retain as much of the heat as
possible until the concrete has taken
it's initial set.
' 1t stands to reason that if you build
when there is a surplus of good me.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

The Star model home at Leland and
Elm streets, Leland, Chevy Chase)
Md, the fourth and last of the series
of demonstration homes erected in
Washington and it's suburbs this year
under the auspices of The Star, to-
morrow wifi enter it's fourth week of
public exhibition.
Great throngs of home-lovers visit
ed the place on the opening day and
each ensuing day has brought large
numbers of persons to study it's con-
struction, arrangement and furnish.
ings. The house will be closed to the
public following November 20.
The Leland model home, a stucco
house of moderate size, English
colonial in style, was furnished for
the exhibition by w. 6. j. Sloane. in
conformity with the general architec.
tural style of the house.
One Of the prominent pieces in the
living room is SHALLOW wing Eng
lish colonial sofa covered in tapestry
in shades Of old rose and tan. The
sofa is a half-filled piece with down
cushions. Another piece of the living
room set is Portsmouth wing chair,
reproduction of an original, which
is covered in embroidered linen, and
Evening star., 1927-11-12
CUSTOM is HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR SEASONAL CONSTRUCTION

chanics the cost units and quality of
workmanship will be better than In
periods where every one is competing
for the services of even the mediocre
craftsmen.
For the home builder who sees the
advantage of Winter construction the
ideal plan would be to get the shell Of
his house up before Jack Frost gets
in his heaviest work. He would then
find himself with a plenitude of me-
chanics to finish his house interior.
With the roof on and side walls up,
electricians can go ahead with wiring,
plumbers can lay their pipes and set
their fixtures in place, carpenters can
lay floors and complete interior wood
work, plasterers can mix and apply
their plaster, painters can stain. paint
and varnish where it is necessary.
In addition to helping himself by
getting his home finished with less eff.
fort at a smaller cost and with su.
perior grade of workmanship, the
home builder who plans his operation
for the Winter months can feel that
he has been a factor in providing con-
tinuous employment for the building
workman. t5s
Evening star., 1927-11-12
DISTINCTIVE NOTES SEEN
IN DESIGNING OF HOMES
Practically Every Nation Contrib
utes Special Features to Build
ings Erected in Own Zone.

Practically every nation has some
distinctive note to contribute to the
designing of homes. Not the least In.
tefesting aspect of st. Moritz. the fash.
ionable Swiss Summer and Winter re.
sort. are the homes of the natives.
Many have seen pictures Of the in.
terror Of one Of these homes. Besides
their quaint charms. many Swiss
houses are interesting to Americans
for their beautiful and unusual wall
treatment. Knotty pine. ignored and
discarded by home builders i'm this
country, is used and the knots made
part of the decorative treatment. The
walls and ceilings are finished with
two coats of shellac. which is rubbed
down and vanished.
The beautiful satiny finish Of the
walls and the quaint carved decora-
tions give a sumptuous air to the
rooms. Far from being ugly, the
knotty pine lumber takes on a rare
beauty when used as it is In Swiss
homes.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Furniture Important Factor.

Permanent furniture in the home
has the advantage of its name and
gives an integral feeling to room deco
ration, tying in the room with its fur.
nishings to their apparent mutual ad.
vantage. Built-in bookcases, china
closets, interroom openings, window
seats, s1deboards, work tables, break.
last hooks, kitchen cabinets. ironing
boards, medicine cabinets and radiator
lncloseures are among the features
which add to the value and attractive.
ness of the home.
Evening star., 1927-11-12


ton boxes and all other fittings. The
installation must be in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters.
Plumbing-A complete system and
fixtures ready to use shall be provided
as shown on plans and in accordance
with local regulations. Brass piping
for hot and cold water lines. Gas or
coal fired hot-water heater.
Tile work-Tile work and wainscot-
ing on bathroom with built.in china
accessories.
Heating-Steam or hot.water boiler,
coal, OF! or gas fired. Hot-air at own
er's option.
Insulation-Through with insu.
lating building board Tor insulating
quilting IL preferred), used as plaster
base on second floor ceiling, operates
as roof insulation.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
MEDARY TO SPEAK.
Architects President to Address
Operative Builders.

Milton B.. Medary of Philadelphia.
president of the American Institute of
Architects and a member of the Ma.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, will address the meeting
of the Operative Builders Association
of Washington next Friday noon at
the Carlton Hotel, Rufus S. L.usk,
president Of the association, announced
today.
Mr.. Medary, 1t is expected. will
speak on city development and the
part which is played by the builders
and developers.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14
WESTERN HIGH
GIVES AWARDS

Numerous honors have been be-
slowed upon members of the boys
and girls rifle teams and fencing
teams at Western High School.
Among the trophies given were
two cups to the boys rifle team
for capturing the titles of. the out.
door and indoor events.
J. Precott Blout, captain, re-
ceived the Association OF Commerce
medal for the outdoor title, a
medal for placing first in the in
ternational team tryouts at Camp
Meade and for eighth place in the
national interscholastic individual
shoot.
Others who received special
awards were: David and D. c.
MacDougal, Frank Wedderburn,
Robert Hulburt, William Davis,
Richard Solyom, Douglas Gilbert,
Norton Barnhart, Robert Kearney,
Benjamin Lindsay and Robert
Emery. MacDougal, Wedderburn,
Hulburt, Davis and SoIyom re.
ceived the major wv"
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

Many homes that are convenient to
the downtown section of the city are
listed in Classification 80, Classified
Ad Pages
The Washington times., 1927-06-14
| YON5' FRAI[TY PROVES
NIGHTMARE T0SCHALK
. AS HEAT APPROACHES
BY Louis A. Dougher

Ted Lyons the American Leagues leading pitcher date
face gang appearance
Chicago White Sox until late in july Lyons rather ra chap
and with the heated term about to this waersoakd
land his terrible effectiveness may be expected to taper off
weeks He lately
eight straight umph and it would surprising cracked
against Bucky Washington Bump
Hadey is carded to work against him.
Lyons born in Lake Charles La generally thought
of being Texan seeing that he hoped the White
June 1929 right from Baylor University Texas where the football
boys bare He stands height
and weighs 173 when right which today, the way.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

June when he annexed out seven
homers in five days. So far this
year he has hit so consistently
that he has practically got that old
mark stymied. If he can con-
tinue to get two or three a week
for the next 10 days, he'll be past
the danger mark. After that it
should be clear sailing to hold his
1921 record even.
But-Gehrig has got to hit.
Sounds paradoxical, but it's true.
The Babe this year has q corking
chance to best his 1921 record, If
Gehrig win continue hitting.
When you're talking OF real
sIuggers, don't overlook Tony
Lazzeri. Lacking the broad
shoulders or the sturdy
strength Of Gehrig, Tony makes
up for this in the power of his
wrists.
He's wrist hitter, getting his
final drive from the snap he gives
the ball at the moment of impact.
His homer of Saturday that hit
the bull pen bench in deep left
field, was one of the longest left
field hits ever seen at the Stadium.
Despite his rather small stature,
it is doubtful IL there are six other
men in the major leagues who can
drive a ball further, once they get
hold Of it.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14
Eleven Indians Off
On 48O-MiIe Race

SAN FRANCISCO, June IA
Eleven Indians today will start on
a 4SO-mile marathon race from San
francisco to Grants Pass, Ore. a
distance of 4S0 miles.
1t is expected the winner win
cover the distance in 10 DAYS Three
Aunis from New Mexico and eight
karooks from Oregon are the con.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14
Watch Hands
In Making
Golf Shot
By Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr.
Straight Lines and Curves


Someone has said that golf can
be figured out on the basis Of
straight lines and curves. and I am
inclined to believe that is true.
There are two exceedingly i'm.
portant straight lines in golf. 1t
would be fine if one could draw
them. but, alas, all straight lines in
ones game must be visualized.
used to know a player who put his
pipe in such a position near the
ball that it helped to get the
straight line; others who have put
cigarette ashes at a point on the
line; others, place twigs. and others
soled their clubs so that they made
lines. But the golf associations have
ruled that all these practices are
bad craftsmanship and against the
rules.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

Sunday COffman shut out the
leading Syracuse Stars, Z to 0,
hanging up his second white
wash victory in succession and
his fourth in five wins this sea.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

The first important straight
line is an imaginary one run.
ming from the center Of the ball
upward. The hands on the ad.
dress should be kept approx.
mateIy even with the imaginary
line. No golf shot is good un.
less the cIubhead hits against
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

the ball when the hands are an.
prOximately even with this line.
Barring this in mind, strength
and weight will never get ahead
of the shot.
The second important straight
llne Isl. OF course, an imaginary one
beginning at a point a few inches
back of the ball and passing through
1t to the hole. 1t is obvious that
this line must be at right angles to
the clubface.
I take six inches of this line back
OF the ball and three inches in
'front.' OF it, and say to myself that
the clubface must be as near right
angles as possible while it is pass.
ing over the nine-inch space.
Th1s is in absolute contrast
with the old idea of turning the
blade out the moment that II
leaves the ball.
l favor my method, for no one
can pronate a clubface on a two.
inch line with a full swing SO tina.
II meets the ball exactly at right
angles
Copyright John F. Ollie Co.,
The Washington times., 1927-06-14
MurchisOn to Race
In Senior Track Event

Loren Murchison. of the Illinois
A. c. and a member OF the 1924
American Olympic team. will com.
pete in the national senior A. A. u.
track and field championship games
to be held at Lincoln, Neb., from
July to 4. Murchison expects to
reach Lincoln about the end of
June and get in shape on the
University of Nebraska track. The
Illinois A. C.. carried off the team
honors in the 1925 meet.
Murchison is the Splinter who
made the world tour with Charlie
Paddock in 1925. He is a co-holder
of the American amateur record for
the 60-yard dash, which he nego-
tiated In 61-5 seconds. He also is
a joint holder of the American
record of 81 1-5 seconds for the 800
yard dash indoors.
Manv hoh l.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

BABE SEES NEW MARK
WITH GEHRIG'S HELP
BY Ford C. Frick

NEW YORK 14-Mr George Herman Ruth definitely
out to break his 1921 home-run record i
Six weeks the Babe thought accomplishment
impossible Now looks different And with sort of break
the Babe figures he do
But he needs help from Lou Gehrg.
The hits the easier it viii be for
shoot that old record full of holes the Babe
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

When Gehrig is seeking 'em1 the
pitchers pitch to me lot more.
There's no use passing me to get at
Lou when he's hitting. 1t just puts
one more run on base for him to
bring in. If he'll only keep seeking
I'll have the best chance I ever
had to make that old record look
sick"
Mr.. Gehrig at the present moment
is hitting the cover off the ball.
Any pitcher who passes the Babe
or any one else deliberately to get
at Lou is counting trouble. It's
like ducking a kick in the ribs TO
take a sock on the jaw.
But here's the catch. Lou
has got to keep on seeking.
The minute he begins to slump,
that very second the bases on
balls are going to pile up for
George Herman. And, as Sam
Crane used to remark, the
Babes real weakness is a base
on balls. No one ever yet sue.
ceeded in smacking down the
fences on four wide ones.
There's danger Of that very thing
happening to Lou, too. His last two
games have given evidence of a
slump, and it won't take pitchers
long to discover if this is a fact. II
he is slumping, then look out for
bases on ball to the BAN.
Meantime the Big Fellow con
tinues to give that 1921 record 8
stern battle. And right now he i:
virtually past the danger point. IN
1921 he had one wild streak il
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

Coffman is a mere boy, tall, reed
like and ambitious. His personality
gave him a good standing with the
Griffmen at Tampa last March and
Coach Jack Onslow fairly bubbles
when talking OF the youngsters
chances to make good here next
season.
General Crowder's fine flinging
has filled his mates with hope for
the future. The Griffs are today
but three and one.half games be-
hind the second place White Sox
and are steaming along like the
Memphis bearing the mortal Indy
over the waves.
4Thurston, Lisenbee. Johnson and
Crowder make rather a formidable
starting quartet when all are going
at top speed and with Hadley,
Braxton and Marberry lowering
around, the Griffs' mound squad
looks pretty good.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

Tomorrow is an open date for
the Griffs and several fishing par
ties have been arranged for the
day.
The Detroit Tigers, with George
Moriarty in charge. open a four
game series, here on Thursday. They
will be the last of the Western
clubs to appear here this season,
They are coming to run into the
Griffs going at top speed and may
find the Capital a bit rough.
The Washington times., 1927-06-14

"ShackIed Souls" . puIsing
drama of girls soul, starts
Monday. June 20, in The Wash
ingtOn Times.