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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
RENT RECEIPT CONTEST
JUDGES ARE NAMED
John F. Maury, James P. Schick
and Morris Cafritz to
Select Winners.

John r. Maury, president of the
Washington Real Estate Board James
p. Schick, executive secretary Of the
of Cafritz Co., will be judges of the
rent receipt record contest which has
been started by Cafritz Co. as a dem
onstration of the efficacy of the own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
EXPERT ON TAXATION
TO ADDRESS REALTORS

DR.. Thomas Walker Page, president
of the Council of the Institute OF
Economics, will be the prlnclpal
speaker at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Washington Real Estate
Board TO be held at Wardman Park
Hotel on February II at 8 pm.
DR.. Page is known throughout the
country and is considered the leading
expert on taxation. He will analyZe
the various systems of raising and as
bursting city revenues, paying par
ticular regard TO the way in which
taxes are handled in the District OF
Columbia.
The speaker has made an intensive
study of tax matters throughout the
country and has had the reward OF
seeing many of the changes he has
advocated over a period of years
adopted in many municipalities and
States.
Dr.. Pages speech is expected to be
of unusual interest 10 Washington
real estate men. A large gathering OF
bankers and real estate men will at
tend this meeting. The Commissioners
of the District and a number of other
prominent officials have been invited
Following the meeting a buffet supper
will be served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05

your-own-home movement, according
to announcement today.
Entrants in the contest are asked
to send a statement to Mr.. Cafritz
showing the number of rent receipts
In their possession, accompanied by
short story on Rent Receipts from
200 to 500 words in length. Only
winners will be asked to submit their
receipts for verification of the count.
There will be IL rewards totaling
$3.50.
The first reward of $3.50 will be
made to the person who has saved
the greatest number Of monthly resi-
dence rent receipts or cancelled checks
in payment of rent and who submits
the best short story of human interest
on Rent Receipts" A second reward
of 500 will be given. and ten rewards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05

Continued from Seventeenth Page0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
With the Realtors

Harry Wardman. having supervised
preparation of the new home OF his
organization, at 1437 K street, LETT
last Friday for Europe and will re-
turn late in March. He is accompany
ing his wife and daughter to Paris,
where the latter is studying.
Vincent f. Stack, formerly a mem
Der of the firm of Breuninger & Co.,
has Joined the sales force of Shannon
& Luchs and is assigned to the bro
: kerage division.
Shannon & Luchs company will have
an unusually elaborate system of com
munication in their new home now
rapidly being completed at 1888 X
street next door to the Wardman or
ganization, according TO w. Waverly
TAYLOR. ir of the construction depart
ment. Register boards to the informa-
ton desk and before the telephone
operator on the fifth floor will show
, which employees and officials of the
firm are at their desks and those away
from the building. Then there will be
an intra. building telephone system in
addition to the regular phone lines
and a chime call system. Each EN-
ploye and member of the firm Will
have call number, which will be the
Same III All lines Oh the CoIflIn untCdllOIl
system from the register boards to
the branch telephone numbers.
L. T. GraVatte reports unusual &C
tivity in the past week with the sale
OF 10 residential properties having a
total value of approximately 500, 900
Thousands of persons have inspect
ed FL Cortijo. the recently completed
Spanish residence at 500l Sixteenth
street, officials of that firm report. The
home will remain open for inspection
for several weeks longer.
Realtors throughout the District are
making reservations for the second
annual banquet of the Washington
Real Estate Board to be held at the
Willard, March 26. A. II. Lawson
committee chairman, is busily making
preparations for the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
NEW YORK UNIONS
| DISPUTE SETTLED
EIihu Root, Arbiter, Decides
PIastererS at Fault in
f War With BrickIayerS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK CITY, February B.
Final settlement of the dispute be
tween the Plasterers' and the Brick
LAYERS Unions, which in 1925 threat
ened to cause a national lockout III
the building trades. Is seen IN tile
opinion handed down this week oy
Elihu Root, sitting as an arbitrator
holding that the action OF the pas
terers i'm setting up independent
unions in Florida. which was the basis
of the trouble. was in violation OF an
agreement made in 1911.
This agreement, Mr.. Root decided
was not ended by the cancellation pE
the bricklayers Of a subsequent agree
ment covering certain kinds of work
he holding that it was not WITHIN the
power of either party to abrogate It,
Ruling Is Ratified.
Under the ruling of Mr.. Root. which
was concurred in by Hugh Frayne,
representing the plasterers' ana
George T. Thornton the bricklayers,
the officers OF both organizations VIII
now meet at the call of President W IL
liam Green of the American Fedora
tion of Labor and work out settle
ment of all minor points IN dispute,
The agreement sustained by Mr.
Root was worked out III l91A " NiN -
dispute over territorial rights between
the two organizations, and provided
among other things, exclusive Jurls-
diction over plasterers for the brick
LAYERS unions in certain parts OF the
country, an exchange of working
cards and certain processes by which
the plasterers might set up locals IN
bricklayer territory.
Attracted by 1923 Boom.
The boom of 1928 brought thousands
of plasterers into Florida. and the
plasterers' international set up unions
in that State without consulting the
bricklayers. The strife thus started
spread as far north as Toronto and as
far west as San Francisco, and at one
time had 5000, 900, 600 in construction
tied up.
/ Mr.. Root. who served without fee,
was selected as arbitrator from list
OF more than 100 names submitted by
President Green. Samuel Untermyer
represented the bricklayers and Jere-
miah A. O'Leary the plasterers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
Ostrich Leather Popular.

Leather made from ostrich skins is
becoming SO popular in many parts of
the world that the raising of the
birds is becoming profitable in South
America and Africa. In some parts of
South America ostrich farms are said
to be rivalling cattle ranches in size.
The brown skins are being used for
brief cases, handbags and other
articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
$1,000 Consent Verdict Filed.

A consent verdict for 81 900 dam
ages has been rendered by a jury in
the District Supreme Court in favor
of Bates Warren, administrator of the
estate of Miss Anne Manford, who
was killed February last by truck
belonging to William diff, 1906 Eight
zenith street. The accident occurred
at Nineteenth street and Florida ave-
nue.. Miss Manford had three sisters
in whose interest the administrator
sued. Mr. Diff consented to the YER
dict against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05

L. T. Gravatte reports unusual ac-
tivity in the past week with the sale
OF 10 residential properties having a
total value of approximately 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05

with a machine in which she was
riding at Sixth and 1 streets Novem-
Der - last. She is represented by
Attorneys MILAN and Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05

of $40 each will be paid to the next
ten persons with consecutive high
records who also submit story on
Rent Receipts"
The contest will close at midnight,
February 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05

The shaving mug social register
still exists in a Moberly, Mo-, barber
shop. The proprietor has rows of
handsome gilt-edged cups. the largest
collection, he contends. in a Missouri
barber shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
Claims $4,000 for Injuries.

Suit to recover $40, 900 damages for
alleged persona! injuries has been
filed by Louise Hawley against the
Kirwan Engineering Co. She says an
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
W. G. T. u. Meeting.

The claim constantly made by the vets
that the limit of ''one- half Of one per cent s.
of alcohol in beverages permitted under
the Volstead Law was devised by prohi-
bition fanatics was refuted at the last req :
ular meeting OF the Sandy Spring Woman Q
Christian Temperance Union. held at the
home OF Miss Edith Hallowell. The presi-
dent. Miss Rebecca 7. Miller. stated that
nearly fifty years before the 18th Amend
ment was adopted the brewers insisted
that the government should define intoxi-
cants as any liquor containing more than
One-half of one per cent Of alcohol This
was done to protect the licensed liquor in
terests against the horde Of unlicensed
boOtleggers who swarmed the country even
in the day Of the saloon. This one-half
Of one per cent continued the standard.
being written into the State prohibition
laws of thirty States. so that IL was not
novelty. but merely a continuation Of ex-
isting practice when it was written In the
Volstead Act by Congress.
An appropriation was made for Chris
tian Citizenship work. and the treasurer.
Miss Elizabeth T. Stabler. was ordered to
pay it to Mrs. J. W. Jones. director OF that
department.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
SecO Theatre-Program

Friday and Saturday. December 8 and
lO-Ramon Navarro. Francis x Bushman
and May McAvoy in Ben Hur." Against
the back ground of mighty drama thrills
such as you wouldn't think possible. is
played the Romance Of Romances. Com
edy. Pathe news.
Monday. December l2-Ranser, the dog
star, in a drama of the great outdoors.
The Swift Shadow" Our Gang comedy
M-G-M news.
Tuesday, December l3-Johnny Walker
and kalph Graves in the story of prize
fighter, THE Swell Head" Mermaid COM
edy. Pathe news.
Wednesday. December i4-HaHy Myers
and Helen Chadwick with famous Lilli-
putian acting as baby. in The bache-
lor's Baby" Hal Roach comedy.
Thursdays December 15-Lew Cody and
Aileen Prinele in a sophisticated satire.
"Tea For Three" Charlie Chase comedy.
M.G-M news.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09

The annual meeting Of the Montgomery
County Council Of Home Demonstration
Clubs. which was held in Firemen's Hall
here last Friday. was attended by seventy
representatives from the fifteen cOnstitu-
ent organic atoms and was conducted by
the president, Mrs. Parker Weller. Dr..
Esther Richards. professor of psychiatry
at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
talked on mental behavior; DR.. T. B. Sy-
mons. director Of extension service at the
University of Maryland, spoke on general
organization and advocated the selection of
the lexington site for the proposed Farm
ers' Market in Washington Mrs. J.SomeI-
veil Dawson, chairman Of the Montgomery
County Chapter of the Red Cross. told
about Red Cross work and urged the aid
of the home demonstration women in the
annual roll call. and Mr.. Evans, of the
State tuberculosis Association, spoke on
Christmas Seals.
The women unanimously adopted reso-
luton favoring the lexington site for the
Farmers Market.
Morning and afternoon sessions were
held, and at noon luncheon was served by
the Guild OF Christ Episcopal Church here.
At the opening session. the usual business
was transacted. which included reports
from committees and clubs.
The officers Of the council are President.
Mrs. Parker Weller. of Wheaton, first vice
president, Mrs. Geo. D. Willard. of Pooles-
vile second vice president. Mrs. Beulah
Hyatt. of Damascus; secretary. Mrs. G. X.
Smith, of Cabin John treasurer. Mrs. Alice
Kinsey, of Gaithersburg: parliamentarian
Mrs II. B. Humphreys. Of Cabin John.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
Notice to Taxpayers

NOTICE is hereby given by the UNDER
signed. Treasurer of Montgomery county
and Collector of State and county taxes for
the said county. as required by Section G
of Chapter 1871 of the Acts of the General
Assembly Of Maryland of 1905, to all per-
sons to whom State and county taxes ore
assessed in said county, that the annual
levy has been made and placed in the
hands of the undersigned for collection.
All such taxes bear interest from Sep
ember LIST, 1927. at the rate Of 8 per GEN.
um per annum.
All Taxpayers are hereby warned that
unless such taxes as are assessed against
them be paid on or before the first day Of
January, 1928. their names will be pub
lished. in accordance with said Act Of
Assembly. in the list of delinquent tax
payers. and that II said taxes, with inter-
est and proportional part of cost Of adver-
Using, remain unpaid until the second
Monday in April. 1928, the property as
sessed to such delinquent Taxpayers. or so
much thereof as may be deemed neces-
sary. will, on said last mentioned date. be
exposed for sale to pay such taxes. interest
and expenses.
State and county taxes may be paid by
persons presenting proper bills Oh or before
December 81. 1927. during banking hours
at the following named banks
Kensington Bank.
First National Bank of Gaithersbura.
First National Bank of Sandy Spring.
Poolesville National Bank.
Silver Spring National Bank.
TakOma Park Bank.
Bank Of Bethesda. Bethesda.
Bank Of Damascus. Damascus.
The Germantown Bank
Citizens Bank, Takoma Park, Md. C.
J. FOREST WALKER,
Treasurer Of ont9omsry county.
june 27-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
The Authority On Which All Bond
Brokers Rely, Why Speculate?

In thirty-two years of Wall Street expe
rience | have never personally known any
man who attained wealth through pure
speculation. sooner or later some colossal
loss occurs to wipe out all previous gains.
JOHN MOODY.
Many people who sincerely believe that
they are investing their money in safe
securities are actually throwing it way
In the worst type of speculation. The
officers of this bank will be glad to discuss
your investment problems with you. and
have further provided for your use
Moody's Rating Book Service,
which will furnish you with full informa-
tion about every bond you now have or
are about to buy. and reliable investment
ratings on all classes of bonds and stocks.
You are invited to take advantage of
this service.
The MONTGOMERY COUNTY NATIONAL BANK,
ROCKVILLE MD.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
Retiring Jurist Honored.

Retiring from the associate judseship OF
the Sixth Judicial Circuit, comprising Fred
erick and Montgomery counties. last Friday
Judge Glenn II. Worthinston was pre-
sented with gold watch by the Bar As
sociation Of Frederick county. II. Kieffer
Delauter made the presentation address.
John S. Newman. who was appointed judge
BY Gov. Richie unit the next general
election in 1928 and who qualified before
Eli G. Haueh, county clerk, was presented
with a savel. and Chief Judge Hammond
Urner. who presided at the exercises in
the court room at Frederick. was given a
bououet. H. Dorsey Etchison made the
presentation Of the savel and flowers.
.JudRe Urner. Judge Newman and Judge
Worhinston responded. The latter briefly
reviewed his career of seventeen years as
q jurist. having served two years by ap-
Dointment as chief judge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
NOTICE
TO OWNERS OF AUTOMOBILES OR
OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES.

This 10 to notify all Montgomery County
owners Of motor vehicles of whatever kind
or description that before license tags for
1928 or any year thereafter can be oh
tanned, said motor vehicle must be assess
ed on the Montgomery County tax books
and that under the provisions of the new
Statewide law all tangible personal prop
erty tax due on said motor vehicle must
be paid before an application will be re-
ceived by the Motor Vehicle Commission
OF Maryland and said new license tag
issued. The new law does not increase or
change the amount or rate Of tangible per-
sonal property tax on motor vehicles, but
strengthens the method Of collection in
manner intended to result In the payment
OF this tax by all of the citizens of the
State. That 10, under the law passed by
the Legislature of 1927 the Commissioner
Of Motor Vehicles will not issue or transfer
any license tag, certificate or registration
or title for any motor vehicle owned in
Maryland unless the tangible personal
property tax due on said motor vehicle has
been paid. This law requires the County
Commissioners to prepare separate assess
ment books for motor vehicles and permits
the owners thereof to pay the tax on said
motor vehicles separately from other taxes.
Accordingly, 1t Is necessary for each
and every owner OF motor vehicle, owned
in Montgomery County, of any kind or de-
scription. to see that said motor vehicle is
properly assessed on the books of the Coun-
ty Commissioners as tax receipts must cor
respond with motor vehicle registration
cards.
The State Vehicle Commissioner office
is mailing the usual application blanks for
1928 motor vehicle licenses to all Mont
eomery County owners on November 26th
The County Treasurer's office of Mont
gomery County Is mailing tangible per-
sonal property tax bills to the motor vehi-
Gle owners Of the county whose ownership
OF motor vehicles has been recorded on the
new motor vehicle assessment books of
the county.
In cases where the application blank for
1928 license and the bill from the County
Treasurer's Office agree. the owner can
pay the tax at any Of the banks of
the county authorized to accept pay
ment Of State and county taxes, and the
bank receiving payment Is authorized to
stamp upon the application for 1928 motor
vehicle license the fact that the personal
property tax has been paid on the motor
vehicle therein described.
Where the application for 1928 license
does not agree with the tax bill rece ived
from the County Treasurer's office, or VIII ere
no tax bill 10 received from the Treasurer's
Office, the motor vehicle owner should call
at the County Treasurers Office in the
Court House. at Rockville. and report his
motor vehicle for assessment, or have the
assessment brought up to date to agree
with the actual present motor vehicle
ownership
Board Of County Commissioners of Mont
gOmery county,
BENJAMIN c. PERRY, Pres't
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
nov 25-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub.
scriber, of Montgomery county. has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Mont
gomery county. Md. letters Of administIa-
tion on the personal estate OF
AMY J. RABBIT.
late OF Montgomery County. deceased.
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof. to the sub
scriber on or before the 9Th dayof June,
1928: otherwise they may. by law. be
excluded from all benefit Of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9Th day OF
December. 1927.
CHARLES j. RABBIT,
dec est Administrator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the subscrib-
ers Of Montgomery county have obtained
from the Orphans Court Of Montgomery
county, Maryland, letters Of administration
on the personal estate Of
WILLIAM II. RICHIE,
late of Montgomery county, deceased.
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with vouchers thereof. to the sub
scribers on or before the 3Oth day Of
May, 1928 they may otherwise. by law.
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are
u make immediate payment
Given under our hands this 30th day Of
November. 1927.
FRANK S. WARD,
CHARLES VEIRS,
dec 9-6t Administrators.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber of Montgomery county has obtained
from the Orphans Court Of Montgomery
county, Md, letters OF administration on
the personal estate OF
JAMES L. MULLINIX,
late of Montgomery county. deceased
All persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same. with vouchers thereof. TO
the subscriber on or before the End day
Of MAY, 1928; otherwise they may. BY
law, be excluded from all benefit OF said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay.
ment. Given under my hand this End
day Of November. 1927.
u"' - IRA W. MULLINIx,
nov 4.et Administrator
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09

Notice 10 hereby given that the sub
scriber of Montgomery county has obtained
from the Orphans Court Of Montgomery
county, Maryland. letters OF administration
on the personal estate OF
JOHN A. NETTLES. SR.,
late Of MONTGOMERY county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with vouchers thereof, to the sub
scriber on or before the goth day Of March,
1928 they may otherwise by law, be
excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested TO make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this goth day Of
September, 1927.
ESTHER HYS0N.
sep 23-8t Administrative.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scribers of Montgomery county have OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court Of
Montgomery county. Md. letters Of admin
istration on the personal estate Of
JAMES M. PURDUM.
late Of Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof. to the sub
scribers on or before the goth day Of
March, 1928; otherwise they may, by law,
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted 10 said estate are
requested TO make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this goth day Of
September. 1927.
EMMA A. PURDUM,
JAMAS +. PURDUM.
Administrators.
sep 23-6t Germantown, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
Sc IS PLENTY!
No Need to Pay More for a
Good Cigar. Thirty year
Favorite Now &c Every
where. Read the Details!

1t cost more than a nickel for
years. 1t was such a corking good
smoke, so mild, fragrant, satisfy
ing, that sales doomed. The manu-
facturer reduced the price. The
sales curve kept going up. Then
the cigar was bettered in quality
and production scared on to new
levels. Tremendous volume kept
the price at five cents.
That's why you don't have to
pay more than sc today to buy a
real cigar, expertly made from ripe
tobacco. 1t sounds too good to be
true, we'll admit. There's only one
way to settle all doubt about it.
Buy one Havana Ribbon.
A nickel is little enough to nav
If it introduces you to a cigar as
sweet and full-bodied as Havana
Ribbon. Drop in at any cigar
counter and light up. The first
draw will convince you for all time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-12-09
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

In compliance with the Federal water
power act al Stat. 1869 notice is hereby
Given that the South Branch Power Com
pany, of West Virginia, having Its office
In Philadelphia. Pa. has filed an amend
ment TO its application for n preliminary
permit for a water power development on
the Cacapon River and South Branch Of
Potomac River 80 as to enlarge the project
to includ the construction Of dams and
storage reservoirs at Brooks Gap, Va,
Edes Fort, Petersburg and Springfield. W.
Va, and dams and power houses at Chain
Bridge and Great Falls. near Washington,
D. c. Any objection TO such application.
or request for hearing thereon. together
with any briefs. reports or other data for
which consideration is desired, should be
submitted to the Executive Secretary.
Federal Power Commission. Washington.
d. c.
dec 2-8t